#aaron albano

[to-be-a-dreamer]

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.

They are singing “Cheerleader” by OMI.

#don’t ask what tommy’s doing this ain’t about him #newsies cast #newsies #livesies #evan kasprzak #jacob guzman #tommy bracco #iain young #aaron albano

[oof-i-did-it-agaaiiin]

I know I’m like 10 years late to be posting this but

It’s so heartwarming to me that theatre kids don’t just disappear, they grow up into theatre adults.

#newsies #paper mill playhouse #I’m gonna try and tag as many actors as I can parse out I don’t know them all by name #mike faist #tommy bracco #aaron albano #ryan steele #ryan breslin #garett hawe #it took me too long to sleuth all of those out but I think that’s everybody you see #there’s a seventh person but I can’t see his face so it’s a fool’s errand to try to find him I think #if any hardcore fans can place the actor who pushes mike out of the way lmk #edit: thank you to the person who was able to identify the seventh person #evan kasprzak #post i made #and because it’s so heartwarming to me: #lovecore

[hellosammy19]

i really love this photograph. whenever I see it, i smile for no reason and people think I'm psychotic

Jack and Finch, everyone.

#jeremy jordan #aaron albano #newsies #newsies broadway #jack kelly #finch #finch newsies #newsies archive

[undescribed1mage]

Aaron J. Albano's 'Hey, Oscar, word on the street says your brother and y. — troddy dorkers.' 🤝 Damon Gould's 'Hey Oscar, word on the street says you and your brother took money for stealin — triken — striken — trolley workers.'

#newsies #aaron j albano #damon gould #finch newsies #newsies finch

[mthguy]

Newsies forever!

Newsies opened on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre for a limited engagement starting in previews on March 15, 2012, and officially on March 29, 2012. On May 16, 2012, Disney announced that Newsies was an open-ended engagement. The engagement was extended through August 19, 2012, after the first previews.

The original cast of the Broadway production featured Jeremy Jordan as Jack Kelly and John Dossett as newspaper tycoon Joseph Pulitzer. The cast also included Kara Lindsay as Katherine Plumber, Capathia Jenkins as Medda Larkin, Ben Fankhauser as Davey, Andrew Keenan-Bolger as Crutchie, Lewis Grosso and Matthew Schechter sharing the role of Les, Tommy Bracco as Spot Conlon, Ryan Breslin as Race, Andy Richardson as Romeo, Garett Hawe as Albert, Ryan Steele as Specs, Aaron J. Albano as Finch, Mike Faist as Morris Delancey and Jordan’s understudy, Mark Aldrich as Seitz and Kevin Carolan as Nunzio and Theodore Roosevelt. The Broadway production cost about $5 million to stage. Newsies recouped its initial investment of $5M in seven months, becoming the fastest of any Disney musical on Broadway to turn a profit, and closed on August 24, 2014, having played 1,004 performances.

#newsies #jeremy jordan #andrew keenan bolger #mike faist #ben fankhauser #tommy bracco #lewis grosso #matthew schechter #ryan breslin #andy richardson #garett hawe #ryan steele #aaron j albano #mark aldrich #kevin carolan

[dropyourammo]

On a mission to meet as many Newsies as possible... so far:

Included a picture of Nico from & Juliet because I met him, but didn't get a picture due to covid restrictions 🤷‍♀️

#broadway #newsies bway #newsies live #newsies on broadway #newsies #aaron j albano #jacob guzman #david guzman #thayne jasperson #john michael fiumara #nico de jesus #hamilton bway #hamilton #& juliet #& juliet broadway #funny girl

[flinttflakes]

They’re Filipino guys. All three of them. Filipino. Pinoy. Filipino.

I’M SO FOR REAL RIGHT NOW.

Patrick “Finch” Cortez. Who played Finch? Aaron Albano AND Julian DeGuzman, what are they? PINOY. SO WHAT SHOULD FINCH BE?? PINOY. (Though my headcanons are that he’s Wasian, because I’m so real like that.)

Romeo. Who played Romeo? NICO DEJESUS. WHAT IS NICO DEJESUS? PINOY. ROMEO IS PINOY.

AND LASTLY, SMALLS. WHO PLAYED SMALLS? JULIAN DEGUZMAN. HE’S FILIPINO TOO. THEY’RE MY PINOY LIL GUYS.

More headcanons

#art #digital art #my art #my artwork #flintt’s art #newsies #newsies the musical #broadway #musical theatre #musicals #musical theater #broadway musicals #livesies #newsies proshot #broadway newsies #patrick “finch” cortez #finch cortez #patrick cortez #finch newsies #romeo #romeo newsies #smalls #smalls newsies #filipino #pinoy #filipino newsies

[hpowellsmith]

my brother in law and i have made our ways through all of your available cog stories (you have become a household name); i wanted to ask if there are any choice of games or other interactive fiction you recommend? i saw you answered in 2020, but wanted to see if there's any more on your radar since then!

I have a bunch of links and recommendations over here including my top ChoiceScript games ever. And I am here to recommend lots more!

Please note that I have the time and energy to play very few games and a vanishingly small number of WIPs. This only a tiny snapshot of the amazing interactive fiction out there. Do check out IFDB, sub-Q, the IF Comp and Spring Thing archives, the Narrascope and AdventureX speakers and exhibitors, and the interactive fiction tag on itch.io.

More below because there are A LOT:

Here is a big bunch of ChoiceScript games that I had a great time with!

Choice of Broadsides by Adam Strong-Morse, Heather Albano, and Dan Fabulich

Choice of Romance by Heather Albano and Adam Strong-Morse (note that it is not romantic and is not a dating sim!)

A Crown of Sorcery and Steel by Joshua LaBelle

Blood Moon by @barbwritesstuff

Deathless: the City's Thirst by Max Gladstone

The Dragon and the Djinn by @atharfi

The Eagle's Heir by Jo Graham and Amy Griswold

Fine Felines by Felicity Banks

Hollywood Visionary by Aaron Reed

Nikola Tesla: War of the Currents by Dora Klindžić

An Odyssey: Shadows of War by Natalia Theodoridou

The Play's the Thing by Jo Graham and Amy Griswold

Rent-a-Vice by Natalia Theodoridou

Siege of Treboulain by Jed Herne

Stronghold by Jo Graham and Amy Griswold

Their Majesties' Pleasure by Leia Talon

Thieves Gambit: Curse of the Black Cat by Dana Duffield

Tower Behind the Moon by Kyle Marquis

Turncoat Chronicle by @zincalloygames

Weyrwood by Isabella Shaw

Visual novels:

Analogue: A Hate Story by Christine Love

Dream Daddy by Game Grumps (writers: Vernon Shaw and Leighton Gray)

EXTREME MEATPUNKS FOREVER by Heather Flowers

Ladykiller in a Bind by Christine Love

Other IF-adjacent games with visuals that I have loved:

80 Days by inkle (writers: Jon Ingold and Meghna Jayanth)

Fallen London by Failbetter Games

Overboard! by inkle (writer: Jon Ingold)

Over the Alps by Stave Studios

Twines:

There are so many more that I've enjoyed but these were what popped into my head right now - this is one where it's essential to check out itch.io:

Anything by porpentine charity heartscape especially With Those We Love Alive and Vesp

16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds by Abigail Corfman

Cactus Blue Motel by Astrid Dalmady

Detritus by Maz Hamilton (published as Mary Hamilton)

Faith by @kithj

Invasion by Cat Manning

Human Errors by Katherine Morayati

If I Die, Consume Me by @fiddles-ifs

Mama Possum by Kevin Snow

Nine Months Out by @nellplays

Salvage by @atharfi

Tangaroa Deep by Astrid Dalmady

To Spring Open by Yoon Ha Lee and Peter Berman (as Two-Bit Chip)

Parser games:

The Boot-Scraper by Caleb Wilson

The Compass Rose by Yoon Ha Lee (note that I didn't finish this one because I am bad at puzzles)

Galatea by Emily Short

Gun Mute by C. E. J. Pacian (as above)

Laid Off From The Synesthesia Factory by Katherine Morayati

Lime Ergot by Caleb Wilson

Midnight. Swordfight. by Chandler Groover

Take by Katherine Morayati

Games made with other tools:

Cape by Bruno Dias (Raconteur)

Honeysuckle by Cat Manning (Texture)

Prospero by Bruno Dias (Raconteur)

I play such a vanishingly small number of WIPs that it's ridiculous but I did really enjoy what I played of these two and am looking forward to more:

Body Count (@bodycountgame) by @nellplays (Twine)

Chop Shop by Becky @losergames (Twine)

Fervency (@fervency-if ) by Niko Charos (ChoiceScript)

#interactive fiction #choicescript games #twine games #indie games #visual novels

[spinningerster]

fellow fansies - I have complied a (hopefully) comprehensive list of cast members for anyone new to the fandom or for those who may like a refresher on the casts. I've not included every single character, just the main ones, so if you'd like a character adding just ask; also if you notice any cast members are missing or have been labelled incorrectly in any way, please let me know, I want this list to be as accurate as possible. characters with a dash (-) for any of the categories I wasn't sure if they were included in that production or not. if you're able to fill in any of the blanks that would be much appreciated. any questions, please let me know <3

Jack

1992; Christian Bale

Workshop; Jay Armstrong Johnson

Paper Mill; Jeremy Jordan

Broadway; Jeremy Jordan, Corey Cott, Mike Faist (u/s)

Tour; Dan DeLuca, Joey Barreiro

Proshot; Jeremy Jordan

UK; Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, George Crawford (u/s), Matt Trevorrow (u/s)

Pulitzer

1992; Robert Duvall

Workshop; Shuler Hensley

Paper Mill; John Dossett

Broadway; John Dossett, Rob Raines, John E. Brady (u/s)

Tour; Steve Blanchard

Proshot; Steve Blanchard

UK; Cameron Blakely, Ross Dawes (u/s), George Crawford (u/s)

Katherine

1992; N/A

Workshop; Meghann Fahy

Paper Mill; Kara Lindsay

Broadway; Kara Lindsay

Tour; Stephanie Styles, Morgan Keene

Proshot; Kara Lindsay

UK; Bronté Barbé, Bobbie Chambers (u/s)

Davey

1992; David Moscow

Workshop; Jason Michael Snow

Paper Mill; Ben Fankhauser

Broadway; Ben Fankhauser, Ryan Breslin (u/s), Garrett Hawe (u/s)

Tour; Jacob Kemp, Stephen Michael Langton

Proshot; Ben Fankhauser

UK; Ryan Kopel, Alex James-Hatton (u/s)

Medda

1992; Ann-Margret

Workshop; Liz Larsen

Paper Mill; Helen Anker

Broadway; Capathia Jenkins, Caitlyn Caughell (u/s), Julie Foldesi (u/s)

Tour; Angela Grovey

Proshot; Aisha de Haas

UK; Moya Angela, Kamilla Fernandes (u/s)

Crutchie

1992; Marty Belafsky

Workshop; Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Paper Mill; Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Broadway; Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Andy Richardson, Garrett Hawe (u/s)

Tour; Zachary Sayle

Proshot; Andrew Keenan-Bolger

UK; Matthew Duckett, Alex James-Hatton (u/s)

Les

1992; Luke Edwards

Workshop; Matthew Gumley

Paper Mill; R.J Fattori, Vincent Agnello

Broadway; Lewis Grosso, Matthew Schechter

Tour; Vincent Crocilla, Anthony Rosenthal, Ethan Steiner (alternate), Jonathan Fenton (alternate)

Proshot; Ethan Steiner

UK; Nesim Annan, Haydn Court, Oliver Gordon, Ethan Sokontwe

Race

1992; Max Casella

Workshop; Robert Hager

Paper Mill; Ryan Breslin

Broadway; Ryan Breslin

Tour; Ben Cook

Proshot; Ben Cook

UK; Josh Barnett

Albert

1992; N/A

Workshop; Jordan Nichols

Paper Mill; Garrett Hawe

Broadway; Garrett Hawe

Tour; Sky Flaherty

Proshot; Sky Flaherty

UK; Jacob Fisher

Specs

1992; Mark David

Workshop; Jordan Samuels

Paper Mill; Ryan Steele

Broadway; Ryan Steele

Tour; Jordan Samuels

Proshot; Jordan Samuels

UK; Samuel Bailey

Henry

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; Kyle Coffman

Broadway; Kyle Coffman

Tour; DeMarius Copes

Proshot; Michael Rios

UK; Matt Trevorrow

Finch

1992; N/A

Workshop; Bobby List

Paper Mill; Aaron J. Albano

Broadway; Julian DeGuzman

Tour; Julian DeGuzman

Proshot; Iain Young

UK; Damon Gould, Zack Guest (swing)

Romeo

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; Andy Richardson

Broadway; Andy Richardson

Tour; Nico DeJesus

Proshot; Nico DeJesus

UK; George Michaelides, Jordan Isaac (swing)

Spot

1992; Gabriel Damon

Workshop; John Arthur Greene

Paper Mill; Tommy Bracco

Broadway; Tommy Bracco

Tour; Jeff Heimbrock, Anthony Zas

Proshot; Tommy Bracco

UK; Clarice Julianda

JoJo

1992; N/A

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; Thayne Jasperson

Tour; Josh Burrage

Proshot; Josh Burrage

UK; Mukeni Nel

Tommy Boy

1992; N/A

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; -

Tour; -

Proshot; Michael Dameski

UK; Jack Bromage

Mike

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; -

Tour; -

Proshot; Jacob Guzman

UK; Mark Samaras

Ike

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; -

Tour; -

Proshot; David Guzman

UK; Arcangelo Ciulla

Mush

1992; Aaron Lohr

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; Ephraim Sykes

Tour; Jack Sippel

Proshot; Nick Masson

UK; Joshua Denyer

Elmer

1992; N/A

Workshop; -

Paper Mill; -

Broadway; Evan Kazprak

Tour; Anthony Zas

Proshot; Anthony Zas

UK; Joshua Nkemdilim, Bradley Trevethan (swing), Rory Shafford (swing)

Wiesel/Jacobi/Mayor

1992; Michael Lerner (Weisel)

Workshop; Robert Creighton (Weisel), Tom Alan Robbins (Jacobi)

Paper Mill; John E. Brady

Broadway; Michael Gorman

Tour; Michael Gorman

Proshot; John E. Brady (Wiesel & Jacobi), Michael Gorman (Mayor)

UK; Jamie Golding (Wiesel), Alex James-Hatton (Wiesel u/s)

Morris

1992; David Sheinkopf

Workshop; Corey March

Paper Mill; Mike Faist

Broadway; Mike Faist

Tour; Michael Ryan

Proshot; Devin Lewis

UK; George Crawford, Zack Guest (swing), Jordan Isaac (swing), Bradley Trevethan (swing)

Oscar

1992; Shon Greenblatt

Workshop; Ben Thompson

Paper Mill; Brendon Stimson

Broadway; Brendon Stimson

Tour; Jon Hacker

Proshot; Anthony Norman

UK; Alex James-Hatton, Zack Guest (swing), Jordan Isaac (swing), Bradley Trevethan (swing)

Seitz

1992; Charles Cioffi

Workshop; Bill Nolte

Paper Mill; Mark Aldrich

Broadway; Mark Aldrich

Tour; Mark Aldrich

Proshot; Mark Aldrich

UK; N/A

Bunsen

1992; N/A

Workshop; Mark Price

Paper Mill; Nick Sullivan

Broadway; Nick Sullivan

Tour; Bill Bateman

Proshot; Bill Bateman

UK; Siõn Lloyd, George Crawford (u/s)

Hannah

1992; N/A

Workshop; N/A

Paper Mill; Laurie Veldheer

Broadway; Laurie Veldheer

Tour; Meredith Inglesby

Proshot; Meredith Ingleby

UK; Bobbie Chambers, Lindsay Atherton (u/s)

Snyder

1992; Kevin Tighe

Workshop; Marcus Neville

Paper Mill; Stuart Marland

Broadway; Stuart Marland

Tour; James Judy

Proshot; James Judy

UK; Ross Dawes, Alex James-Hatton (u/s), George Crawford (u/s)

Nunzio/Teddy Roosevelt

1992; N/A

Workshop; Tom Alan Robbins

Paper Mill; Kevin Carolan

Broadway; Kevin Carolan

Tour; Kevin Carolan

Proshot; Kevin Carolan

UK; Barry Keenan, George Crawford (u/s)

#newsies #newsies 1992 #uksies

[races-stupid-cigar]

i need to know who ur favorite Finch actor is because mine is Aaron Albano but i know a lot of people like Iain Young better

Well Iain Young Finch (on the animal crossing froggy chair) is my wallpaper

I like Aarons Finch a lot great vibes but bootlegs are really the only way to watch that I'd probably love his performance as much as Iain's if I could watch it easier

Westendsies Finch I don't remember his name but haven't seen much of his actual performance so he's my least favorite just for not being able to see how he does it

Iains Finch having the ProShot let's the little things he does stand out like using other newsies as armrests and his bit with Jack and Crutchie over the slingshot his portrayal is part of why I like Finch so much

#Also Iain's got curly brown hair mines a little darker and a little less curly but I am Finch on levels except physical #And ya know height #Newsies #Finch Cortez #west endsies #Finch Finch Finch Finch

[dustyy-angel]

The Broadway show to have the most Newsies in it is a three way tie between Cats, Hamilton and Mary Poppins. They've each had six Newsies in their cast at some point with Aaron J. Albano (OBC Finch) being in all three.

#newsies #newsies musical #newsies broadway #finch newsies #newsies facts by dustyy #dustyy posts stuff

[blondesupes]

BABES WAKE UP!! NEWSIES REUNION IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING!!! everybody say thank you aaron albano for producing this

also, it's time for us to peer pressure (/hj) the cast to make ben fankhauser sing the truth about the moon since IT SAYS HERE THAT WE COULD EXPECT SONGS CUT FROM THE PRODUCTION!!!!!!!!!!!!

the article

ETHAN STEINER IM SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE BTW

#newsies #kuya aaron albano maraming salamat po #I KNEW KARA AKB BEN FANK AND JOSHUA BURRAGE WOULD NEVER DISAPPOINT ME #also COREY COTT???? #god my faves are here #corey cott #ben fankhauser #andrew keenan bolger #kara lindsay #aaron albano #joey barreiro #iain young #joshua burrage #andy richardson #ethan steiner #I CANT POSSIBLY TAG ALL THE CAST BUT YES #alex wong #thayne jasperson #joey the superior jack kelly IDC IDC IM SO HAPPY HES HERE #anthony zas julian deguzman and nico dejesus I AM BEGGING U TO GET URSELVES IN THIS REUNION PLS #chaz wolcott michael rios U TOO?!???

[to-be-a-dreamer]

Appreciation post for Aaron Albano for setting up the 10th Anniversary concert and also just being a generally awesome person! :DDD Everyone thank him right now for all the content we've gotten this past few weeks (over six years after the tour ended)!!!!

#seriously tho we never would have gotten this reunion without him #he's amazing and i would like to give him many thanks #aaron albano #newsies #newsies live #livesies #toursies #finch cortes #newsies 10th #saframbles

[hellosammy19]

digging through the archives and i found another one

#jack kelly #finch cortez #finch newsies #newsies #newsies broadway #jeremy jordon #aaron albano #newsies paper mill #newsies archive

[junkyard-gifs]

everybody! I have a very important announcement!

You know how 2021 US tour Skimbledots (Chris Salvaggio and Michelle Carter) refer to each other as 'work wife/husband'?

Well, guess who else does.

Kelly Donah and Max Craven! (Over domestic shopping lists, no less.)

US tour Mungoteazer confirmed!

Also, incidentally, it's not just US tour Skimbledots: there's a pattern throughout the whole of the Broadway revival and subsequent tour(s) of the 'canon couples' referring to each other this way. Skimbledots is the big one for husband/wifing each other, and Demestrap does it a bit too—I particularly remember Dan Hoy (2019 Munk) saying that for each of his Demeters. Platoria is another major canon couple, though since it's more of a budding romance they don't tend to use marriage words so much.

With that background, 'work husband' implies that Mungoteazer has a similar canonical status as Demestrap and (particularly) Skimbledots: they are an established couple within the timeline of the show, and the actors probably get that as a direction when creating their characters.

And just for fun: Aaron Albano (swing then Skimbleshanks on Broadway) listed three tracks as his 'couple tracks' with fellow swing Francesca Granell: Mungoteazer, Skimbledots, and Pouncilectra.

(Masterpost of relationships in this production here.)

#mungoteazer #c: mungojerrie #c: rumpelteazer #kelly donah #max craven #mungojerriexrumpelteazer #2021 us tour #220215 #2016 broadway #artist quotes #skimbledots #jennyanydotsxskimbleshanks #electraxgeorge #electraxpouncival #aaron albano #francesca granell #c: skimbleshanks #c: jennyanydots #c: george #c: pouncival #c: electra

[newsies-plaza]

Newsies Cast Members Julian deGuzman, Nico DeJesus, and Aaron Albano are hosting a webinar about the Filipino Newsboys and Philippine Resistance Movements this Thursday March 25th EST.

Keep a lookout on their socials for the event link.

#newsies #julian deguzman #nico dejesus #aaron albano #broadway barkada #liga filipina #filipino #the philippines