#htdio musical

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happy trails 'how to dance in ohio' (12/10/23 - 02/11/24)

we all deserve a second chance, so welcome to the second-chance-dance!

#how to dance in ohio #htdio #broadwayedit #theatreedit #musicaledit #htdio musical #made by me** #a cute show </3 gonna miss it! the cast is The show imo like i hope all their careers skyrocket!!! #amelia fei especially hehehehe i just adore her i want her to play eurydice so badly #throw liam in as orpheus while ur at it

[thetisming]

spent all day making bracelets!!

my favourite musicals!!

close ups:

aaaaaand heres all my &j ones:

i had fun!!

#& juliet #& juliet musical #&j #and juliet #and juliet musical #juliet musical #rent #rent musical #wicked #wicked musical #how to dance in ohio #htdio #htdio musical #ohio musical #harmony #harmony musical #harmony a new musical #falsettos #falsettos musical #moulin rouge #ride the cyclone #rtc #rtc musical #broadway #theatre kid

[the-river-rix]

Shout out to the like five other people in the how to dance in Ohio trenches

#I love hyperfixating on niche media with like five ppl in the fandom #it’s always really specific musicals too #htdio musical #htdio #how to dance in Ohio #this is like bandstand and Dwsa and bapo all over again #audhd

[azrantimes]

Posting my silly little edit on here

#how to dance in ohio #how to dance in ohio musical #htdio #ohio musical #htdio musical #spectrum club 7

[homosexual-newsboy]

Ohio obsession anyone?

And then I said thank you prayers for the blend option, paint bucket, color match, and reference images

(read tags lol it explains the random shift in art style)

#as you may notice my art style is not a solid thing #but ive been working on this one since Christmas so thats why it looks better than my casual paper art and two hour digital art otherwise #THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE OH MY GOSH #htdio musical #htdio #how to dance in ohio #how to dance in ohio musical #remy centered art because yes #i spent weeks #weeks i tell you #you see how carolines soul like shifted out of her body lmao #accident that i could not bring myself to fix bc i find it funny #sorry for posting about htdio so much

[backstage-autorin]

I can't stop thinking about the HTDIO scene where the characters read the blog post

Content note: the quotes from the blog post will have ableism in them, which is called out in the context of the show but may not be what people want to see on their tumblr feeds.

I've seen the show twice, once in early January and again at the closing performance, so I didn't pick up on everything (unfortunately I forgot what Tommy's line was and until my 2nd time seeing it I misremembered which character had a specific line.) The first time I saw it I felt the breath get sucked out of the room at the opening line that Dr. Amigo read; I didn't get quite the same feeling the 2nd time but I saw it but I feel like the closing show was more fans seeing it one last time/who had seen it already and had somewhat braced themselves for the scene. (That being said, the 2nd audience cheered more when Remy's livestream included the phrase "Nothing about us without us, while I heard less of a reaction from the audience my 1st time).

But one thing that stands out to me about that scene is how the lines are perfectly crafted to tie into the characters' storylines and hurt each character individually.

To break it down by character with the caveat that the quotes are gonna be incomplete paraphrases(in alphabetical order except for Drew because I remember his line being last in the scene):

Caroline: "most will never marry or have children" (a few scenes ago she was singing about hanging family pictures down the hallway with Jay) (when I first saw the show I thought this was Marideth's line, tying into her conversation with her dad about dressing like Santa for her hypothetical future children)

Jessica: "most may never be able to live on their own" (throughout the show she has been working on trying to move out of her mother's house by learning life skills like cooking and the fact that her crush on Tommy is partly due to her search for a boyfriend who can drive so she no longer has to use unreliable government transport)

Marideth: "the nightclub is full of loud noises that can cause meltdowns and tantrums" (Marideth's sensory issues are prominent throughout the show--her opening line is an opinion of the scent of soap, she hates zippers that touch her skin [at least that's my interpretation of hoodie zippers being ok when dress zippers are bad] and the loud sounds in the diner stress her out. However, we also see that she has strategies to deal with unpleasant sensory input, like noise-canceling headphones)

Mel: "kings and queens for one night" (erases their existence as a nonbinary person)

Drew: "when you think you can't do something, think of the young boy with autism asking a girl to dance" (not gonna lie I also saved this one for last because there's so much to unpack. Given the fact that Drew is a high school senior, "young boy" is pure infantilization. At the end of Act 1, we see him want to ask Marideth to the dance but end up asking her if she wants to borrow his book about Pangea instead. In the long run this works because the book helps Marideth process her feelings for Drew, but in the short run the article line looks like it was written to taunt Drew for chickening out at the last second. This line in the article also ties back into the beginning of the song under control, when Drew contemplates his life thus far and the pressure he feels to "be the poster child for if he can then you can")

I just feel like the way the lines are individually crafted to each character's storyline needs to be talked about. Also if anyone can remember what Tommy's line was (with or without a connection to his storyline) that would be appreciated.

#how to dance in ohio #htdio #htdio musical #actually neurodiverse #actually autistic #ableism #scriptwriting #musical theatre #broadway #fan theory

[ashleywool]

"I LOVED THAT SHOW"

I wore my How to Dance in Ohio hoodie to church today. It's Palm Sunday and we did our customary palm procession from Duffy Square into the building, which is nice and all except winter decided to come back and bite my skin off again...so that sweatshirt seemed like the best choice as warm enough for the weather + can fit under my choir robe + won't get swelteringly uncomfortable once we're inside at the service. It did the job. Truly the ultimate transition piece. Get yours today while supplies last.

At fellowship afterwards, someone from the congregation that I didn't know--she's only in NYC part of the year--pointed out my sweatshirt and said "I LOVED THAT SHOW!"

It took her a moment to recognize me (she initially confused me for Madison, which, yeah that happens, I'll never be mad about it), and we had a lovely chat about the show. And what I noticed after walking away was...the subject of autism, or me being autistic, didn't come up at all.

I love and cherish the advocacy aspect of my work on HTDIO. I love and cherish the opportunity it gave me to be the autistic representation I wished I'd had growing up. But I have to say, it was SO nice to have someone, a total stranger, talking about the show and loving the show independent of The Autism Part.

It was wonderful being part of discussions about diverse representation, and I will never turn down opportunities to eagerly participate in those conversations. But I really wanted us to stick around long enough that the "novelty" aspect of "autistic characters played by autistic actors" (or even "canonically nonbinary/genderqueer characters") would wear off sufficiently for more people, so they could focus on the story and the characters and the music and all the other things that make our show great irrespective of the Representation aspect.

I've had a ROUGH few weeks, y'all. Truthfully, I've been going through one of the worst depressive episodes of my life. Aside from the obvious grief factor and logistical stressors, it turns out that post-operative depression is absolutely a thing. While I'd like to think I'm cognitively and emotionally mature enough to handle this level of change, especially considering how lucky I am to have robust support systems in family, friends, and healthcare practitioners, my very autistic nervous system has had a difficult time letting the sympathetic part cooperate with the parasympathetic part. So I've been a ball of tension, exhaustion, and worst of all, that soul-sucking apathy where nothing seems enjoyable or interesting, but maybe it would be if I had the energy to be interested.

It's helped to find a great physical therapy clinic that is giving me comprehensive, multi-pronged care and NOT charging me copays (because apparently my insurance pays them excellently--thank you, Equity-League and Cigna). It's helped that I got back in touch with a therapist I had seen years ago on BetterHelp (she's since left the platform and honestly, GOOD FOR HER). It's helped that I have parents with the means to help me out financially--and, crucially, the means to keep me accountable without resorting to pressure and guilt-tripping. It's helped to still live in a city where financial assistance isn't excruciatingly hard to come by if all else fails (at least compared to other states). It's helped to have agents submitting me for tons of exciting projects, and having several cabarets and readings to look forward to in this time of transition. It's helped to have a really chill, supportive church community keeping me spiritually grounded without buying into the yt American evangelical toxicity. It's helped to have my cats.

But sometimes, what makes me the happiest of all, is hearing "I LOVED THAT SHOW!"

I'll never not be proud to be known for How to Dance in Ohio and everything we stood for. I'm proud that the love was real, and the quality of the material reflected and reverberated that love. I'm proud of the representation aspect, and I'm proud that it wasn't just about that. And people who saw it, saw all of that.

It's so comforting to know that we shared this show with enough people that it's going to continue to matter.

People aren't going to forget.

I love that for us.

By the way, it was too cold to really show it off, but this is the shirt I wore underneath the sweatshirt. :)

#how to dance in ohio #htdio #broadway #musical theatre #spectrum club 7 #htdio musical

[oh-look-another]

how to ask a girl out? because if i don’t ask this girl out,,, i know ill. regret my cowardice. for all eternity!!!

- me, 13, had no idea what aromatic was, thinking that if i didn’t like boys i had to like girls

#aromantic #htdio #htdio musical #can u tell waves and wires is my fav song from the album

[chobbits]

I'm so obsessed with the way Imani sings "formal wear is a trap to conform, two binary genders being the norm" in how to dance in ohio (the song lol) I wish I could listen to just that part on loop...I don't like the start of the song so I get annoyed Looping it 😭 I just want the spectrum 7 singing at the end

#htdio #how to dance in ohio #ohio musical #htdio musical #mel htdio #mel

[thesquirrelqueer]

I cannot stress this enough that how to dance in ohio is about autistic YOUNG ADULTS. not kids. remy is the only character who is under the age of 18. it is so important that the show be known as being about autistic adults because so often autism is seen as something that only affects kids or when we do become adults we are almost always infantilized. how to dance in ohio is about YOUNG ADULTS, not KIDS

#htdio #how to dance in ohio #musicals #broadway #shut up dani

[thetisming]

hello @ashleywool

#UNIONIZE !! #jivorce gifs #divorce gifs #divorce gif #htdio #how to dance in ohio #jessica htdio #caroline htdio #htdio musical #i dont even have the context for this but ashley asked me to make it so of course i said yes #and now it has been made

[the-river-rix]

Feeling feelings over the closing show building momentum opt up

#ily Liam Pearce #I miss htdio #htdio #htdio musical #how to dance in ohio #pls give him best lead come Tony’s season #building momentum

[azrantimes]

So funny story(+ my love for htdio)

I'm disabled, I'm autistic and a wheelchair user, and I'm a theater kid. I'm also from Belgium, a country with minimal theater culture. I'm turning 18 this year and my birthday gift was a trip to NYC to see musicals and other stuff.

My parents have been saying that for a while now, since my health was shit and I had missed out on a lot because of that, but for some reason I wasn't that excited anymore, except for one thing.

How To Dance In Ohio. I fell in love with the highlights album and was counting the days till I could see it in April, but then the closing announcement came 3 weeks in advance.

I was sad, but gotten over it as best as I could in a few days but my excitement for my birthday trip dwindled, but my mom, even with my protests, rescheduled it and we were going to NYC with a week notice.

So I actually ended up seeing the 2nd to last performance of HTDIO, and I had the best time. My mom even told me that she understood me more after it. So after the show I was super excited and wanted to go to stagedoor, but due to accidents it took longer to get out and I had a full on meltdown because I could hear the cheers from outside.

I was still in tears when we finally left the theater and Jean Christian complimented my bag but I just couldn't reply (that made my day a little better though!). There were so many people outside the theater, but this lovely lady, without me asking, helped me navigate through the crowd (my wheelchair has 2 parts, so it's especially hard to navigate through crowds) and actually got me very close to stagedoor when I was stopped by Dr Amigo (the real one.)

I was still in tears and I don't know If he noticed but he asked me for a picture and complimented me and we talked for a while when he said he was going to talk to the cast and get them to come see me.

I didn't want to get my hopes up, but sure enough a woman who was closer to the door than me told me that they were talking about me and knew I was there and a little later Liam came to me and the rest of the 7 (except Madison and Conor) followed and I got signatures and pictures with them all. What started as a nightmare ended up being a miracle, so I'm super grateful for Dr Amigo and the cast. (Shout-out to Ashley who was very shocked I came all the way from Belgium haha)

#how to dance in ohio musical #how to dance in ohio #htdio #htdio musical #broadway #this was such a sureal experience and I'm so grateful #i don't know if this makes sense #i hope so #still don't know how tumblr works

[homosexual-newsboy]

What if what if what if what if i cosplayed Remy when I go to How to Dance in Ohio in March? What if I did that? I'm so going to do that.

#htdio #how to dance in ohio #htdio musical #how to dance in ohio musical #i have curly hair i can make it work

[ashleywool]

Possible fanfiction prompt:

A reboot of Gilligan's Island, but the seven castaways are the Spectrum Club 7 from How to Dance in Ohio.

Gilligan = Tommy (friendly, means well, tries hard, but kind of chaotic and likely to ruin things, usually seen in red)

Skipper = Drew (charismatic, good leader, but knows how to delegate when necessary, usually seen in blue, also I just like the idea of him clonking Tommy on the head a lot)

Professor = Marideth (more intellectual than emotional, has a vast knowledge of facts about pretty much everything, most likely to figure out how to do anything...except fix the boat)

Thurston Howell III = Remy (highly influential and well-connected, could be morally corrupt but chooses not to be, the most likely to pack an absurd amount of "necessary" possessions to keep with them on a three-hour tour)

Eunice Howell = Mel (stronger than they seem, wiser than you expect, protective maternal energy, also I just like the idea of Mel and Remy being married because probably what happened is Remy got rich and famous from influencer income and married Mel so that they could afford to leave Paws & Claws and have a better life with adequate healthcare and that's the wholesome queer aro/ace love story we deserve)

Ginger Grant = Jessica (is a star, knows she's a star, knows that you know she's a star, acts accordingly)

Mary Ann = Caroline (sweet, wholesome, has a toxic ex, bffs with Jessica, and people totally like her better than Jessica, but don't tell Jessica)

cc: @traderjoesfan2008 @indigogirl420 @wakanda-never

#how to dance in ohio #broadway #htdio #spectrum club 7 #musical theatre #actually autistic #htdio musical #jessica htdio #drew htdio #remy htdio #caroline htdio #marideth htdio #mel htdio #tommy htdio #gilligan's island