#newsies text posts

[orangesand-lemons-234]

newsies as text posts

[shsl-fander]

[marry-me-mello]

unhinged conversations with my friend

[mushiimune]

still can't believe people are liking my silly ass newsies art in 2024

[i-got-poisenality]

i love how the entire newsies fandom also loves the outsiders because that means i just get 2 fandoms for the price of one

[getyourpaybackwithsomepayback]

Davey Jacobs is chubby reblog if you agree

[doththymayo]

Racetrack: If I got called for the Hunger Games, would you volunteer for me?

Albert: I would lead you up to the stage.

Albert: I would point you out.

Albert: Be like "yes ma'am, this is he".

[sarahjacobs]

important to me that jack and david on the surface level seem straightforwardly brave and daring vs withdrawn and cautious, but when you peel back the layers, you'll soon find that they're a mess of contradictions in such a way that they compliment each other perfectly. I love that david rambles when he's nervous! I love that jack goes dead silent because of his crush on sarah, because he's truly frightened when pulitzer begins to threaten david!

anyways. the point of this post is that jack has a lot of weird rules regarding physical touch, in that he's comfortable slinging an arm around a near stranger, patting people's backs and ruffling people's hair. the kind of touch that establishes a certain kind of camaraderie that's commonplace among the newsies, which jack has deemed as Ok and socially acceptable

but the truth of the matter is, not all touch was created equal. that is to say, when jack and david first start crushing on each other, jack is resting his head on david's shoulder and skimming his fingers over david's wrist, and then his palm, and jack is thinking about how easy it would be to slide his hand forward and intertwine their fingers together so that they're properly holding hands. but he's a little too scared to do so. he doesn't know if this kind of touch is okay, if it's welcome. so he's quiet the entire time, thinking so hard his head hurts, and david is nonstop chattering because he's extremely aware of jack's touch but doesn't want to show it. they don't end up actually holding hands. btw

[hey-op-just-kill-me]

Albert: so I’ve seen you hanging out with Spot a lot recently

Race: No Albie it’s not what you think

Albert: are you sure?

Race: I promise Spottie and I are just dating you’re my best friend

Albert: no best friend feeling at all

Race: nope you’re my one and only

Spot and finch: what?

[meiloorunsmoothie]

how did you first get into Jeremy Jordan

good question—and one i very recently asked myself when the inevitable "how did i become this person" reflection happened 🫣.

i think there were many different factors (most of them not that good) that caused me to dive into obsessive mode so hard (and so quickly)—and it's definitely a "i see it now, but i couldn't back then" kind of situation. however, i'll spare you from those details XD.

the simple story is that, similar to you, i watched tangled the series and instantly fell in love with varian.

i love him

funnily enough, varian was the reason i started watching the show to begin with (coupled with the fact that i love tangled, and rapunzel, and eugene, and pascal, and max, and- 😆). i actually listened to the tts songs before watching the show 🫣 because my sister had gotten hooked on it years before. however, i only listened to the songs with mandy moore and zachary levi 🫣🫣 (cause i was like "who are these other random people, i want rapunzel and eugene"). then one day i listened to "through it all," in which varian has one line (plus an "eh" which i love now, but couldn't tell was him when i first listened XD)—and i was instantly just like: who's that.

have i listened to this one line on loop? you bet.

so i started watching the show—and loved varian from episode one—so naturally, i decide to look up the voice actor. it was jeremy....surprise. except...i didn't actually become obsessed right then. if anything, i was a little weirded out that this tiny boy was voiced by a 30-something year old man 😂 (but it's voice acting, so i was just like: wow, he did a great job 🤩...i'm going to go resume loving varian).

okay and then he sang. i knew he was good from his one line in "through it all", but wOW. adfasjkjaskfjd, on repeat forever and ever.

yes he was

that's not when i became (jeremy) obsessed either XD.

okay...and then a bunch of life stuff/circumstances kind of collided, and let's just say that i was feeling extremely lonely while also struggling with grief. i think there was about a two week period of this before i started actually bouncing back, and i had just reached the end of s1. now tts was doing a good job with bringing much needed happiness in my life, but...s2 had a very noticeable varian-shaped hole in it 😒.

that's when i turned to jeremy jordan youtube. it started off (the first hour) pretty mild—just some of his disney medleys, or the greatest showman video, or just the ones with millions of views—but it very quickly turned into a full out jeremy jordan youtube spiral™️ XD.

i must put this in your face again

i think in part, i latched on so quickly because jeremy and i are actually very similar people in general. i think at the point of extreme change that i was in at the time, it was just nice to "know" someone who was like me—and it definitely helped that there was easy access to extensive jj content. on a slightly different note, this is absolutely the reasoning behind the fact that if i had a chance to see jeremy live, i would choose one of his concerts over, say, gatsby—i am obsessed with jeremy jordan as jeremy jordan XD (hello akp).

literally me (i grew up in california by the way XD)

anyways, fast forward ~3 months, and i joined tumblr 😆...and we all know what happened after that. honestly, not a bad decision in my mind (at least so far), despite being very anti-social media my whole life. i've gotten to chat and obsessively geek out with so many great people, and i'm just so grateful for that 💕.

i've still only watched s1 of supergirl...and many youtube clips

[chronciallylivard]

I N T R O B E L O W

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THIS BLOG WILL INCLUDE :

FANDOM POSTS

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AND MUCH MORE!

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NEWSISES

TEGM

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MIGHTY DUCKS

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KARMALAND

IT

IT 2

STRANGER THINGS

MY LITTLE PONY

CRAIG OF THE CREEK

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THIS IS A SAFE SPACE SO THE FOLLOWING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED :

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ABLEISM

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THATS IT! < 3

[burtonsdoodles]

Returning with that PART TWO of random newsies notes I've accumulated from the various visits I've made but never got around to posting... I'm gonna be back there for two shows this week so I figured let's actually get them posted... y'know, before the show completely finishes...

There became a bit of a crutchie focus to nearly all of these...

(5th March - RICHMOND)

A little something I noticed that I think differs from the other interpretations which I find actually quite compelling is when crutchie returns from the refuge - there’s no significant costume change (i.e. a fresh new shirt) or signs he has been cleaned up a bit - he remains in the very state he would be after however long he stays in the refuge. There’s no evidence of a quick scrub or fresh clothes to get him away from the grime of his ordeal - in fact, after greeting him with hugs, crutchie turns his back to greet some others, and there’s a number of newsies who silently scoff at just how bad he smells - and considering they’re probably not the sweetest smelling bunch on a good day - crutchie must really really stink for such a reaction. This makes for an intriguing change as it doesn’t give the pristine ending where the wealthy politician frees the children, closes the nasty place with the nasty man and makes everything all well and good… no, Roosevelt puts an end to the refuge and Snyder but the traumas they caused are still there., crutchie wears a smile but the effects of such an experience are still there and aren't going to just vanish because he's not in the refuge anymore*, the show doesn’t sugarcoat things by presenting a new sparkling crutchie who’s had a bit of care shown to him before being returned to his newsie life… he’s beaten, battered and grotty, and despite his friends being beyond pleased to see him returned - even they can’t ignore just how bad a condition he’s in...

(16th April - BROOKLYN)

*Adding to this point - being sat in Brooklyn I had a way better view of Ducketts face and let me tell you, the emotional responses he gave during his return and, more specifically, Snyders arrest were utter GOLD! As Roosevelt addresses snyders evil deeds, crutchie is facing the restained Snyder with a bit of a smug smile on his face, but that smile drops immediately when the ex-warden suddenly lurches towards him threateningly... if he hadn't been restrained you can imagine he'd have gone in to hit him or something. with that crutchie recoils, turning himself away from the man with a look of pure terror, frozen in place but surely wishing he could run and escape still. I can't say what Dawes's face was actually doing, as Snyders back was to us, but I picture he had his evil eyes on crutchies the whole time, boring into him, silently threatening the poor kid and maintaining his dominance over him despite the fact he's currently the one losing everything. crutchie seems trapped between wanting to hide from the man and being unable to get out of that menacing stare which ensnares him as the scene continues. As Roosevelt finally orders for Snyder to be taken away, there was a split second where it looked like crutchie may just stay silenced by the man... but of course, he doesn't. you could see the courage build up in him as he asks the governor if he can do the honours, and as he does he finally reclaims his power from the man and sends him to his hopefully miserable fate... but it doesn't end there, as everyone cheers and Roosevelt continues, crutchie remains on Snyder, following him halfway down the ramp, watching as he disappears out of sight, but for crutchie he's not out of sight, he'll never be out of sight because the memories are still there, the fear, the traumas still remain trapped in his eyes even as their source is removed from ever being a threat again. there is so much unspoken pain present in that moment - still too raw to escape - unlike everyone else, he can't let it go to cheer for their victory or take his mind off the man even when he's gone. Duckett holds this beat for such an extended amount of time and I was sat there, totally enthralled by his performance thinking, will you ever break from it... like this wasn't my 6th time seeing the show live and knowing exactly how things play out... eventually, he's able to pull himself out of that darkness and find his way back to the light, turning toward his friends family and the ones who hold him most dear. in this section of a scene alone, Duckett proved just how incredible an actor he is, giving so much depth to this character beyond what I've ever seen before. For me he really brings across the idea that despite the show's story ending happily that doesn't mean crutchies troubles are over - the lives of the characters live beyond the narrative. it's a happy ending, not necessarily a happily ever after - the ups and downs will continue for everyone beyond this particular narrative... which is obviously always the case, but it's not always the case that you acknowledge that once the story finishes - or at least that's the case with me anyway... so yeah, basically after all that, I stand by my opinion that Duckett plays a perfect crutchie and is just incredible to watch!! moving on...

(5th March - RICHMOND)

When Cathrine first encounters the newsies during carrying the Banner and is having her moment with Jack, buttons swipes the handkerchief from the pocket of whomever she’s with darcy, he takes it and drops it into crutchies outstretch hat without being noticed and crutchie replaces the hat back on his head and darcy is none the wiser… that handkerchief is then tucked into one of crutchies pockets throughout the show… I love seeing the teamwork between the newsies and being shown just how crafty and mischievous they are with all the thieving they do - especially in carrying the banner!

Unscripted moments…

(29th November - FLUSHING)

On the first night, Duckett dropped his nickel after his “I gotta nickel” moment with Catherine and it rolled out in front of him - I swear there was this solid beat of silence as it did and I was sat there wondering are you going to leave it or get up and get it back..? instead he chose a third option - he grabbed his crutch and used it to reach out and stealthily slide the nickel back into his grasp with a happy little smile to himself -- like hed just achieved the unachievable and saved his most treasured possession from the grip of doom. It was so cute and kinda hilarious -- he was just so proud of having this nickel and then immediately loses it and then has this little side quest to rescue it again without drawing attention to himself... honestly, words don't do justice to why this was so funny to me - but it cracked me up and the memory still makes me chuckle! I was genuinely gutted when it didn’t happen again!

(30th November - MANHATTAN)

There were a lot of missed catches on the second night compared to the first - but each one was performed through without feeling like a mistake. The funniest moment was when Jack throws the money back to Pulitzer but Michael totally missed and it instead flew right past Cameron and landed off stage in/by the audience, without missing a beat and keeping completely in character, Cameron just turned on his heel, strode authoritatively over to the edge of the stage and gave a commanding nod for the audience member to throw the money back to him which they did and he went straight back to business… then when it was Pulitzers bowing moment he thanked whoever threw the money - it was so great.

(28th December - MANHATTAN)

Crutchie was giving his papers out to the audience but because a few people wanted the last one he just threw it out into our area of the audience and yelled "FIGHT!" he's quite the trouble causer that Duckett and I love him for it!!

(14th April - BROOKLYN)

Now this possibly has happened when I’ve seen the show before but I was in a weird headspace during this performance and this particular thing really caught me off guard so I’m including it here… after letter from the refuge, crutchie is without his crutch and is therefore helped off stage by mark/mike - a detail I absolutely love the inclusion of, along with actually seeing crutchie give the letter to specs who then passes it on to Jack *chefs kiss* perfection… but I digress… now maybe because I was in Brooklyn things seemed louder or I was just really on edge (for reasons I still do not know why), but as crutchie and Mike did what they do and made their way down the ramp, Duckett full on DECKED IT (or at least it certainly sounded like he did) - and I was like HOLY SHIT! And for a full-on moment, my brain went into a tailspin of Oh my god did he just genuinely hurt himself - what's going to happen - is he okay - is someone gonna have to go on for him... and then I remembered that this is crutchie were talking about, who isn’t on again until the end of the show - so probably not... and then I remembered that I’m actually pretty sure he has stumbled on that bit before to y'know highlight just how terrible a shape the refuge has put him in and emphasise that crutchie is definitely not ok... so yeah, Duckett was probably fine and totally meant to do what he did… like I said, weirdly on edge throughout that entire performance and that fall caught me off guard MASSIVELY... 👍

Anyway... on that note, I'm gonna make this the end of PART TWO and going to continue things in a PART THREE...

PART ONE

[mushiimune]

ill go digging for gold through my old newsie writing docs for you pookiebears whos in

[i-got-poisenality]

headcanons are great because i can just watch a musical and say “you there, sir, you are transgender” and the only basis is i relate to this guy a little too hard so he’s transmasc and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop me

[sailforvalinor]

You ever have that thing happen where a bit of character dialogue or the way a specific character says a phrase gets so integrated into your psyche that you start using it in everyday conversation but you don’t even realize you’re doing it

I just realized I’ve been saying “IT’S OVER!” like Strong Bad from Homestar runner for possibly like seven years

[muckety-mucks-i-s-goin-delux]

Do y'all consider all versions of Jack that is Jack Kelly as a character a bad dancer or does it depends who are you picturing (that played him) in your head?

Is it universally agreed (thanks JerJor) that Jack can't dance or do you have different headcanons?