A post to celebrate World Swing Day (18 January) from Noelani Neal, Cassandra in Cast 9 and 12 of the Oasis of the Seas, and a cover Bombalurina and Demeter.
Her time as dance captain in Cast 12 also led to some interesting reblocks!
A henchcat cover from Cast 12.
Covering Bombalurina in Cast 9.
With Devon-Jade Clark as Demeter and Lucy Rice as Bombalurina in Cast 12, as part of a shuffled Gumbie Trio.
Look, I'm not the biggest fan of season 7 but I am a fan of a couple of the characters. So. Here we are.
This is canon divergent because in this version of adult Henry is main Henry and Lucy is his daughter.
Alice is Hope's twin here.
Robin didn't die. And the descendants characters may or may not exist in this world (I haven't decided yet).
Inspired by @ouatnextgen .
Hey guys!!! I'm so excited to announce OUaT-Tober! This October, any and all Once Upon a Time fans are invited to participate in a month long creative challenge! My initial idea was a drawing challenge, but feel free to create each prompt however you like- fanfics, gifsets, headcanons, fanart, poetry, music, tribute videos, memes, amv, food, cosplay, or literally anything else!
Take each day's prompt however you'd like to interpret it, create it in any way you'd like, and share it with the tag #ouattober2022 . I'll be doing roundups of some of my faves on @ouattober and I might have a special recognition for users who participate every day!
Also, you may have noticed, there's a lot more than 31 prompts on this list! I've included a few extra prompts in case you decide you don't like a prompt or can't find out how to make it work, or maybe you wanna do a few warm-up prompts here in September- feel free to take this list and run with it!
Send me an ask at @kazoosandfannypacks or @ouattober if you have any questions! I look forward to seeing what you all come up with :D
Day 30: What would your idea be of a perfect happy ending for them?
At the United Realms, Emma, Neal and their daughter would live near the beach and obviously near all their family and friends. They would be a lot of time with his family, with Lucy (they still don't believe how grown up is Henry and they have a granddaughter! xd), with Gideon (Neal and he would be so close) ...
I love to imagine Avery (their daughter) and Lucy playing and going out with other children of other realms. (I always like to imagine United Realms similar to Auradon, even as the Charmings would live on the farm, their castle could be transformed into a school for all the children because the Storybrooke school is small for all.)
I know that Neal and Gideon still would be happy even if Rumple and Belle were dead following the canon of s7. Because I love their end. I love how they finally managed to live their life together and happily, traveling, and how they meet again after the death. It's not sad for me, it's so beautiful. And Neal and Gideon would be sad about their deaths, obviously, but also, happy for them.
But it wouldn't be a happy ending, it would be a happy beginning.
I've mentioned before that the Oasis production preserves a lot of pre-revival features that have disappeared from every other replica production, like the old Grizabella design, and the classic tap choreo in 'Gumbie cat'. One of the less obvious survivals is this moment: it's Mungojerrie who tries to steal Pouncival and Mistoffelees' spotlight during the fugues section of the bal.
Despite the 1998 movie, it was usually Mungojerrie in the London tradition up until the 2014 revival, not Alonzo/Plato as in Broadway-based productions.
This is Oasis cast 12, early July 2022: Samuel Lewis-Wright as Mungojerrie, Henry Rhodes as Mistoffelees, Will Geoghegan as Pouncival, Noelani Neal as Cassandra, and Lucy Rice as Bombalurina.
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A smattering of photos from Cast 12 of the Oasis of the Seas.
A few shots of the Jellicle Songs pyramid, with Caroline Eby as Sillabub, Ebony Jayne Kitts as Victoria, DevinRe Lewis Adams as Chorus Tugger, Raphe Gilliam as Munkustrap, John Neurohr as Skimbleshanks, Connor Dyer as Asparagus, and Emma Breton as Jellylorum.
Striking a pose with the Gumbie Trio, featuring Devon-Jade Clark as Demeter, Lucy Rice as Bombalurina, and Emma Breton as Jellylorum .
Cassandra played by Noelani Neal is coming up to you.
And lastly, a sky high view of Henry Rhodes' entrance as Mistoffelees.
Did you know that according to a 1947 study, almost half the men who served in WWII were still under age 26 by the end of the war?
What this is : A (very long) post comparing the ages of the actors in Band of Brothers vs. the IRL figures they are portraying.
Background: Did I need to do this? No. Did anyone ask for this? Also no. Did I do it anyway? Yes.
Disclaimers: This is SUPER approximate for the most part. I based IRL ages off of D-Day unless otherwise noted, and actor ages off of January 1, 2000, the year filming took place (the latter is where the most variation will be because I didn't try to figure out what month filming started). I also didn't fact-check birthdays beyond googling. Most are sourced from the Band of Brothers and Military Wikis on fandom.com, Wikipedia, and IMDb.
I broke them up into rough categories, which are, again, approximate. I know I often forget how young the real life people were here, and this was a good reminder of that. I also found it interesting to see which actors were actually younger than their roles!
Check it all out under the cut ⬇️
~10+ years older
Dale Dye (55) as Col. Robert F. Sink (39) (~16 years)
Michael Cudlitz (35) as Denver "Bull" Randleman (23) (~12)
Marc Warren (32) as Albert Blithe (20) (~12)
Rocky Marshall (33) as Earl J. McClung (21) (~12)
Frank John Hughes (32) as William J. Guarnere (21) (~11)
Neal McDonough (33) as Lynn D. (Buck) Compton (22) (~11)
Dexter Fletcher (33) as John W. Martin (22) (~11)
~5+ years older
Simon Schatzberger (32) as Joseph A. Lesniewski (23) (~9)
Richard Speight Jr. (30) Warren H. (Skip) Muck (22) (~8)
Jason O'Mara (30) as Thomas Meehan (22) (~8)
Ron Livingston (32) as Lewis Nixon (25) (~7)
Donnie Wahlberg (30) as C. Carwood Lipton (24) (~6)
Matthew Settle (30) as Ronald C. Speirs (24) (~6)
Nolan Hemmings (28) as Charles E. "Chuck" Grant (22) (~6)
Douglas Spain (25) as Antonio C. Garcia (19) (~6)
George Calil (26) as James H. "Mo" Alley Jr. (21) (~5)
Rick Gomez (27) as George Luz (22) (~5 year)
Scott Grimes (28) as Donald G. Malarkey (23) (~5)
Stephen Graham (26) as Myron "Mike" Ranney (21) (~5)
~less than 5 years older
Shane Taylor (25) as Eugene G. Roe (21) (~4)
Tim Matthews (23) as Alex M. Penkala Jr. (19) (~4)
Matthew Leitch (24) as Floyd M. "Tab" Talbert (20) (~4)
Peter O'Meara (30) as Norman S. Dike Jr. (26) (~4)
Tom Hardy (22) as John A. Janovec (18) (~4)
Rick Warden (28) as Harry F. Welsh (25) (~3)
Kirk Acevedo (28) as Joseph D. Toye (25) (~3)
Eion Bailey (25) as David Kenyon Webster (22) (~3)
Craig Heaney (26) as Roy W. Cobb (29) (~3)
Damian Lewis (28) as Richard D. Winters (26) (~2)
Robin Laing as Edward J. "Babe" Heffron (~2, 21/23)
Ben Caplan (26) as Walter S. "Smokey" Gordon Jr. (24) (~2)
David Schwimmer (32) as Herbert M. Sobel (33) (~1 year)
Michael Fassbender (22) as Burton P. "Pat" Christenson (21) (~1)
Colin Hanks (22) as Lt. Henry Jones (21) (~1) (age around Bastogne)
Bart Ruspoli (23) as Edward J. Tipper (22) (~1)
~Same age
Peter Youngblood Hills as Darrell C. "Shifty" Powers (21)
Mark Huberman as Lester "Les" Hashey (19)
Younger
Lucie Jeanne (23) as Renée Lemaire (30) (age around Bastogne) (~7)
Ross McCall (23) as Joseph D. Liebgott (29) (~6)
Simon Pegg (29) as William S. Evans (~33) (~4)
Philip Barantini (19) as Wayne A. "Skinny" Sisk (22) (~3)
James Madio (24) as Frank J. Perconte (27) (~3)
Stephen McCole (25) as Frederick "Moose" Heyliger (27) (~2)
Matt Hickey (~16) as Patrick S. O'Keefe (18) (~2)
Incomplete/not found
Phil McKee as Maj. Robert L. Strayer (34)
Rene L. Moreno as Joseph Ramirez (30)
Doug Allen as Alton M. More (24)
David Nicolle as Lt. Thomas A. Peacock (24)
Rebecca Okot as Anna (Augusta Chiwy) (24) (age around Bastogne)
The concept here is to send in a question or a letter request, and you’ll get a response from your fictional character of choice, from the list below. Please stick to the list I’ve made, but of course, you can ask if there’s some other characters I write for, I don’t always remember all the shows, movies or books I’ve consumed over the years and I’m sure I’m missing a lot 😅
Status: New Characters added - Thursday March 21st, 2024
i'm on a mission to read the 70+ books/series on my tbr so this list will probably change and evolve but here are some of my current favorite characters of all time ! (lmk what some of yours are !)
part 1: book characters
Lucie Herondale (Official Art by Charlie Bowater, The Last Hours series by Cassandra Clare): she's so me, she's silly, she's a writer, she writes borderline erotic fanfiction about her best friend, she sees and controls ghosts, she's the daughter of my favorite characters so she is my favorite character ^3 (cubed) (herongraystairs) <3.
Princess Leia (Art from Star Wars #12 by Stuart Immonen. "Leia, Princess of Alderaan" by Claudia Gray): i love leia in general but in this book my love for her grew x10000. she was 16 and so so angry at everything and the way she grew into her role as a rebel was >>> plus her dynamic with amilyn holdo was delightful. hot take: they should have kissed...
Xie Lian (Image from Heaven Official's Blessing Donghua Adaptation, TGCF aka "Heaven Official's Blessing" by MXTX): The only male character i've ever said HES SO MEEE to, largely cause he's a cancer zodiac like me <3 ascended at 17, went from a crown prince to the god of misfortune and scraps :'(, a virgin for 800+ years, abandoned by everyone except his 1 believer, was banished from the heavens TWICE but ascended three times, cursed, hit rock bottom and then hit it again and then hit it again, nevertheless he chooses to be kind, just wants to help people, he never knows whether to laugh or cry, he's suffered more than jesus, he's so tragic i love him.
Inej Ghafa (Official art for SDCC by Kevin Wada, Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo) : also a cancer zodiac like me hehe (automatically if a character's sign is cancer they get promoted in my brain it seems...) she endured unspeakable horrors and survived, she's a spy, skilled with knives aka the best weapon, she still has faith despite it all and she's so determined to live the best life she can, she's kind !! but also deadly!! so in conclusion, thee best character in the grishaverse + she's called "wraith" aka ghost and ghosts are kinda my thing <3
NEIL JOSTEN (Art from Dazzlingbookishshop special edition cover for The Foxhole Court by @polartss, AFTG series by Nora Sakavic): *SCREAMS* he's my everything. another character who has suffered more than jesus. no one gets him like i get him. most main character to ever main character. i love you paranoid characters who are always running but find a reason to stay <\3. i love his selflessness and his intelligence and his cockiness and his desperation. i love a bunch of aftg characters (most recently jean) but neil is neil. best thing to ever happen to me. no further comment. i can't think of anything else to say i just LOVE him. (and yes him and andrew are the epitome of love)
Annabeth Chase (Fan Art of Annabeth Chase by @madicanart, PJO series by Rick Riordon): ANOTHER ONE (cancer zodiac) my first love. i wanted to be her so bad as a kid. she had curly hair and i have curly hair so i was like YES she's me. (her + hermione (who i won't include bc of u know what ...)) i wore owl-themed jewelry for years cause of her. another smart, kind, and not to be messed with character <3 she was afraid of spiders, and often too prideful, and was always wanting to make her mom proud, and had a complicated relationship with her father. all of that hit a little too close to home :') + her wanting to be an architect in order to build something permanent .. shatters my heart to this day.
Citra Terranova (Scythe Official Bookmark art created for @milleetunlivres_box by @kat_adara, Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman): her character arc is probably my favorite character arc to this day, she went from a somewhat bratty girl with low empathy to the most empathetic scythe. smart, kind, and strong-willed, she said "i vow to become the change that could have been" and then she did !! seeing how much she grew as a person from book 1 to book 2 was incredible. book 3 was a bit of a letdown but citra's character was still the highlight for me.
Blue Sargent AND Ronan Lynch (Official Art from The Raven Cycle Graphic Novel Adaptation Art by Sas Milledge, The Raven Cycle Series by Maggie Stiefvater): i tried to only pick one character per fandom but they're a package deal for me !!! I LOVE THEM SO MUCHHHHHH !!! they're the most characters to ever character, where else can i find an amplifying half-tree manic pixie alt girl from a family of psychics and a eldrich horror gay catholic farmer. don't get me wrong, i love all of the raven cycle gang but these two spoke to me deep in my soul. like i need to be their friend so badly, i would give anything !!
Benji Ovich (Fanart of Benji Ovich by painacotta, Beartown by Fredrik Backman): the newest edition to my fav characters list. beartown made me cry so much my tearducts no longer produced tears and i got a dehydration headache. i'm not yet done with the series but he's the tragic type of character that i know is going to wreak my psyche and destroy my spirit. raised by women, has a bear tattoo, described as "the boy with the most handsome face, saddest eyes, and the wildest heart they've ever seen". my heart is already broken for him.
sidenote: MORE PEOPLE NEED TO READ BEARTOWN AND DRAW FANART, WE'RE STARVING