Firmly back in my Newsies hyperfixation (thank you mini-bang) so I’ve been going through all the old cast videos again and I just have to say my favorite genre of group photos are the ones where no two people are dressed like they’re going to the same place
Evan’s on his way to a desk job, Jacob is a plus one at a wedding for people he’s never met before, Tommy is giving thirteen-year-old boy’s first school dance, Iain is giving thirteen-year-old girl’s first celebrity crush, and Aaron is that one guy in your college algebra class who wears sandals every day no matter the weather and plays guitar in the dorm lobby at 11:00pm on a Tuesday no I do not accept criticim.
One thing I’ve learned through my years of consuming live theatre and bootlegs of live theatre is that you can almost always tell when someone used to be a Newsie.
They always have this like indescribable quality about how they move even compared to other incredibly well trained dancers. I think it’s just because Newsies is such an insane, other level caliber of dance that it just brings them to another quality of movement.
I don’t know how to describe it. I just know that whenever I watch something the Newsie always stands out.
Livesies!Finch: feral, can and will beat you up, idiot (affectionate), no sleeves no think, uses slingshot like a fidget toy, no time for feelings let’s fight something, chihuahua energy
Uksies!Finch: tired, stressed, this close to having a heart attack at any given moment, trying his best, bites his nails when nervous, is obviously in love with Crutchie but won’t admit it, reminds me of a kitten who fell in the bathtub