#broadwaycon

[uppastthejelliclemoon]

BESTIES I’VE BEEN HERE FOR AN HOUR AND I’M FUCKING THRIVING AT BROADWAYCON

#LOOK AT THE CATS STUFF #the way i screamed when I saw the hal it’s about cats pin #i’m so happy rn #broadwaycon #cats the musical

[thatjessiwills]

We cant WAIT until Peter Pan Goes Wrong takes over Broadway!!!!

Here is a throwback to our cosplay 'going wrong' when we visited the "Play that goes wrong" on broadway!

#tory hatcher is peter pan #peter pan goes wrong #peter pan #peter pan broadway #peter pan musical #peter pan cosplay #musical theater cosplay #musical theater #goes wrong show #the play that goes wrong #broadwaycon #wendy darling

[high-quality-tiktoks]

The actual panel and remembering i cant sit next to George Salazar in class.

#video #tiktok #tiktoks #funny #lmao #broadway #theatre #broadwaycon #the lightning thief #the lightning thief musical #percy jackson #pjo #percy jackson and the olympians #chris mccarrell #george salazar #chrismzcarrell

[ashleywool]

How to Dance in Ohio is going to BROADWAY! Also, hi, I'm Ashley.

So I guess I should start using this account to talk about it, and tell the people who I am and what I'm about.

I'm told that Tumblr is the go-to platform these days for people who just want to blog like we did in the Old Internet Days, but also have an audience that includes people under the age of Limewire. Sooo here I am.

The briefing: I'm Ashley Wool, I live in NYC, and I'm playing Jessica in the upcoming Broadway musical How to Dance in Ohio. I've wanted to be on Broadway ever since I was old enough to know what that meant. I was diagnosed in 2008 with what was at the time called Asperger's syndrome--I don't use that term anymore for many reasons, which I'll probably get into at a later date--and I thought that being autistic spelled certain death for my performing career. So I didn't talk about it for over a decade.

My decision to start talking about it more publicly was catalyzed when Greta Thunberg started becoming a public figure. When I was a kid, I was hardcore invested in anything related to environmental conservation. 50 Simple Things You Can Do To Save the Earth was basically my Bible. In fifth grade, for a science project, I recreated the greenhouse effect using glass jars to demonstrate the impact of climate change to my peers. As you can probably imagine, I was bullied pretty mercilessly--and this was long before anybody had floated "autism" as a possibility for me. I just knew I was "weird." When I saw that happening to Greta on a worldwide scale, and saw people using her autistic neurology (which she was out and proud about) as an excuse to disparage and discredit her further, I realized how cowardly I had been to allow my own internalized ableism to keep me in the disclosure closet. If this brave and brilliant teenage girl could own her neurology in the face of millions of haters, who the heck was I to not stand up and be counted as an autistic person in front of a comparatively tiny audience of Facebook friends, most of whom already knew me and loved me?

It took me a while to find my footing as an autistic self-advocate, to work out the most productive ways to use my voice within and around those circles, but I think I have a pretty good handle on it nowadays. Like any autistic person, I've got plenty of trauma stories, but I never wanted to be the "trauma influencer" who centered my advocacy around my own negative experiences and talked over people who thought or felt differently about similar experiences they or their children have had. I also never wanted to deny or discount the privilege I experience as a cis white woman who is verbal and able-bodied and grew up in Westchester County and always had support systems for the struggles I do face, financial and otherwise.

Indeed, I hope that a cornerstone of my advocacy will be championing all the support systems I was lucky enough to have, and making sure that I do everything in my power to help differently-marginalized autistic people of all ages (and the people who love them, educate them, and employ them) receive the same support.

I hope that people will look at the success I've managed to achieve and instead of attributing it exclusively to my "being talented and working hard and never giving up," they will say, "this is what an autistic person can achieve when they are accommodated and supported, and autistic people don't need to be originating roles on Broadway like Ashley Wool or winning Nobel Peace Prizes like Greta Thunberg or [insert high achievement here] to be inherently worthy of that support."

Mostly, I just want to let the world know that autistic people already exist in every conceivable industry and every conceivable circle. Including musical theatre.

#how to dance in ohio #broadway #musical theatre #spectrum club 7 #actually autistic #broadwaycon

[tending-the-hearth]

fully contemplating buying a ticket to broadwaycon on july JUST so i can go to the between the lines proshoot screening 🥺🥺🥺🥺

#it’s $86 for a day pass #which #for a con #is not terrible #broadway #broadwaycon #between the lines

[ethanslaterupdates]

Ethan Slater at BroadwayCon (January, 2018)

(See more pics of Ethan 📸)

#ethan slater #the spongebob musical #broadwaycon #dailygingerheads #dailymenedit #photos

[hadsephone]

I'll be at Broadwaycon! I won't be dressing as anyone but I'll likely be in merch. Are you attending?

Yeah I'll be there! Dressed as either Hades, Pierre, or just casually in merch as well.

Would love to take photos with anyone, especially a Persephone (when I'm Hades) or a Natasha/Hélène/Dolokhov/Anatole (when I'm Pierre). But even if you're not dressed up, or dressed up but not as a Hadestown/Malloy character, I'd still love to say hi.

I'm thinking I might also paint my face like a tiger to honor Richard Parker from Life Of Pi one day, cuz I love that show dearly and it closes the same week as Broadwaycon I think?

But yeah - either way hit me up, I'd love to take photos and do things or see shows or even just say hi! It's actually my first time getting to properly attend Broadwaycon, stuff like covid or budget or work schedules fucked me up in the past, but now I'll be around for the whole thing!

#broadwaycon #hadestown #natasha pierre & the great comet of 1812

[lothloriencosplay]

Added rhinestones to the whole outfit, a microphone loop, and bedazzled shoes!

She’s ready for BroadwayCon!

#BroadwayCon #six the musical #six Elizabeth #six the musical cosplay

[bookishbea]

Are you on the spectrum and going to Broadwaycon? Well you will love my program Autism and Broadway: What it means to be a fan of Broadway while on the Spectrum. On July 21st, 11:15 to 12:15. We will be discussing what it means to be a fan of Broadway on the spectrum, info dump about your favorite musicals and just generally have a good time. Anyone is welcome whether you are neurodivergent or neurotypical

#broadwaycon #actuallyautistic #bucketlist #pinch me #i can’t believe this is real

[disneyprincessconcertfans]

In 2019 Susan Egan sang "Home" from Beauty and the Beast for the BroadwayCon opening ceremony.

#susan egan #broadwaycon #broadwaycon2019 #beauty and the beast #belle #hercules #megara #disney #broadway #disney princess concert #broadway princess party #Youtube

[angrylilstar]

#zach bravo #cats the musical #rum tum tugger #cats us tour 6 #broadwaycon

[uppastthejelliclemoon]

truly the most blessed interaction i had the entire day

#cats fans gravitating towards each other in the wild <3 #remember when i said i was going to be the obnoxious cats fan at bwaycon #I SUCCEEDED #but i had many people say they liked my lil pins and my ear headband #and i was like awww ty #but then the skimble cosplayer saw my outfit and knew IMMEDIATELY where the inspo came from #and they got excited abt my lil merchy the merch cat plushy #and i got so so happy #like yes your opinion is the only one that matters to me #cats the musical #broadwaycon

[thatjessiwills]

Wait for me!

Anyone else OBSSESSED with Hadestown?!?!

Persephone Dress by the amazing CeeKayCosplay

Feating Tory Hatcher and Jessi Wills

Location: Hadestown on BROADWAY!

#persephone #hadestown #orpheus #hadestown broadway #hadestown cosplay #musical theater cosplay #musical theater #broadway #broadwaycon #wait for me #way down under the ground

[high-quality-tiktoks]

The chaos. And George Salazar’s surprise appearance on our panel. The og trio.

#video #tiktok #tiktoks #funny #lmao #wtf #theatre #broadway #the lightning thief #the lightning thief musical #pjo #percy jackson #broadwaycon #chris mccarrell #kristin stokes #george salazar #chrismzcarrell

[kenpiercemedia]

Some #latergram scenes from the 2022  #broadwaycon at the #manhattancenter here's #broadway #influencer #toryvagasy #addamsfamily #medialife w #thechronicles of #piercingken #kenpiercemedia (at Manhattan Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgHuXuKLFzm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#latergram #broadwaycon #manhattancenter #broadway #influencer #toryvagasy #addamsfamily #medialife #thechronicles #piercingken #kenpiercemedia

[mercsandmonsters]

Is anyone going to BroadwayCon this summer?

I would love to meet up with you. I'll ask some friends if they want to go.

#the signal in the sky: {out of character} #BroadwayCon #BroadwayCon 2024