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Something I just discovered in the 1992 Newsies movie that makes me love it even more, is in King of New York, and I think it's Snitch.. He helps Boots off the table at one point. 😂 Like, hands on waist and everything. It was so cute! And another cute thing I saw, I've never seen anyone talk about it before, is during the song, in the background, you can see three waiters from Jacobi's and one of them is vibing with the Newsies! It's adorable! 😍😂
Davey: Jack's going to say the wrong thing and get himself punched, can you go after him?
Race: sure, I'd love to see Jack getting punched
Davey: try again
Race: I will stop Jack from getting punched
Jack: smart idea, Race! Was it original?
Race: no, it was my own
Jack, lovingly looking at Crutchie:
Race:
Race: Jack and Crutchie, sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I--
Crutchie, crying:
Race, gently break-dancing his way over to him: what's wrong my son
He would have participated heavily in gay marriage, I also think he would invite Spot to participate with him in gay marriage
rip racetrack higgins you would have loved gay marriage
I get shivers anytime I hear this line
“once and for all we won’t carry no banners that don’t spell freedom” might be the craziest lyric i’ve ever heard are you kidding me
Anyone else up for playing this?
MONOPOLY ~Newsies Broadway Edition!
Game pieces >
Hat - Les
Art palette - Jack kelly
Newsies sash - Davey jacobs
Type writter - Katherine
Cigar - Racetrack
Crutch - Crutchie
Feather fan - Bowurey beauty's
Glass of seltzer - Albert
Instead of Monopoly money they have to use coins
Instead of community chest it would be Headline board
If you land on go to jail it would be called Get sent to the refuge by snyder
If you have the crutch you have to stay in jail intell there are only 2 people left in the game 3 if you count the person who just got back in the game, but you have to pay 60 cents since your safe.
Free parking space would be changed to Get away from the bulls
Just visiting will be changed to Helping escape the refuge and if you choose to help someone escape you would have to either role doubles or pay 60 cents to get them out of the refuge.
Also one of the fun cards would be called "Startin a strike" you would have to throw the coins in the air from the bank and try to get more money
The middle of the board is newsies square
Some of the properties would be,
Santa fe
(Basically all of the places in New York that had newsies)
And medda's theater
And more places from the show
If you get passed go you get 200 and it'll be known as "Carryin' the banner"
There will be a couple spots on the board where you get into trouble with the dalanceys. You have to pick one other person to roll one dice and if you roll higher then them your safe but if they roll higher then you you loose 50 cents. But if you get a tie you both pay 25.
If you loose it's not bankruptcy... It's loosin' the strike
Also whoever wins the game is "The King of new york"
Thank you for listening to my Ted talk.
(The broadway Edition!!)
Try Central Park it’s guaranteed
try bottle alley or the harbor 🤷🤷🤷
Its currently almost 3 am and Im to tired to find this exact moment so im reblogging this with plans to find out in the morning!
Am I delusional or does Spot(1992sies) call Race ‘Rae’ during the Jack scabbing scene????
IF NOT THATS ACTUALLY SO CUTEHEKEHRKWVR
If so petition for Spot to start calling Race ‘Rae’ in fanworks and shit/J
spot : Being gay is a constant battle between "I wish to sit on a window bench with my lover, our legs tangling as we listen to the birds" and "Hey, let's go throw rocks at fascists" and I think that's very sexy of us.
racetrack : If the window's open and you time it right, you can do both.
Newsies hc’s??
(I'm sorry this took so long oml 😭🙏)
word count: 535
[Warnings: mentions of alchohol/getting drunk?]
Newsies General Headcanons!
♤ It's no shock that every Christmas eve the newsies of Manhattan and Brooklyn have a big ol' snowball fight. Winter while being a newsie is hard, but they manage to find fun moments in it, minus the huddling for warmth and setting fires that accidentally do more harm then good (lookin at you, Albert.)
♧ what is a shock is that they take it a tad bit too seriously.
◇ Race has betrayed Manhattan's team to partner with Brooklyn, he aims to win. despite there being no prize.
♡ Davey has made an igloo of safety. it was supposed to he for him and Les but Les left him to go battle.
♤ so far, Brooklyn has won every snowball fight. Jack aims to change that though, he is a very sore loser when it comes to petty games.
♧ but enough about winter, what about summer!? summer with the newsies is...well, hell.
◇all boys in the lodging house wander around in their boxers and nothing more. (what a shocker.)
♡ there have been many occasions where Race, Jack, Finch, Albert, Spot, and hell- sometimes even Davey! have broken into a random person's pool while the owners were out on vacation.
♤ pray theese guys dont find a public pool, all hell will be broke loose and they will be kicked out and banned for life.
♧ Spot and his gang are chillin in the summer because they can easily access a bunch of boardwalks, lakes, beaches, and docks.
◇ Race always comes to visit, ot pisses the hell out of Spot (it doesn't.)
♡ during the more bearable seasons, they often storm Davey's house and watch movies, play games, or raid his pantry.
♤ one time, they all went to an arcade. it was a magical experience.
♧ They were kicked out for hogging machines and wrecking havoc, but it was still magical. and they left with lots of prizes.
◇ they enjoy their fair share of board games, there's two game nights every week, usually randomly and spontaneously.
♡ they also go to the horse tracks a lot, usually forced by Race. but they enjoy it anyway and Race rants about his hyper fixation of horses for hours. no one really stops him, that'd be mean :(
♤ one time while one too many newsies were drunk, they tried to run into the tracks and pet one of the horses. they have a bounty on their heads, but they always escape it.
♧ they 100% give eachother haircuts, make clothes and plushies for one another, and cook together. it's always chaotic, but it's fun.
◇ whenever a newsie has a crush, the others wont shut up about it and constantly make fun of whoever it is, while also trying to wingman at the same time. tens of newsboys wingmaning isnt the best plan, though.
♡ lastly, davey reads all the new bedtime stories every time he stays over at the lodging house with Les- its started off as him reading for Les, but everyone else just kinda tuned in. he also brings them snacks and money he steals from his parents, and takes care of sick or younger newsies.
♤♧◇♡
Hope gou enjoyed! sorry I took forever, meah mwah love you!
~Xoxo, Ari
newsies song starts
newsies: adjust hat, take off hat and put it back on, adjust vest, hit the guy next to you, point to the sky for a second, smile in that sideways way when their actors are tryna do an accent, if youre race: take cigar out of mouth and then put it back, does a flip, hit the guy next to you
newsies song ends
Race:Spot, wanna see how hard core I am?
(Punches wall)
Race:*clutching fist* Take me to the hospital.
Race: *to spot* Your probably one of the most beautiful people in the world and you don't even know it.
Spot: Oh no. I know it.
THE FANCY CLAM WITH THE POILE INSIDE
u are either a ‘poor guys head is spinning’ newsie fan or a ‘the would is ya erster’ newsie fan there is no in between
so Newsies is hands-down one of my all-time favorite musicals, and while I’ve always liked the idea of Sprace, @crystallizedtwilight‘s art had really made me fall in love with the ship. I rewatched the musical yesterday, and OH MY GODDESS there were so many little hints of them and I was happy
the muse was happy too.
also, HAPPY PRIDE !!!! <333333
I drew Ben Cook, who plays Racetrack Higgins from Newsies, for my Broadway loving best friend.
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If Newsies characters had tiktok:
Jack- probably trying to start a strike on the app
Davey- doesn’t post just has it
Race- re-enacts encounters he’s had
Crutchie- one of the people who comes up on your fyp and makes your day
Spot- honestly probably thirst traps
Albert, JoJo, Mush, Specs- share a group account and either post memes or dance
Katherine- posts daily news
Sarah- dances and posts transition videos
Delancys- posts basic white boy shit and are problematic
Medda- one of the voice and acting teachers who makes short tip videos
Ik I missed some bare with me :)
newsies as things my friends have said!
Jack: I just got cockblocked by Shakespeare
Race: Your in the cult you stay in the cult
Crutchie: What’s your sexuality? Vibin’
Spot: No let me beat myself up
Albert: You said your AirPods were dead now you're listening to shrek without me
Romeo: I’m going to pick you up romantically and throw you at the mirror
Jack: I’m good he’s good I’m trying to think of other things I’ve shoved up my ass
Katherine: Why are they prancing around in their little tights I can see their calf muscles
Davey: Thank you for serenading Me
Pulitzer (mocking the newsies): I’m a poor orphan boy with no hand eye coordination please by a newspaper from me
Les: The boys just started kissing
Medda: Jeff what the fuck are you playing at Jeff
Oscar: I will carry you away… by your legs