looking forward to the future component of this crossover where nick and buck plan the joella wedding together. better yet, nick gets recruited to help plan the buddie wedding, who said thaaattt?
Ruby Keeler in Ziegfeld’s Production of “Show Girl” (1929) by Alfred Cheney Johnston.
Show Girl is a musical by William Anthony McGuire that ran from Jul 2, 1929 to Oct 5, 1929. The show tells the story of aspiring Broadway showgirl Dixie Dugan (played by Ruby Keeler) as she is pursued by four suitors (played by Eddie Foy, Jr., Joseph Macaulay, Austin Fairman, and Frank McHugh). The music was written by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Gus Kahn.
The character of Dixie Dugan was created by J. P. McEvoy and was first introduced in Liberty before McEvoy published his 1928 novel Show Girl (on which the musical was loosely based).
The Broadway production was produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, directed by McGuire, and choreographed by Bobby Connolly, with ballet sequences—including one set to An American in Paris—by Albertina Rasch. Duke Ellington conducted the orchestra. The show opened on July 2, 1929 at the Ziegfeld Theatre and ran for 111 performances. The cast included Ruby Keeler as Dixie, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Foy, Jr., Frank McHugh, and Nick Lucas.
Keeler's husband, Al Jolson, frequently sat in the audience and serenaded her with the show's closing number, "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)," from his seat. The song was featured in the 1946 biopic The Jolson Story.
In 1929, Ruby had to withdraw due to illness and Dorothy Stone took over the role.
Warner Brothers filmed this musical as Show Girl (1928), with Alice White as Dixie Dugan; a sequel, Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) was made with White again starring as Dixie.
so do you have headcanons for how Nick L and Nate are similar in personalities/preference? How are they different? The commonality I can find behind music and a nature tending more serious than their brothers is that they both seem to fall fast, though perhaps don't fall as hard.
Similarities:
Nick and Nate are both very passionate about their music and have both taken the mantle of band leader despite being youngest - much like their IRL counterpart
They do take things a bit more seriously than their brothers which means they often get wrongfully accused for being buzzkills however they know how to have fun when they're not stressed about logistics
They're both Virgos (derogatory)
They are both shown to be violent towards their brothers
Differences:
Nate is a bit more awkward with girls than Nick is
Nick is the main songwriter for Jonas and is more lyrical
Nate is more into composing for Connect 3 than he is lyrical
Nick is a theater kid
Nate has never stepped foot in a theater other than to perform with Connect 3
Nick is more sensitive and would hold grudges or take things a bit too personal
Nate is the type to let things roll off his back unless it has to do with their career - it was HIS idea to send Shane to Camp Rock not the label's but Shane will never know that until Nate gives the best man speech at Shane and Mitchie's wedding
nick lucas x black!fem!reader, from JONAS season 1, episode 1, fluff, 2.2k words.
you walk up to the trio’s table holding in a snort at their absolutely ridiculous disguises. you don’t tell them as much, but you give them a bit of a wry smile anyway, figuring that they wanted to be kept on the down low.
“hey, my name is y/n and i’ll be your server for the evening. is there anything i can get you to drink or get you guys started with?” you pull out a pen and notepad.
“sprite. extra fizzy.” kevin says.
joe, with his lopsided monocle, sticks out his index in your direction as if you looked familiar to him. “hey, i’ve seen you before. you go to mantis too, right?”
you nod, a little suprised that the rockstar recognized you. you weren’t a big deal at school unlike them. everyone at mantis academy knew of the lucas brothers and heard at least one of their songs. it just came with the territory.
“righteousness,” joe said casually before ordering in a british accent, “i’ll have a sprite then, good miss.”
lastly, you turn to nick, who unsuprisingly had the most normal disguise on. people did refer to him as the serious one, after all.
even though you couldn’t see his eyes since he had shades on, you could tell he wasn’t looking at you. his head was facing the direction of the stage and his lips were scrunched tight. he seemed to be looking or waiting for something. he only snaps back to reality after joe gives him a harder-than-necessary nudge on the elbow.
nick turns his head in your direction, and you get a little nervous with his attention on you.
“uh, some nachos and a water would be great. thanks.” nick says distractedly before turning his head towards the stage again. huh. weird.
you ask the trio if they’d like anything else, and after getting two “no”’s from the brothers that were paying attention, you put away your pen and notepad and make your way to the kitchen to prepare the order.
your best friend nearly knocks you into a wall as soon as you enter. “well? is joe cuter up-close than he is far away in the hallway? are kevin’s eyes as kind as the magazines say they are? oou, oou, is nick’s curl pattern natural or does he put product to make it look that bouncy?!” they say all in one breath.
you hold up your hand to stop them. “hold in your excitement. they came in with disguises.” you walk further into the kitchen before dryly adding, “and joe’s wearing a monocle.”
your best friend sighs dreamily. “so creative. sounds just like ‘im!”
you inwardly groan at your best friend’s foolishness, rolling your eyes.
“ay, don’t act like you’re immune, girl. did nick notice you or what?” they ask, nudging you with a gremlin smile on their face because they know that you…might have…the slightest…biggest crush on him.
you wanted to throw a bag of tortilla chips at your best friend’s head. instead, you bump your hips with theirs before getting started on the order. “get back to work, slacker. i ain’t playin’ with you.” you warn halfheartedly, earning a snicker in response.
a few minutes later you walk back to the rockstar trio’s table with a tray in hand. you hand them what they ordered before standing up straight again with a slight smile. “y’all set?” you ask.
“yes, thank y-” joe starts to say before nick interjects, looking up at you suddenly, “hey, um, when’s tonight’s performance gonna start?”
you immediately put two and two together. oh. nick’s interested in the girl performing tonight. you heard around school (stella, mostly) that the unsmiling nick lucas was seen smiling around school with a girl. you figured it was an exaggeration at the time, so you didn’t react much.
now that you were thinking about it, you’re pretty sure that girl performing tonight goes to mantis too, name’s jenny or penny or something like that.
“i’m not in charge of performances,” you reply honestly, “but it should start within the hour or so.”
kevin takes a nacho and dips it in cheese before bringing it to his mouth. “nick, man, quit buggin’ out. your girlfriend will appear soon enough.”
nick shoots kevin a glare, “she’s not my girlfriend.”
you take that as your cue to go. “well if you guys need anything, just flag me over. i’ll be around.” you say before walking back to the kitchen.
you’re just out of range when joe leans in to tell nick, “that waitress girl is cute.”
kevin nods, shoving two nachos in his mouth. “real cute.” he agrees.
nick shakes his head, his eyes still focused on the stage. “you guys are insufferable.”
“aha! joke’s on you, i don’t even know what that word means!” kevin says a bit too proudly.
soon enough, penny gets on stage. you finish taking down another table’s order before walking back the kitchen. you give the chef the order then go over to stand next to your best friend who is watching the performance at the food window.
“i’d like to start off this set with my newest song. it’s called ‘give love a try.’ hope you like it.” everybody who’s seated claps, you and your best friend do too.
penny begins, and the song isn’t bad at all. it’s great actually, you find yourself nodding along to the melody. whether it was intentional or not, your eyes trail over to nick. you could only see the back of his head at this angle, but you could tell that all of his attention was on stage. you sigh to yourself, feeling a little let down.
once the song is over, the crowd is loud with cheers and applause. your ears nearly pop as you bring out food to a table, wincing as you handed out burgers and fries.
“oh, sorry. i completely forgot. um, that song was dedicated to the coolest, sweetest, grooviest guy on the planet; a guy whose heart is filled with music…” penny starts, and you try your best not to roll your eyes at her words as you ask the table in front of you if they needed anything else.
“...my soulmate, jimmy.”
you stop in your tracks on the way back to the kitchen. turning around, you see a guy standing up from the audience and waving at the crowd. a guy that does not look like nick.
you turn your head towards the table where the lucas brothers sit and the three of them look shocked, nick’s face looking the least dramatic, but also the most affected.
nick is the first one to get up from his chair before penny can perform her next set. he brushes right past you as you stand frozen for some seconds, but soon you’re hurrying after him without a second thought.
it’s very cold outside and you left your hoodie in the locker room in the back, but you could care less about either as you call out, “hey!”
nick stops and turns around to face you, his eyes go wide for a second before he’s trying to avoid you. “look, i’m sorry, but i’m not in the mood for any pictures or anything.” he mumbles, mistaking your intentions. you shake your head. “no, i’m not tryna talk to you for pictures. i saw…what happened inside.” you say slowly.
nick huffs, “oh, that’s just great.” he says sarcastically.
you shake your head again. “no, it’s not.” you try to amend. “i could tell that you liked her, and for that to happen, i’d be embarrassed too.”
nick looks away from you to stare at the ground. "that's not even the most embarrassing part." he says under his breath.
"what?" you ask.
nick lets out a shaky laugh, feeling a little bitter and a lot sad. "that song she sang on stage - i wrote it." he confessed.
your eyes widen a bit in realization. he wrote it for her.
everything was starting to make a lot more sense now. the song was beautiful, both in lyrics and composition. of course nick wrote the song. he was talented, a musical prodigy; you also heard that nick wrote a lot of the songs for his band, including the hits.
you felt that nick deserved to be reminded of this, but you honestly didn't want to sound like a desperate fangirl (which you were not, you are just an appreciator of good music and people who make good music, thank you very much).
you decide to keep it simple and sweet.
“look, don’t let this get you so down; you’re awesome.” you don’t know where you’ve gotten all this courage from, but you run with it while you still have it. you take nick’s hand and squeeze it with the intention to comfort.
nick looks at your joined hands and stares for a while. fleetingly, he thinks it makes a pretty sight: your contrasting skin intertwined under the streetlights in the cold. he squeezes your hand back.
“woah, wow! that was a fast recuperating period!”
nick jolts, moving his hand away from yours as he stared at his approaching brothers. you turn.
“why is your butt stuck to the chair?” nick grunts out at joe while you laugh.
“wardrobe mishap.” joe responds before nudging kevin with the chair. “it’s your turn to pay for food.” he aggressively reminds, tilting his head towards at you.
kevin fishes out his wallet and gives you more than what the order actually costed. you try to give the extra money back to him, “please, it’s too much.” you say.
“take it.” you turn your head to nick, confused. nick shrugs, looking a bit shy as he looked away again. “see it as a ‘thank you’ for earlier.”
kevin leans in towards joe, “if that’s his ‘thank you,’ why am i the one paying?” he complains before joe shushes him up.
the smile on your face is a little sad as you say, “i don’t need money as a ‘thank you.’ the words themself will suffice.” you insist before handing kevin back the extra $20.
“we’ll be in the car, bro.” kevin says to nick before he and joe leave.
then it’s just you two again.
“thank you.” nick says, looking back up at you again. your smile gets a bit bigger. “you’re welcome.”
the two of you stare at each other for a moment before nick seems to remember something. “oh, uh, you should go back inside. it’s really cold, uh…h-here!” nick starts shoving off his expensive-looking jacket to give to you but you stop all that as fast as you can.
“don’t, please! i have a hoodie inside, i’ll be fine.” you say, laughing.
nick gives you a wary look. “you sure?”
“positive.” you respond.
you walk backwards towards the restaurant, offering another awkward smile. “um, well, see you?”
nick nods. “yeah, definitely. a-at school?”
“yep! at school.” you confirm.
you and nick wave each other goodbye, and you end the awkward but heartwarming moment by going back inside. you go through the rest of your shift with a giddy smile on your face.
nick finds you in the hallways during study period on monday. his hair is kind of all over the place and he’s sweating a little, but he looks relieved to see you. the little fangirl in you lets out a squeal.
“hey! oh, um, sorry that was loud, uh, hey.”
you let out a chuckle, shaking your head. “hey.” you say back.
nick blushes a little, looking away. “that was embarrassing.” he mumbles.
you shake your head. “no, it was cute. you’re cute.” you blurt out, and nick’s eyes are wide when he looks back at you again.
“you’re cute too.” nick hurries to say, nodding. “no, actually, you’re more than cute, you’re-you’re beautiful. i mean, look at you, y/n, you’re beautiful.” nick stammers, admiring you from head to toe in his serious, awkward way.
although you can’t really blush, you feel your cheeks get hot at nick’s words. “thank you.” you say softly.
nick nods, “no problem.”
the two of you stand there in silence a bit, just staring at each other, wondering what to say next.
you find the words first, “so, how’s the situation with penny?” you ask, both out of curiosity and a little insecurity. you were not going tolerate being a second choice or a rebound or something stupid like that. you were raised to know better.
the expression on nick’s face gets a little more serious now. he shakes his head. “i’m over it.”
you give him a wary look. “you sure?”
nick takes a small step closer to you and yeah. your heart beats like crazy as nick looks into your eyes and takes your hand in his. “i fall fast. after you left, i…couldn’t stop thinking about you.”
your heart nearly beats out your chest. for real?
“for real?” you ask aloud.
nick lets out a gentle huff of laughter, looking absolutely handsome and warm and not the ice prince the magazines make him out to be.
“for real.”
it’s a couple of weeks later when nick asks you to be his girlfriend. you were in the middle of whooping his ass at table hockey when he caught you off guard with the question. the timer buzzes out and you beat him 6-3, but you were too preoccupied jumping into his arms and kissing him to care.
did you know: herbert himself admitted that he would have rather have made it under the name “Larry Love” than “Tiny Tim”
personally, I love both of these stage names. Tiny Tim is so so so adorable but so is Larry Love! here’s a photograph from the time before the name Tiny Tim was used. He looks so young here!!! it’s so odd to see him without that mane of hair, but he could really pull it off! Reminds me of Nick Lucas. funnily enough Nick Lucas is also known for the song “Tiptoe though the tulips”
