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Going Viral animatic (Cut Dear Evan Hansen song)
Really excited about Will Roland as Jeremy, but I'm gonna miss Will Connolly too
Me, if you even care-
I fucking love Nato so much. i hate it. but it's true. I fucking love him so much. I want to get him a little frog onesie and watch him have fun with Mr Pee Pee. and I want to watch him run into his home and take off his pants while moaning and bitching about how he hates wearing them and just like I don't know, depending on what he likes, lay on him, or hug him, or put him underneath a weighted blanket. or watch Pokémon together or something. I want to be surprised by whatever his brain goes to and manifests into. I wanna see him inhale a box of twinkies like they're nothing. I want to build him a house from the bottom up with his little quirks, and like a net that's like a bed with his stuffies like a nest and. I want to cater to him. I want to rub his back and hold him when he has a burnout and I want to take care of him when he goes non verbal and I want to fall asleep listening to him yap about whatever he's into that day. and I want to support him so he can make a schedule however he needs whether it's school or a job for him to not be stressed that he'll be out of a house so that he can just focus on himself and what makes him happy. I fucking love him. I want to bite him in both the cuteness aggression way and in the other way. I want to hear him talk about his junk all day and I want him to analyze and test me to see if I'm a good enough to hold Mr. Pee Pee and I want to go on dates with him and I just love him so much I can't help but to kick my feet and giggle like a school kid.
Used this to explain what a theremin was to the kids I babysit the other day😭😭
I love how Will Roland's Jeremy is just like "😦" for half the show- the way he actually opens his mouth when he's surprised is so silly- I love himmmmm- <3
LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE, NATO <3
AHHHHH- IM SO SICK OF THE BS I SWEAR-
FIRST OF ALL-
He doesn't "act naturally" or "normal" because HE'S AUTISTIC-
Will Roland portrays him as AUTISTIC so he's gonna act AUTISTIC-
ALSOOOO- IT'S BROADWAY, BABE- THEY NEED TO BE OVERDRAMATIC AND VERY EXPRESSIVE OTHERWISE THE PREFORMANCE DOESN'T CARRY THROUGH THE WHOLE THEATRE-
AND ANOTHER THING- Jeremy is supposed to be a "loser"-
he gets bullied and is misunderstood by his peers because he is, well, NOT CHILL-
HE'S "CHALANT" AS HELL-
He gets bullied because he cares about things too much, he's anxious, he's loud-
And in regards to the "can't hold a note for too long"- have you heard Loser, Geek, Whatever? Or More Than Survive? Or Two Player Game??? Song where he holds notes for quite a long time- ALSO- to say that Will Roland can't reach the same notes as Will Connolly is just... not true.
And one of the reasons I think some people think Will Roland is "a worse singer" is because, sometimes, stylistically, Will Roland will use a sort of falsetto/head voice (which I LOVE BTW AND IM SICK OF PEOPLE CALLING OTHER PEOPLE BAD SINGERS BECAUSE THEY USE HEAD VOICE- IT'S BEAUTIFUL, IMPRESSIVE, AND REQUIRES GOOD BREATH CONTROL TO MAKE IT NOT SOUND CRAPPY AND WILL ROLAND DOES IT AMAZINGLY) like when he says "hero" and "Rob Dinero" (idk if that's how you spell it 😭) in More Than Survive.
It's not that he's a bad singer, he is taking the brunt of his voice during those parts and also, given that it's this little solo/soliloquy moment for Jeremy, I think that Will Roland's choice to use a light head voice there is perfectly well-placed. It feels kinda personal, I guess. And I love it <3
Not to say that Will Connolly's way of singing it isn't also great. It's awesome! But like, guys, we can't keep getting pissed when a new actor in a show doesn't have the exact same singing voice as the original 😭 That's just silly, guys. 😭
(LIKE WHEN PEOPLE GOT PISSED AT ELIZABETH TEETER'S LYDIA FOR SOUNDING TOO MUSICAL THEATRE-Y?? LIKE. HUH?!? GUYS, IT'S BROADWAY- WHAT DO YOU MEANNN??? Sorry, I have feelings- Also, Shoutout to Elizabeth Teeter, btw, cuz' she slayed <3)
Anywaysss- back to Will Roland's voice- he is very much capable of hitting the notes that Will Conolly hits- if not higher (IT'S NOT A COMPETION THO, GUYS- PLS DONT COME FOR ME). For example, the acoustic version of Loser, Geek, Whatever on Spotify which, I believe, is a key higher than usual!! This man can belt some high notes when the situation calls for it! And also, (these are not really bmc related but whatever) during the harmony or whatever at the end of "Sincerely, Me", that is none other than WiLL RoLaND (!!!) hitting that high E (I'm pretty sure it's an E. I hope it's an E. But regardless, it's still a SUPER HIGH NOTE) at the end! And in "Amphibian" on Joe Iconis' album titled, well, "Album", Will Roland hits some insanely high notes!!! ( EVEN IF THEY ARE HEAD VOICE. I REPEAT, HEAD VOICE DOES NOT MEAN BAD SINGER!!)
Also, as a little additional statement to my "Jeremy is autistic/ autistic-coded so Will Roland played him as autistic"; this is not to say that Will Conolly didn't add some "autistic flare", if you will, to Jeremy. I mean, just yesterday I was freaking out with my friend about a gif of Will Conolly's Jeremy doing the autistic flappy hands :))). And I think that he was a good baseline for other Jeremy's to build off of!
Also, I feel like the people that are saying that Will Roland's portrayal of autism/neurodiversity is "ableist" or "incorrect" or "too dramatic" are sorta failing to understand/acknowledge that autism/neurodiversity is a spectrum. Not every person with autism or another kind of Neurodiversity is gonna act the same. And I think that's something really beautiful that we should all cherish. It is GREAT that we are all different but also, in many ways, the same!
And to see myself and my uncontrolled speaking voice and weird noises and such represented by Will Roland on stage is such a beautiful thing that I think 'ought to be cherished.
I FOUND SO MANY EXAMPLES OF HIM DOING THE FACE- BUT THERE WERE SO MANY THAT IT WOULDN'T LET ME POST SO HERE'S A FEW FOR NOW-
I love how Will Roland's Jeremy is just like "😦" for half the show- the way he actually opens his mouth when he's surprised is so silly- I love himmmmm- <3
I'm so blessed to have seen this, truly <3 😌
HAPPY HEATHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
BE MORE CHILL LOCKER
I'm making a little Will Roland/ BMC "shrine" (my friends have called my prevous pictures of beetlejuice that were in my locker my "beetlejuice shrine" so I've just fully commited to the bit hehe) in my locker for the new school year so if ya'll have any cool or fun pictures for me to put in my locker, PLEASE SEND THEM MY WAY!!
I also love Christine and Michael and stuff cuz' I relate to them so yeah. Just anything BMC related is cool :)
Oh, and I prefer the broadway version stuff but, I mean, if it's a real' cute two rivers picture, I might put it in there.
And I have ADHD. Which I've mentioned before. Idk do what u will with that info.
Anyways, have a great day! You are loved!
Mike Faist as Connor Murphy
will roland's voice in loser geek whatever
reblog if you agree
Thinking about my fav guthrie theater lead roles rn and how they're both played by studio 42 billy witch actors.... (extremely self indulgent piece btw AHHH!)
Be more chill
H E L P M E T O M O R E T H A N S U R V I V E
Be more chill is closing tomorrow, ending the run of a beautiful musicals with an amazing cast. What Be More Chill mean to me is a homage to the losers, geeks, the whatever in highschool. The need to be noticed, to be popular, the need to Be More Chill. I feel as though Jeremy represents how many in highschool struggle with fitting in and standing out. How many can relate to his insecurity and what many people do to be noticed. I’ve heard stories that people have cried during many performances. Not only teens but, also adults who could relate or reminisce on times when they acted just like them. This story is a link to many’s past and an example for the future. To show that you are not unnoticed and the peer pressure to be someone you aren’t. Even Rich, Jake, Brooke, Chloe, and Jenna are examples of insecurity. The Squip showed that they are as strong as you think they are. All of them are not completely confident and are just like Jeremy, scared of never being enough. They lyrics show the pain that they feel but, don’t show. They express the anxiety every character feels. A big thank you to Joe Iconis, Joe Tracz, and most importantly Ned Vizzini. Without Ned this beautiful story would not even exist. Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz for creating an amazing musicals, score, and cast. Thank you the directors, costume designers, and all who work to make this happen. Thank you to every Be More Chill actor ,old and new, you have been an active representation of these characters and their adventures. We as fans have always supported you and we will still do so. We know this production has helped many in desperate time of anxiety and peer pressure. Thank you for making a story of adventure and most importantly a story that warns for being some you aren’t. Thank you for everything you have done, ever since Ned Vizzini put his pen to a paper with a story of a loser with the name of Jeremy.
Thank you we are in-depth to you forever.
