#newsies friends

[one-highfalutin-sonuva-gun]

Snitch/ Itey/ Jake Friendship Appreciation

"Look they're putting up a headline" (They're always in the same order during the dances, it's always Snitch, Itey then Jake)

The trio of friends skips right into line next to each another.

"Hey stupid, that ain't news no more!"

Itey, Snitch and Jake are inseperable!

Skipping ahead (literally) to "The World Will Know," the three once again skips into line next to each other in the same order of Snitch, Itey then Jake.

Behind Boots and Jack.

Sometimes it's just Jake and Itey.

Sometimes, Jake and Snitch.

And other times, it's the bed buddies, Itey and Snitch.

But the best combo is always the three of them together, as in this scene from "The King of New York", before their big number. Snitch's giving Itey a chest pat of support.

Jake's little laugh at Itey getting hit over the head is really cute.

Snitch continuing to eat during the song cracks me up!

"Flashpots are shootin' bright as the sun"

And of course, their big moment in "The King of New York", in the usual order of Snitch, Itey and Jake.

"I'm one high falutin' sonuva gun."

And in reverse order from the front.

Bonus: I wonder why Snitch and Itey sleeps in the same bed. Is it because they are splitting their rent at the Kloppman house or is it because there are not enough beds? The most likely reason I can think of is that Snitch is scared to sleep on his own, he still sucks his thumb and seems to be using Itey as a human teddy bear, so it's probably Itey being nice enough to sleep with him. Maybe that's how they became so close (literally and figuratively). Jake's most likely in the bottom bunk. Maybe they take turns in sleeping with Snitch which makes them really great friends.

Also, I wonder if Itey is disgusted because Snitch's feet is dirty and unwashed or is it because it's feet in general? Because he seems really calm by it before seeing that it's Snitch's feet. He wipe his face after throwing off the foot.

If I were Itey, I'd make Snitch scrub his feet before going to bed, not in the morning!

What's awesome, is that they look like friends in real life as well!

Always like Itey's little head shake when Bumlets lands on the table.

Look at Snitch about to get into the carriage.

[dreamlandgirlie]

i just saw a post that said mike faist has a typecast and it’s ambiguously bisexual characters in homoerotic movies 😭

[aberfaeth]

[ftm-megamind]

david isn't a "cinnamon roll" nor is he a "mom friend" david jacobs is an autistic awkward teenager that never really had friends and comes off as kinda mean and he has no idea how to be normal. and that's exactly why all the newsboys guys liked him so much from the beginning

[thatoneandlonelyemo2005]

Ya know the newsies are so touchy with each other and seem so okay with someone grabbing their arm or pats on the back and I just really need that in my life

[talesaroundthefire]

i usually move on from musical obsessions within a few months, but it’s been a year and a half of newsies running and jumping and flipping through my head and there’s still no end in sight

[cowboy-caboodles]

Off-Screen Apologies

Because i saw someone’s reblog saying we missed the opportunity to have a javey apology scene, because Davey deserved to be angry at Jack, and we deserved to see that happen between them, and also because i am possibly working on a little fic about the off-screen interaction.

(I drew just the end snippet of what would be an entire apology with much more lecturing from Davey, just as an excuse to draw boys smooching)

[kid-blinks-eyepatch]

Jack 100% just puts anything in his mouth and chews on it.

string? yep

a button? yes

bottle cap? regularly

and Davey’s still not over the time he asked jack what was in his mouth and jack deadass spat out a small rock

[baura-bear]

If you can’t reach me it’s because I’m still thinking about Jack’s Santa Fe painting and the color of Katherine’s costume

[noxexistant]

an abundance of katherines a (non-comprehensive) timeline of katherine plumber actresses

newsies character timelines (2/?)

kara lindsay - broadway, 2012

liana hunt - broadway, 2014

stephanie styles - tour, 2014

morgan keane - tour, 2016

kenzie stinger - ziegfeld theatre, 2020

molly rushing - the gateway, 2021

bronte barbe - london, 2023

bobbie chambers - london, 2023

cailen fu - theatre under the stars, 2024

monika pena - musical theatre west, 2024

[slozhnos]

i remembered the barbie poster maker thing and i may have made too many

[corpusdiem-seizethedead]

Angel: *indicating both of them* What's this about? Am I kiddin' myself or is there somethin’…

Husk: Of course there is.

Angel: *completely flabbergasted* Well, don’t say it like this happens every day!

Husk: *completely head-over-heels* Oh, Angel.

[honeyywoods]

rewatching livesies again! except it’s only the parts with Davey and I pause every 5 seconds whenever he does anything just bc he consumes my every waking thought

[racetrackmybeloved]

i cannot get over how FAR the boys travelled to tell the other boroughs about the strike. mush, race, buttons and tommy boy going to different areas of manhattan is great and all, but can we talk about specs and jojo for a minute?

since woodside and flushing appeared as two different newsie groups in brooklyn's here, i'm assuming specs had to talk to them separately. the only bridge across the east river in 1899 was the brooklyn bridge, so he had to go via brooklyn.

lower manhattan to woodside (via downtown brooklyn) to flushing then back to lower manhattan (via downtown brooklyn) is 26.1 MILES. context, a freaking marathon is 26.2 miles.

lower manhattan to the bronx and back via the third avenue bridge is 23.6 MILES. 8 HOURS AND 56 MINUTES OF WALKING.

public transportation obviously existed but it was slow and likely Not Very Good. also probably out of their budget. on top of that, the trolley strike was still going on, so in all likelihood specs and jojo would have had to walk at least a significant portion of the way.

and that's not even to mention the potential dangers of entering other newsie groups' turf. while everyone else is scared of going to brooklyn, specs is passing through like the badass he is.

conclusion: jojo and specs are absolute kings

[racetracks-fvckin-chair]

I want more friends in this fandom

Anyone?

I promise im a good friend (i dont know how to socialize help)

[thatoneandlonelyemo2005]

You know when Mush says "Met this girl last night" and Blink talking about the "Saturday night with the mayor's daughter"

They are just hiding their gayness, trust