fishcow99 · 3 months ago
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whoops! got your coping mechanism!
*the outsiders audio w/ daryl tofa as dally*
thats... not a coping mechanism
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sondheim-girly · 3 months ago
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the news that Daryl tofa is making his dally debut just dropped and you’re really expecting me to do my chemistry work??? Seriously????
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charliechats · 3 months ago
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fuck the audio of daryl tofa singing little brother has BROKEN ME
he sounds so fucking good and the emotion has me sobbing 😭😭
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asexual-juliet · 3 months ago
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saw the outsiders musical last night (7/20/24) and thought i would make a little post about some of my favorite parts!! brody, sky & daryl were out so i saw trevor wayne as pony, josh strobl as johnny & henry julián gendron as two-bit!
there’s a bit after pony gets jumped by the socs where darry and soda are cleaning the blood off his face and when they’re done and have gotten up johnny comes and sits next to him and takes out a rag and starts also cleaning pony’s face <3 it’s so so sweet
henry does a couple little opt-ups as two-bit in both grease got a hold and hoods turned heroes where i was like “ooh!” i adore daryl tofa so i was a little disappointed when i found out i wouldn’t be able to see him but henry was SO fantastic!! such a talented dancer and you could tell he was having so much fun with the character! such a standout for me.
was deeply impressed by how many items were successfully thrown and caught in grease got a hold like holy shit dude
the LIGHTING in great expectations has pony pointing his flashlight at darrel on “darrel was on his way up in the world” & johnny on “johnny has no kind of chance in this world” and then as the verse goes on he points it at all of the greasers standing all over the stage and the light lingers on them for the rest of the song it’s so fucking cool-looking! and during the chorus the stage starts to look like a starry sky which is a choice they bring back for the little great expectations reprise at the end of far away from tulsa. 
the moment where pony & johnny do their little cool guy walks over to cherry and marcia at the drive-in with their popped collars was so precious to me
i ADORE cherry valance and i ADORE emma’s take on her!! her little convo with pony at the drive-in was really sweet and i loved that they chose not to make the dynamic feel like a crush on ponyboy’s part it was such a nice moment of two people finding and genuinely understanding each other so deeply <3
lighting sound & everything was so next-level during the fountain scene-bob’s death like i don’t even think i can describe it it was so much and so crisp and so visceral in the absolute best way
staging for run run brother was SO cool — there’s a part at the end where they use the tires and boards from the set to make two platforms that the other actors can roll them back and forth while johnny is on one and pony on the other and they roll them away from each other and they are both reaching out so desperately towards each other its so fantastic
i also really liked the part in run run brother where dally gives pony his jacket like he just wordlessly put it on for him it’s so nice
lighting & subsequent blackout at the end of run run brother as pb&j are in the air after jumping off the “train” was ELITE
pony is holding johnny’s switchblade during death’s at my door and at the end of the song johnny reaches out to take it from him but he doesn’t pull away so he’s just holding pony’s hand and then he puts his other hand over pony’s too and they sit there like that until the lights go down <3
LOVED what they’ve done with darry’s character here!! i know people have some nitpicky things with it but he is such a fascinating character and i’m so glad that the musical theater medium was able to do so much with him that the limited pov of the novel couldn’t — brent comer plays darry so so well and my heart aches for him like fuck dude he cares about his brothers so fucking much and he’s doing his best and he’s so so tired :((( give him a break!!
jason schmidt’s voice is SO fantastic holy fuck throwing in the towel was GORGEOUS!! and the little bit at the end where soda hugs darry and it looks like he maybe kisses him on the head a little is so darling <3
the entire “do i look like julie andrews?” scene is so fucking good… genuinely made me laugh out loud. “fine, paul newman, then!” “…no shit?” is so fantastic and johnny’s little “she is pretty as hell :)” about cherry is adorable. and ofc the “goldilocks and her ugly sister” line is fucking great
the way that johnny perks up when he hears “say hey to johnny for us :)” in soda’s letter is so cute
the church fire scene is perhaps the coolest shit i have ever seen onstage
ponyboy is crying so hard after johnny dies that has to sit down on the floor of the hospital room and soda sits behind him and just holds him <3
ponyboy is like actively crying as he narrates dally’s death its so fucking heartbreaking. i liked that they drew the parallels between the train crashes in order to make dally’s death meaningful despite its departure from the book. and the detail about the train derailing when it hit him was wonderfully written. 
there is a scene where ponyboy is like inconsolable sitting on the living room floor with his head in his arms after johnny and dally die and cherry comes by the house because she has been volunteering at the hospital and no one came to pick up johnny’s clothes after he died and she thought ponyboy should have them and she tells him there’s a letter in the pocket addressed to him and after she leaves he just sits there for a while and when he finally moves he picks up johnny’s jean jacket and fucking like hugs it and buries his face in it and it’s so so so heartbreaking and soda has to come over and start reading the letter to him before johnny appears and starts singing stay gold <3
johnny starts SR at the beginning of stay gold while pony is sitting on the car at SL but he is slowly moving closer to pony as the song goes on and right before they start singing in harmony johnny sits down next to him <3 <3 <3
josh’s stay gold made me CRY!! especially him and trevor singing “i have known a love that many never know / and that love lives on no matter where i go” holy shit. their voices blend together so beautifully
overall i fucking ADORED trevor’s ponyboy!! he embodies the role so so well and has such a fourteen-year-old boy vibe when he’s onstage that i definitely did not expect from an actor in his twenties! i’ve heard that his pony is a little more emotional than brody’s & josh’s and that was a choice i really really vibed with!! and his voice was like jaw-dropping, what a talent!!
stagedoor afterwards was so so wonderful! i made drawings for the entire cast and everyone was so so nice and seemed to really like them! the ensemble & understudies especially seemed really thrilled that i had made something for them
henry in particular was so so sweet and seemed like he couldn’t believe that i had drawn him! he was like “is this me for real?” and someone (i think it was trevor) told him to look at the back where i had written his name and a little note and he was really excited about it!! he actually was like “this is awesome i have to go inside and give this to my mom right now so i don’t lose it” and his family was right inside the stagedoor and he pointed me out to them and they were so excited! he gave me a hug too it was really nice :)
trevor was also really excited and was like “this is a drawing of me for real? not brody?” and he was so happy when he turned it around and saw his name <3
i gave melody and sarahgrace copies of the same drawing of both of them and as soon as i gave it to melody she immediately looked around to find sarahgrace and show it to her (she was still inside but it was very cute) and then she told me they were going to put it on the wall in their dressing room!!
sarahgrace was like “omg you even drew my bracelet!” and was excited when i pointed out the detail i put in for the pattern on her dress!
trevor yelled across the sidewalk to tell josh to stop talking to his (trevor’s) mom as a joke lmfao
everyone except jason & kevin c came out to stagedoor and they were all so so sweet!! got photos with most of them and they all signed my copy of the book!! overall such a fucking fantastic experience! the drawings were a lot of work but it was so nice to see the looks on the cast’s faces when they saw them!!
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racetrackhigginsscigar · 1 month ago
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ok guys i needed like 2 days to collect myself after seeing the outsiders musical, but here are my thoughts and observations (for reference i was at the 9/28 matinee)
1. i LOVE LOVE LOVE trevor wayne as ponyboy. his voice is phenomenal and he just plays ponyboy so well
2. idk if this was supposed to happen but in GGAH, daryl dropped the car keys but he saved it very well
3. brent messing up in RITF was actually fucking hilarious 😭
4. I LOVE TRVOR WAYNEEEE
5. the lighting throughout the entire show was PHENOMENAL especially during great expectations and the scene where pony and johnny get jumped
6. speaking of the scene where johnny and pony get jumped, it looked so real it was insane. there’s one part where bob slams pony’s head on the hood of the car and i thought it was real for a second-
7. joshua boone singing little brother might just be the saddest thing in the entire world. he was literally sobbing the whole time and it was so emotionally raw and heartbreaking
8. uhhhh brent comer was like sobbing the entire second act 😭 it was literally heartbreaking
9. jason schmidt’s comedic timing was so good, he is such an amazing sodapop
10. emma pittman’s opt up in JFT is SOO GOODDDD omg
11. TITT and DAMD were so heart wrenching and raw they made me so emotional
12. johnnys death scene and the silence that surrounds it was so beautiful it was depressing i was sobbing so hard
13. victor as paul was so good omg i was so excited
14. the rumble scene was SOOOOO GOODDDDD
15. integrating johnny into the rumble was so amazing omg
16. the curtain change from the beginning of the show to intermission was so cool
17. the fire was sick asf
18. the choreography for everything was so good but especially for run run brother with the boards
19. also the lighting before run run brother with the red light behind dallas making him a silhouette was so sexy sweet yummy
20. two-bit’s scream in JFT is so heart wrenching i was crying
21. stage dooring was so worth it all the cast was so sweet, especially daryl tofa. i was wearing a shirt i made that said “i ❤️ twobit” and he said he loved it and i was actually having a conniption
22. emma pittman is the cutest omg she was so insanely sweet
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im-normal-about-everything · 5 months ago
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Daryl Tofa's voice in Grease Got a Hold is actually what is keeping me alive rn because it's so good ughhh
"Sometimes you gotta stop and smell the motor oil!"
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wherebettertoescape · 5 months ago
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Thoughts on The Outsiders Album
Okay, as I said yesterday, I have a LOT of thoughts on the album and I decided to revive this page so I stop bothering everyone IRL with my thoughts about it 😂 I figure there must be a good amount of people on tumblr who are down to listen to my rants about the album, so here goes.
I'll put it under a cut so there aren't any spoilers for anyone who hasn't listened yet, and I know there's one or two things which I've heard about the prouction via other posts and such. But I will stress that I haven't actually seen it, I've only listened to the album and obsessed over it 😂
It's also below the cut because it's fucking LOOOOONG
Please reply to this or send in your own thoughts - I have so much I want to talk about to do with this album and I'm like... shaking with the need to talk about it with people who actually want to listen 😂
(sad times living in the UK 🥲)
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I'm gonna go through the album sequentially, like track by track, because that feels like the thing to do, even though I will say right off that I definitely have more thoughts about some tracks than others. And I will also give my favourite line from each song. But for a just, like, general overview to begin with - I love the album so much?
I will fully admit that I was kinda preparing myself for it to be bad - it's a book that I love and I wasn't the biggest fan of the movie adaptation for a few key reasons, but I was so pleasantly surprised by the musical soundtrack.
I'm in love with the style of music, I love the entire cast (all of them have such different singing voices and styles and I think that they merge together so beautifully), and it has most of the things that I love in a musical - for me, it's got the right balance of the talking sections included with the singing, as well, which I know some people aren't huge fans of, but I might be biased because Soda is and always has been my favourite character and most of the talking is by him 😂 (I love Jason Schmidt, but we'll talk about that later), and as well as that the style of music and singing like gives me a good picture of what the actual choreography might look like, which I'm obsessed with, since I probably won't get to see it unless it somehow gets to the West End (🤞🏻)
Tulsa '67
Okay so this song is just like ✨exposition ✨ but it's done in a fun way, and I've decided it's worth it just for the finale reprise
I was also like stupidly emotional the first time I heard it and it opened with the opening line of the book
I was wary because of the immediate characterisation of Sodapop as being the brother "with a broken heart" (side note - does this mean Sandy broke his heart before the show rather than after it? I've goes QUESTIONS) - I'll go into it again when we get into Grease Got a Hold for obvious reasons, but I was worried that Soda was gonna be reduced into just being a womaniser again, which is something that bothered me about the movie adaptation
Favourite line: "all the girls are pretty there, and all the guys are mean"
Grease Got a Hold
right so it has no right to be as much of a bop as it is, it's been stuck in my head for the past week since it came out and I can't even be mad about it 😂
It's essentially just a typical "gang" song to introduce and characterise all the different members
Dally always saying "Little brother" got me so emotional like immediately
And I know I just said that I was upset with Soda's characterisation as a womaniser, but considering later songs, I will say I do find it really funny that he basically just goes "yeah I'm a greaser bc I love women 😊"
I LOVE TWO-BIT MATTHEWS - I would die for Daryl Tofa, just something soooooo good about the line he gives after Soda's verse
I have to admit, I was a little worried that they were gonna be pushing some anti-Darry propaganda, but I had no cause to worry, as he's an actual angel. Also it's so funny how fucking Done he is the moment he starts speaking
Something really funny about Steve not getting a verse, but something really sad about Johnny not getting one, but I don't have fully fleshed out thoughts yet so I'm gonna leave that there
But also there's just something about all of them trying to act tough, but all of them just have the voices of angels
Favourite line: "I'm a latch-key kid but they keep changing the locks" and also "you wanna be a fighter? then know just what you're fighting for"
Runs in the Family
I'm upset because this song has been such an ear-worm for me, but it's actually just so sad? There are a couple of these, but this is one of the main ones for me
It immediately makes Darry just such a sympathetic character - it's well documented that Ponyboy doesn't feel like he's enough of a greaser, but I don't think we talk enough about Darry is a reluctant greaser
Side note: but I'm really glad that they included Darry having dropped out of school to look after Soda and Pony, because that was kinda glossed over in the movie, which I felt did Darry a disservice
I just want to hug Brent Comer and tell Darry that he's doing a good job and everything will be okay 🥲
Favourite line: "I don't know what them boys would ever do without me - and what would I do on my own?"
Great Expectations
honestly this song deserves a post all of it's own, and maybe one day I'll do a full analysis of it
but in the meantime, it's fucking GORGEOUS, like Brody Grant has NO RIGHT to sound like this I'm so mad
THE FUCKING HARMONIES I WANNA SCREAM THEY'RE SO GOOD
One of the things I've loved about the soundtrack in general is how Pony in particular draws parallels and comparrisons between Johnny and the other greasers - here it's between Darry and Johnny, and I love it because Pony references in the book that he feels like he and Johnny are the outsiders in the greasers, he feels like neither of them really belong there, and they convey that so well in the musical with these constant comparisons in the songs and music
The continual return back to this idea of a self-fulfilling prophechy - trying to prove that they're not all the same just because they're greasers (like with the different verses in Grease Got a Hold), and this striving for individuality despite the overarching label they've been given
Favourite line: "It's hard to write this story, when this story's writing me"
Friday at the Drive-in
they all just sound so young - that's my main take-away from this song
I love songs in musicals like this where you're forced to be reminded how young the characters are and you have to humanise them a bit more - a bit like with "Drink with Me" in Les Mis
Also anytime that a soundtrack includes the dance-break it makes me so happy 🥲
Favourite Line: "Got no more stress, nothing to worry me - no more teacher's pet or trigonometry"
I Could Talk to You All Night
I need to say that I love this song, but the opening from Cherry is so fucking savage - like fucking hell there's no need to do that to Pony 😂
Again obsessed with Pony not feeling like enough of a Greaser
I'm a sucker for two people who feel lost in their own worlds finding each other and bonding because they can be themselves in a way that they can never be around their other friends
It's just such a pretty duet, and I want more of Brody Grant and Emma Pittman singing - we could have a million songs of the two of them and it wouldn't be enough
Favourite line: "I'd rather read then fight a rumble, but Greasers have to go along"
Runs in the Family (Reprise)
Dude it's such a serious song, and I'm obsessed that despite that there's just Soda being a little shit in the background
"I'll fold your laundry - I'LL FOLD ALL OF IT"
I love that even in this song it's like you can tell he's just so worried about Pony but it's coming out so angry and frustrated
So full of grief for the life he almost had
He's just so angry at Pony for still being able to dream, and it's like he feels like he needs to prepare Pony for real life, because he feels like he can't dream or wish for things anymore
And then just the screeching violin at the end of the song followed by DEAD FUCKING SILENCE, and then it switches to the next song where Pony starts singing acapella it's just herugighadlsiughukdhjsak, y'know?
Favourite line: "Whats the use in dreaming, about a life I'll never know? That ship sailed long ago"
Far Away from Tulsa
okay so I've already said that I'm obsessed with it beginning with Brody Grant acapella, and I know that the songs probably don't flow straight from one to the other in the actual production, but for the sake of the cast recording the effect is incredible
But also, there was absolutely no need to make this song so gay 😂 - Ponyboy, the bisexual icon we all need
It's very reminiscent of Santa Fe, with just kids dreaming for a life that they could have outside of their big city. Especially with the line "this place is real, it's not just in my head", which is VERY similar to "just be real is all I'm asking, not some painting in my head", but I'm okay with it because Brody Grant is incredible
But that line, as well as the one "'Ponyboy you're just a dreamer', that's what both my brothers say" are also really great links back to the previous song with the references of him being a dreamer, and that being what sets him apart from the other Greasers
I also just wanna say that I think it's criminal that there weren't more Pony/Johnny duets. Sky Lakota-Lynch and Brody Grant own my soul
Also catch me being emotional over Johnny's dream being wanting a family - he doesn't realise that he's already got one in the gang 🥺 (I could write an essay about this and Dally's continued use of 'little brother')
OKAY ALSO OBSESSED WITH THE CIRCLE BACK TO GREAT EXPECTATIONS, AND WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT HOW THE LYRICS CHANGE FROM
"Torn between what is and what could be. It's hard to write this story when this story's writing me"
TO
"It's all becoming clear, there's no way we're gonna find that here"
GOTTA ESCAPE TULSA TO ESCAPE THEIR FATE, SOMETHING AGAIN ABOUT SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECIES, I JUST CAN'T
Favourite line: "I'm tired of blindly watching as we're inching towards the ground"
Run Run Brother
There's so much to say about this song, but I literally can't formulate the words, so it's probably gonna be one that I come back to and properly analyse later. so in the meantime, here are my key take-aways
right from the beginning, it gives just an "oh-shit" feeling, just so much urgency and desperation
All three of them have such different singing voices and styles and the combination of the three just makes me so happy and I don't even know how to like express what I'm feeling
Back to the thing about Dally always calling Johnny (and Pony, but we're emotional about Johnny here) "brother"
the music is just so fitting - I feel like I need to be up and moving every time I hear it, like if I ran ever this would be on the playlist 😂
And I'm going insane over the echoes of what has been previously been said - the "grease isn't given it's something you earn", and "let's leave this behind, let's just get up and go" like you're FORCED to face that they are being given what they want but in a really terrible way
Favourite line: "I hate to make you go, but there ain't no other way"
Justice for Tulsa
okay so I know that this is a really important song and everything, but I will admit this is the one I tend to skip most
I will say I think this song would hit harder if they kept with the themes of police brutality that there are in the novel and movie with regards to Dally's death (going off what I've heard about the script changes from people who have seen it, I can't verify myself)
The song feels very claustrophobic, with everyone just trying to blame everyone else, which I think is really well done. Especially with the multiple voices coming in with "you know just what you did"
And it does show the bias of the world trying to blame the Greasers just by reputation alone, which is thematically nice
and also just the kinda mob mentality of the whole thing, especially at the end, with a declaration of war
Favourite line: "or we could send them back a message, take an eye for an eye"
Death's at My Door
I think I've seen somewhere that this is the opening song for the second act and I just - fucking hell, what an opener 😂 they really just wanna destroy all of us, huh?
EDIT: I've been corrected, and it's Justice for Tulsa that starts act 2 - my bad guys, I don't know where I saw otherwise. JfT starting act 2 makes soo much more sense 😂
I wanted to like reach through my headphones somehow and hug Brody Grant, like holy shit
The first time I heard it all I could think about was how much he's going to blame himself when Johnny (and Dally) do die - especially with Johnny having comforted Pony about it
And I'm just emotional about the exploration of Pony thinking of himself as a burden on everyone he loves, especially going back to what Darry says to him in Runs in the Family reprise, just confirming everything that Pony already worries about himself
Favourite line: "I don't believe in the death that you're bringing - the reason I'm living is you"
Throwing in the Towel
I just love brothers okay? This song made me want to like message all my siblings and tell them I love them
I loved that we see Pony's inner thoughts and fears about being a burden on his brothers, immediately followed by seeing Darry's own thoughts and feelings - the two of them being so similar in how they blame themselves for everything
All three of the Curtis brothers being terrified of losing anyone else
AND THIS IS THE SODA CHARACTER REDEPTION I NEEDED - he becomes more than just the womaniser, you can see him having like actual thought and feelings, and the amount of emotion in Jason Schmidt's voice as he's trying to reassure Darry, like this song and Soda's letter gets across everything that makes Soda my favourite character
And there's something to be said about how they're finally like communicating their emotions 😂
Favourite line: "I know your head is full of doubt, but brother that's what love is all about"
Soda's Letter
Musical letters my beloved ❤️
I love songs like these - they're always just so vulnerable
It links to Tulsa '67 Reprise with the reference to how Soda kinda keeps the family all together. This song you can like see the strain that it has on him, trying to keep the brothers who he loves so much together, by trying to tell Pony that Darry does love him even though he shows it in a very different way
also anyone who has seen it and made it this far in the post can you tell me whether they keep in the bit about Pony reading this really heartfelt letter only to go "Soda's so dumb he can't fucking spell" because it's all I could think about when I listened to it for the first time
Favourite line: "Your brother needs you just as much as you need him, and brother we ain't doing to good alone"
Hoods Turned Heroes
The triumphant return of my beloved Two-Bit, and he's doing some king shit
I love him, okay?
This is another song where I know it's really important, but I actually don't have much to say about it, other than I do really enjoy it
Favourite line: "It's time to celebrate Greasers, take pride in the Greaser name"
Hopeless War
I love that it's just Cherry begging Pony not to change, and hoping that he's still an outsider of the Greasers like she is for the Socs, a hope that the two of them are still kindred spirits even after everything that happened
She knows that the rumble is gonna be where Pony loses that last bit of dreamer in him because he's holding just so much anger at the world - I dunno, there's something there I'm sure 😂
it's such a smooth transition into "Trouble" and I wanna SCREAM it's so good
Favourite line: "even if you win, it doesn't change a thing"
Trouble
It feels like a war chant or something
The music is just so agitated
It's like Run Run Brother where I feel the need to be up and moving
Favourite line: "Do it for Johnny, even the scores, time to rally the crew"
Little Brother
I get chills every time I listen to it
Something about Joshua Boone's voice guys, I don't even know like how someone goes about beginning to talk about it, but whoever takes over as Dally has got some big shoes to fill
It's a lament to Johnny, and I feel like I listen to it and I feel the same anger and indignation that Dally feels
It's a song where I listen to it and I know, even without having seen the production, how I'd stage it and that always makes me excited
The longer the song goes on, the more uneasy you feel listening to it
It links him and Darry together again, with how he blames himself for everything that happened to his little brother, he feels like he should have been able to protect Johnny, the way that Darry always tries to protect Ponyboy
The final tempo increase and the discordant violin at the end, and it feels like even just listening to it you're watching him fall into a grief-led madness, and his certainty that there's only one way that his story can end
Favourite line: "They can't take anymore from me - if I ain't got you, then I ain't got nothing else"
Stay Gold
It feels somehow criminal to put these songs next to each other, but I mean obviously they have to be - that's how they want you to feel, but it doesn't mean that I'm not mad about it
I've listened to it like a million times and it still brings me to tears every now and then
There's something about having the hopelessness of "Little Brother", with Dally bring so apologetic at having failed Johny, followed by Johnny asking Pony to tell him that there's still good in the world
Just how much everyone in this story needs each other and they don't realise that the others need them too, yknow?
Johnny being Dally's "gold" - a lot to say about that but yknow, this is already long as fuck
The simplicity of the music itself (same as with Soda's letter - makes them thematically the same blah blah blah with them both being letters and all that), but it makes the song much more vulnerable than some of the others - nothing for Sky Lakota-Lynch to hide behind
Also that line: "I have looked into a thankful father's eyes, telling me I've saved his daughters life", and how that links to what Johnny says in the book about the little girl's life being worth more than his - I dunno, it just got me emotional, okay?
Favourite line: "I hold on to the good 'cause I've made my peace with all the bad" and also "It's easy to forget when you're trying just to make it through"
Tulsa '67 Reprise
WE MADE IT BOYS (seriously though, for real, if you made it this far, thanks for reading through my descent into madness 😂 and please send your own thoughts and such, bc I'm desperate to hear other people's thoughts)
I said it at the beginning, but I think the reprise of this song makes the exposition at the beginning worth it
At the beginning we hear Ponyboy as a dreamer, and at the end he still has that, but rather than idolising and making everything spectacular, he sees beauty in the mundane - he sees it in his brothers, his friends, all of that
The call backs to the original song as well, which allow us to go back to the theme of looking at individuality - the Greasers wanting to be seen as more than just characatures, and by the end they are like fully-fleshed out people rather than just the basic stock figures we initially get them introduced as in Grease Got a Hold
The clearest examples are, of course, Darry and Soda
Darry goes from being "could have been a football star, people say he had a ticket out" to instead being "the toughest guy I've ever known"
Soda goes from "suffers from a broken heart" to "this family's life and soul"
and then it goes from "got no parents, we fend for ourselves" to "can you imagine how proud mum and dad would be"
just something so beautiful about that, I dunno
There's more I could say about the themes of brotherhood and individuality ("grease as their disguise", for example), but I'll spare it for now
Favourite line: "Just too damn good for growing old, and in his memory I stay gold"
(finally - if you've stuck around to the end, I've also recently set up an instagram account, just for me, so please also check that out if you wanna hear more about my thoughts about random musicals and stuff!)
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l0stfoster · 1 month ago
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Question ; who do you base the cursed characters off of ?? Like , ik two-bit is based off of daryl tofa but what abt everyone else ??
Hope I’m wording this right since it makes sense in my head but might be difficult to write down. I’m gonna be honest, only Two-Bit’s look is the only one really set in stone and based off an actual actor or person.
When I draw the gang, I use the designs I’ve made and sketched out in the past (save for Pony, who I keep changing when drawing tbh lmao) but pretty much every character can be up to a persons own interpretation! The only character who needs to abide by the design I personally draw is Two-Bit, since his character is written around Daryl Tofa’s portrayal and his heritage.
The writers usually go based on my personal designs for the characters from what I can tell, but fan art can vary. I think really good examples of people’s own interpretations of the Cursed designs are @nexternalknowsthingz ’s Ponyboy, @mister-mickey ‘s Shepards, and @bins0 ‘s Pony & Johnny! They’re arguably some of my favorites, I love seeing how other people visualize them.
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d8nielaa · 1 month ago
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Masterlist
The Outsiders (Musical + Cast)
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Brody Grant & Ponyboy Curtis
“You like me too?” PC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763204409615319040/can-i-request-a-ponyboy-imagine-maybe-reader-is-a
“I’ll never leave you alone” PC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763392452647370752/can-i-request-a-ponyboy-imagine-where-reader-is
Jealousy, Jealousy PC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763543726255734784/can-i-request-a-ponyboy-imagine-where-in-a-perfect
“Bunny?!” PC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/765326727929069568/can-i-request-a-ponyboy-imagine-where-reader-is
All I've ever known (Pt.2 to "Bunny?!) PC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/765605885602136064/hi-i-requested-the-ponyboy-imagine-about-pony-and?source=share
Sailor Song PC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/765733251308552192/hi-friend-i-need-more-of-pony-and-bunny?source=share
Sky Lakota-Lynch & Johnny Cade
Date Night SLL: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/760990543029387264/date-night?source=share
Sweet Romance SLL: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/762992248442044416/hi-please-could-i-request-a-sky-lakota-lynch-fic?source=share
Joshua Boone & Dallas Winston
Nothing Yet!
Jason Schmidt & Sodapop Curtis
Kiss me, baby SC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763348099035987968/hi-can-i-request-a-soda-pop-imagine-where-reader
“Who you callin’ pretty?” SC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763536203074174977/hello-can-i-request-a-sodapop-imagine-soda-is
Always You SC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763842501947834368/hi-can-i-request-a-sodapop-imagine-where?source=share
Read to me? SC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/764014594424537088/sodapop-asking-you-to-read-to-him-while-pony-is-in?source=share
I'm Here JS: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/764181702963806208/can-you-write-a-jason-schmidt-x-reader-story?source=share
"Horchata?" JS: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/764199063849680896/jason-schmidt-and-you-sharing-a-dressing-room?source=share
“For me?” JS: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/764380691831144448/omg-the-jason-one-is-so-cute-he-def-just-leaves
“She’s a Soc?!” SC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/765799833221103616/soda-x-reader-where-the-gang-doesnt-know-hes
Brent Comer & Darrel Curtis
Caught DC: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763103388350218240/gotta-show-my-man-brentdarrysome-love-could-you?source=share
Daryl Tofa & Keith "Two-Bit" Matthews
Nothing Yet!
Tilly Evans-Kruger & Ace
Nothing Yet!
Renni Anthony Magee & Steve Randle
Nothing Yet!
Emma Pittman & Sherri "Cherry" Valance
Nothing Yet!
Kevin William Paul & Bob Sheldon
Looking at the stars, admiring from afar. KWP: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/765503930302070784/can-you-do-a-cute-date-night-fluff-fic-with-kevin
I think I wanna marry you KWP: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/765622121634332672/im-the-same-anon-who-requested-the-other-kwp
SarahGrace Mariani & Marcia M. Marcia
Nothing Yet!
Melody Rose & Bev (Beverly)
Nothing Yet!
Dan Berry & Paul Holden
Cherry Debut DB: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/762917260633440257/hi-id-love-to-request-a-lil-something-i-was?source=share
Sweet Serendipity DB: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763015052737560576/hi-thank-you-for-writing-the-dan-berry-request?source=share
Tonys Night DB: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763069890017067008/sorry-for-all-the-requests-but-youre-like-the
Summer Lovin’ DB: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763206194920914944/its-me-again-i-need-some-dan-fluff-im
Snow Kisses DB: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763250167820500992/youre-latest-dan-berry-post-was-so-good-im
My Girl PH: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763263983332491264/aghhh-another-idea-for-paul-a-cute-drive-in
Justice for Tulsa PH: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763293908411285504/oooo-i-love-the-paul-request-how-about-after-bob
Soc Saturday Live DB: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763538157476134912/happy-soc-saturday-in-honor-of-that-can-we-get
My Beautiful Girls DB: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/765775647645843456/could-you-write-some-fluff-where-dan-berry-and
Platonic (Musical + Cast)
"We stick together, 'cause each others all we got"; Platonic: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763470192771825665/can-we-get-a-curtis-sister-shes-a-year-younger?source=share
Babygirl Curtis Fics!
The Blonde; platonic: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763522479404777472/omg-we-need-more-of-baby-curtis-shes-so-cute
You're Okay: platonic: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763732973585678336/baby-girl-as-like-a-little-kid-and-soda-helping?source=share
Babygirl Curtis Head Cannons: platonic: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/764637652396933120/can-we-get-more-on-babygirl-curtis-i-love-her-and?source=share
We’re gonna be okay? platonic: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/765818007249387520/babygirl-curtis-is-so-sad-bc-she-misses-her-mama
REQUEST RULES: https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/760920693952086016/requests-rules?source=share
Babygirl Curtis Lore! : https://www.tumblr.com/d8nielaa/763565070345273344/guys-i-wanna-write-some-lore-for-babygirl-curtis
@ & LINKS
AO3 @: @d8nielaaaa
DISCORD @: @d8nielaaaa
Updated Oct 30. 2024
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nocturnallybee · 5 months ago
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“i picked up the paper and my jaw done hit the floor~” DARYL TOFA THAT ACCENT IS AMAZING
also the way he says “ponyboy and johnny cade”??? HELLO??
i love sm abt this song UGHHH.
Spoilers for the musical under break
the staging for this is soo good bc during two-bits singing the actual scene is going on in the back with a blanket lololol
the entire “when a greasers in the paper…” part is so fucking funny live. also this is where it switches to full stage instead of split.
BUT LMAO TWO BIT RUNS UP TO THE GREASERS HANGING OUT AND THEY MAKE THE MOST DRAMATIC GESTURES
and then near the end the greasers GRAB soda and darry to show them the paper 😭 it ends with the two of them holding the paper with smiles at the front of the stage all smiley
its so cute 🥰 THIS SONG IS SO FUN
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throwing-in-the-towel · 2 months ago
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do you have any clips of daryl tofa’s scream as two-bit in justice for tulsa ? i’m trying to find a good video of it since we were robbed in the cast recording
i have an audio of it here!
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razorblade-richards26 · 3 months ago
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a new story I made for the outsiders:
I will be outside of Broadway and I noticed a new character ace and I noticed she was the only female greaser that didn’t have a story so I thought maybe it would be nice to give her one so here’s a pic.
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A NEW ACE IN THE PACK
cast:
greasers:
Ace: played by Tilly evans Krueger
ponyboy: played by Brody grant
Johnny: played by sky Lakota lynch
Dallas: played by Joshua boone
sodapop: played by Jason schmidt
two bit: played by Daryl tofa
Darrel: played by Brent comer
Socs:
cherry valence: played by Emma pittman
Marcia: played by Sarah Grace Mariani
bob sheldon: played by Kevin William Paul
Paul Holden: played by Dan Berry
trip: played by Kevin csolak
Chet: played by r higton.
brill: played by Barton Cowperthwaite
chapter one.
[Scene 1: Abandoned lot – Morning]
The Greasers are hanging out in their usual spot, talking and joking around. Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally are sitting on a broken-down car, while Sodapop and Two-Bit are playfully wrestling nearby. The sun is shining brightly, and the sound of birds chirping can be heard in the background.
Ponyboy: (laughing) Two-Bit, you're gonna break Soda’s arm if you keep that up.
Two-Bit: (grinning) Nah, he’s tougher than he looks.
Sodapop manages to flip Two-Bit over, pinning him to the ground. They both laugh as they catch their breath. Suddenly, a shadow falls over them. The group looks up to see Ace standing with a confident smirk on her face.
Ace: Well, well, well, what do we have here? A bunch of Greasers causing trouble?
Dally: (grinning) You could say that. Who’s asking?
Ace: Name’s Ace. Just moved into town. Figured I’d see what the local scene’s like.
Ace’s posture is relaxed but ready for anything, her eyes scanning the group with interest. She has a tough, yet approachable demeanor, her playful energy palpable.
Sodapop: (eyes widening) Nice to meet you, Ace. I’m Sodapop. This is Ponyboy, Johnny, Two-Bit, and Dally.
Ponyboy: (smiling) Welcome to the gang.
Ace: (playfully) Don’t I get a grand tour or something?
Two-Bit: (laughing) Sure, why not? Come on, let’s show her around.
The group gets up and begins to walk, Ace falling in step beside them. Two-Bit starts explaining their usual hangouts and some of their inside jokes.
Two-Bit: So, this is where we hang out most of the time. We call it the lot. It's not much, but it's ours.
Johnny: (smiling shyly) We spend a lot of time here. It’s a good place to get away from everything.
Ace: (nodding) I get that. Sometimes you just need a place to chill.
As they walk, Dally and Ace start talking about their favorite spots around town. Dally is impressed by Ace’s knowledge of cool places, even though she’s new in town.
Dally: You seem to know your way around pretty well for a newcomer.
Ace: (grinning) I’ve got a knack for finding the best spots. Plus, I’ve been on my own for a while, so you learn quickly.
Sodapop keeps sneaking glances at Ace, clearly smitten. Ponyboy notices and nudges him with a grin.
Ponyboy: (whispering) You’re staring, Soda.
Sodapop: (blushing) Shut up, Pony.
They continue walking and talking, getting to know Ace better. 
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alaskan-wallflower · 4 months ago
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Do you prefer the Musical versions of the characters or the movie versions?
Oh boy-I have controversial takes
Ponyboy
For Ponyboy? I prefer his movie version if we’re talking about them looking like their respective ages but I do use Brody’s Ponyboy a lot more because in most of my content Ponyboy is aged up (because I like to make headcanons and comics for post book) so I do like Brody’s version of Pony as a more aged up version, say 17-18. I do prefer his hair in the musical since it fits the “brown almost red hair” thing better So both? Like I like movie Ponyboy because he looks 14 but Brody’s Ponyboy is just so lovable. I can see Pony looking like that aged up tbh. Also C Tommy Howell’s constant RBF in the movie goes hard 😭
Sodapop
It’s touch to say honestly. I like them both? I enjoy Jason’s portrayal of Soda and I don’t recall much of Rob Lowe. The only thing I do wish is that they made his hair more blonde so it would stay more true to the book but that’s just me being nit picky in the end. I do prefer the outfit Rob wore, flannels just seem very Sodapip esque to me. The only thing I wish was different was the portrayal of Sofa in the musical since he seems to be too much of a womanizer honestly and while Soda is flirty I feel like there are other aspects of his personality they could’ve played up. That being did I do prefer Jason!
Darry
It honestly took me a while to warm up to Brent. Patrick Swayze is literally Darry. I prefer Brent’s voice more but Patrick just looks more Darry. That’s not to say I don’t like Brent as Darry-I love him as Darry! It just took me a little bit to warm up to him. I think I like him more as a prson though if that makes sense-Patrick looks the part more. Also I have some choice words about Darry’s portrayal in the musical; while he was more well rounded emotionally and didn’t feel like a robot, I can’t get over how mean they made him in the musical. Especially the line about Dallas “giving up” because he killed his elf. I get where he’s coming from but like…y’know?
Johnny
Movie Johnny has a special place in my heart. Younger me had the biggest and fattest crush on him I won’t even lie. He also just…looks more Johnny? Smaller and younger looking. Also just his voice sounded more Johnny than Sky-I do love Sky though! Live laugh love Sky, but I just prefer the way Ralph played Johnny. Sky’s voice is lovely though and I love how he portrays Johnny as more strong if that makes sense? Like Johnny is still strong and resilient, he’s just quiet and more jumpy than normal. And I kinda like that the musical made somewhat of an emphasis on this.
Dallas
Musical 100%. I’ve kinda always liked the headcanon of Dally being black and the gang being interracial. And Josh just looks and sounds SO much like Dally. I like that they made him more well rounded too-they gave him a more sympathetic side and emphasized some of his better qualities and while he still is a little shit, he’s just…not just there to be a tough hoodlum y’know? I also really love his relationship with Johnny and Pony, the whole little brother thing definitely feels really good. I’ve seen people be mad that the gang isn’t all white but like…I think that’s stupid. I prefer musical Dally tbh
Two Bit
Also musical. Daryl Tofa my beloved <333 He reminds me of Leo Valdez from the Percy Jackson books and I love it. I love his outfit. I love his tattoos. I love his laid back energy and his relationship with Soda in the musical. I wish he had more stage time tho-like I wish they gave him his own little bit of time because I seriously loved Teo Bit being a POC. I can’t tell what his ethnicity is (Hawaiian? Caribbean? Can someone help me out 😭) but whatever he is I love two bit thing like that
Steve
Honestly I dunno-Steve is such a minor character in the book, movie and musical that it’s hard for me to say. I’m gonna say both because Tom Cruise is just so doofy in the movie and musical Steve is barely in it enough for me to make a judgement. I didn’t even know it was Steve when I first saw the show tbh, I just thought it was a character they added like Ace.
Cherry
Musical. She seemed a lot more…well rounded in a way? I like that they made her stronger and able to stand up for herself. I don’t remember much on the movie but I LOVE Cherry in the musical and I would so hang out with her-also Emma Pittman I love you Emma Pittman
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tending-the-hearth · 7 months ago
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why "the outsiders" is one of the best shows i've ever seen
i loved every second of this show, so here's all my favorite parts!!
ALSO Trevor Wayne (u/s Ponyboy) was on for my show, and it was his Broadway debut, so that mixed with this only being their fourth official show after debuting on Broadway this past Thursday (they've been in previews for a few weeks) made for SUCH a good show atmosphere, the vibes were immaculate, and Trevor was a phenomenal Ponyboy.
Also, I got to stagedoor, and the cast was SO incredibly kind!!! I love stagedoors when the cast is just made up of the nicest group of people ever
(i'd love to discuss specific things from the show, so if you're curious, send me an ask!!)
***spoilers for the broadway show if anyone cares***
Act 1
the COSTUMES OHHH MY GOD
and the set is so cool???
the fight choreo is something i could talk about forever and ever
in general, the music has a very folk/country vibe to it, which fits SO well since it takes place in oklahoma!!
"grease got a hold" was so fun, i loved the idea that you become an official greaser after getting through your first fight with the socs
the show in general is such a good balance of quotes directly from the book and original lines!
i love that they made Dally another big brother figure to Ponyboy, because it just adds so much to the tension between Darry and Ponyboy
additionally, making Dally the leader of the gang while Darry's trying to stay away from that world... such a good change
Johnny and Pony are the best friends ever omg
Ace my beloved 😭😭 i'm usually hesitant about new characters being added but i love her so much
i was afraid they'd make her like an Anybodys copy, but she was SUCH a good fit within the group, and her relationships and interactions with them all felt so natural
btw she and Steve are siblings that is my hc they're brother and sister your honor!!!
and Two-Bit!!! Beloved!!! Daryl Tofa you are THE Two-Bit ever!!!
Two-Bit and Ace are best friends btw
"Great Expectations" had the stage completely blacked out except for spotlights on each of the outsiders gang when i tell you i was emotional
MY THEORY IS CONFIRMED OF THE CURTIS PARENTS DYING WHILE GETTING STUFF FOR DARRY'S BIRTHDAY I'M HAPPY BUT IN PAIN
Having Johnny present for the scene when Darry slaps Ponyboy is such a smart decision, especially since he's the one who grabs Ponyboy and gets them out of the house
Johnny and Pony duet 😭😭 they're platonic soulmates fr
Having the silhouettes of Soda and Darry during Johnny and Pony's duet, and Darry just sitting so defeated on the floor hurt me ngl
There were effects when Ponyboy was being drowned where it was like we were underwater as well, and everyone else was just moving silently. SO well done
the scene where Johnny stabs Bob was insane- there were blackouts, and people were moving in slow motion, and it was so perfectly overwhelming
God, the entire ending sequence was incredibly with the set pieces!! and in general, the effects were so good
also Dally is such an overprotective brother to BOTH Johnny and Pony
Act 2
The harmonies in this show. This is such a strong ensemble cast, and they're so powerful during the group numbers
"Death's at my Door" made me fucking sob????? Johnny and Pony being each other's reason to live??? Them staying alive just to make sure the other is safe???
Have I mentioned how much I love that Dally sees Pony and Johnny as his little brothers?? Because I love it so so much
Darry and Dally's arguments, and Dally making good points on why he's close with Ponyboy hurt SO much because Darry's trying his best
Ohhhh Darry is speaking to my soul he really is the parentified older sibling ever
But also "Throwing in the Towel" being similar to "Death's at my Door", with Sodapop begging Darry not to give up, because he loves him, and recognizes what he does for them??? And Ponyboy joining in at the end from the church??
Dally immediately hugging Ponyboy and Johnny when they reunite at the church 😭
"Soda's Letter" made me cry violently but that's nothing new
"Hoods turned Heroes" was actually so cute, the greasers were so excited and proud of Pony and Johnny
but the tonal shift at the end when Dally carried Johnny in all bandaged up??
a little miffed we didn't see the Curtis brothers reuniting ngl, but that's the only thing i wish they added in
THE FUCKING RUMBLE WAS SO GOOD HOLY SHIT
Darry asking Ponyboy if he can fight for him 😭😭😭 he loves his brother so much
THE CHOREO AND THE RAIN ON STAGE OH MY GOD
And Ponyboy fights until Johnny comes on stage and stands in front of him, and everything just freezes 😭
I do love how all the greasers were present for JOhnny's death, because it just solidifies how they're a family
Joshua Boone as Dally destroyed me. He perfectly showed how Johnny was Dally's entire world
and GOD them changing Dally's death to suicide by straight up stepping onto the train tracks and getting hit by a train was...
Just how empty and lost Ponyboy was after everyone died, and how desperate Soda and Darry were to get him to at least eat something, they portrayed that grief and trauma so well
"Stay Gold" 😭😭😭😭😭
Literally could not stop sobbing during that song, everyone around me was crying
There was such a perfect balance between Pony's narration and the show itself, and there were moments where he broke the fourth wall, mainly by looking at Soda and Johnny during their letters, and it just made for such an emotional impact
Darry asking to read Pony's story 😭😭 showing his support, and Pony being absolutely shocked but so happy 😭😭
also when Darry and Pony tell each other they love each other 😭😭 sobbing violently i love familial reconciliation
I was just an emotional wreck the entire finale, it was so beautiful
and the implication that instead of writing an essay, Ponyboy wrote "The Outsiders" in-universe 😭😭
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asexual-juliet · 2 months ago
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OUTSIDERS MUSICAL COSTUME REFERENCE: Daryl Tofa as Two-Bit
[costume masterpost here]
Costume: White tank top under overalls with the left strap undone & hems cuffed
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Shoes: black
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Jewelry: hook necklace, rings on pointer and pinky finger of right hand
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Tattoos: Tree on inner left forearm (usually hard to see in photos, but visible in three of these) & traditional Samoan tattoo sleeve on right arm
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putting my own drawings under the cut as secondary sources :)
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(ignore the shoes on the first drawing, this was done before I found a good reference photo for his shoes specifically)
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sondheim-girly · 4 months ago
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Ok everyone indulge my insanity for a moment:
So, my birthdays coming up really soon, and a few days later I’m having my birthday party. On my actual birthday im gonna be in rehearsal, and I want to bake something for everyone. I also want to bake something for my party
Ok so the thing is, I want to bake these amazing chocolate caramel cupcakes that I made a few weeks ago, and I’m thinking I’ll make those for my actual birthday and give them to my cast mates.
Now my birthday party is July 7th, which coincidentally is the same day that merrily is closing on Broadway, and it’s daryl tofa’s birthday. 
Sooo I’m thinking I’ll either make some sort of rolled cake thing, (cuz merrily we ROLL along) OR I somehow figure out what Daryl Tofa’s favorite kind of baked good is, and I make that in honor of him. Idk how I would find out what his fav baked good is but… I’m determined.
Idk if any of this made any sense but I suck at making decisions, so GIVE ME UR THOUGHTS
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