#newises

[specss-missing-shoe]

"Are you man enough?" But it's Jack Kelly, staring off the rooftop with tears in his eyes and wondering if it'd be worth it to jump to stop the memories from the refuge

[hellothereimaloser]

“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”

Inspired by Hamilton: The Musical and the novel My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Drey, My Dear Kelly embarks on a unique journey through history told through the eyes of David Jacobs, “Vice President” of Union Leader Jack Kelly of the 1899 Newsboy Strike. A combination of the 1992 film and Broadway musical Newsies, this retelling dives into the more political background of David’s life. It shows the darker side of Disney and the darker side of history. Told through the eyes of David Jacobs, David retells his life from the beginning to the end. Covering events like the Philippine War, The Pullman Strike, Battleship Maine, Bonnie & Clyde, The John Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, The Great Depression, WWI, WWII, David not only tells the timeline that shaped his life, he also tells the love, family, betrayals, and grief. He not only tells his own story, but he tells the story of Jack Kelly. And what he could have been. For even all these years later, one question remains unanswered: who lives, who dies, who tells your story.

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One of the biggest commissions I've ever worked on fr (so many characters!!), made for @dcbutinamrev's amazing work <3 GO READ IT GUYS RN RN (especially those who love Newsies!)

[cherrystrikes]

I genuinely don’t know how anyone watch 92sies and didn’t think Jack and Davey were gay.

we all saw that alley scene and tie pull.

[tipsandtrixx]

Do we think Crutchie is afraid of getting sick? I'd imagine that the devastation that poilo caused him coupled with his abandonment issues would mean that he'd freak out whenever he got sick, even if it was something minor. I'm imagining a Crutchie fresh out the Refuge realizing he caught something while he was there and trying to hide it from the newsies because he's scared that if it's polio again that they'll just abandon him like his family did. He treats ever sore throat and every minor fever like the start of his death sentence and at first the other boys think he's dramatic which to be fair they all are, only to be crushed to find out he genuinely thinks that he's going to catch it again and that he'll lose another limb and that they'll leave him. Imagine Jack "I'm willing to go to jail and get jumped and steal and die for these boys" Kelly finding out that his little brother really thinks he's going to die.

[emmettdraws]

HEAR ME OUT GUYS!!!

Livesies Jack Kelly and 92sies David Jacobs...

(PS: my mom said she liked Livesies Jack and 92sies David better and she's kinda right)

[zombiegrains]

real talk though who’s gonna be the davey to my jack

[mindofeth]

sometimes I forget how small the newsies fandom really is. I get 30 notes and I’m like woah! a hit post! I get 200 notes?? that’s a legendary post

and then I see a stranger things post with 4,000 likes and I’m like oh. yeah. there’s a lot of people on this app doing other things

[hopefulshipper]

Merry Christmas, @king-of-colors!