#alex prakken

[hellosammy19]

Delancey Backstories from Stage Actors

Okay, so there's a few things - I'll put them in order of date said. This is for an objective look.

Trading Cards - OBC Delanceys Mike and Brendon's backstories (this is the only pair of Delanceys that outwardly said Wiesel was their uncle)

2. Mike Faist saying that deep down Morris is a nice guy in his interview video filmed by Andrew

3. Anthony Norman saying in an article that his Oscar grew up in the refuge -https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/BWW-Interview-Chicago-Native-Anthony-Norman-Discusses-Life-on-NEWSIES-National-Tour-20160725

4. Alex Prakken saying on his Newsies Rally's QnA session

(he says that each pair of Delanceys have their own interpretations)

(his working understanding is that Delanceys used to be newsies but turned to working for Wiesel and the brother's relationship with the newsies bitter because of it- they're just kids that were just in a bad situation)

5. Uksies - Alex and George saying that Oscar was older than Morris

(if there's something I missed, please reply to the post with a source)

(I thought it was about time to do a resource post because our resources are scarce and we can't leave anything behind)

#Alex P's video is a big one #newsies #morris delancey #oscar delancey #mike faist #brendon stimson #anthony norman #alex prakken #alex james-hatton #george crawford #the delancey brothers #newsies broadway #newsies the musical #newsies uk #Youtube

[i-didnt-do-1t]

Approximately (1) person asked me about prakken Oscar and Sarah so Here we Go

The specificity of the Oscar is So Important. Because Alex Oscar is (in my hc’s) quiet and tense. He seems old, one of the oldest Oscars, responsible, a father figure to Morris more so than an older brother. The type that hates his father but respects him. He’s quiet and decisive, listened to, done with the shit of everyone around him. Tired.

Sarah jacobs (based of the film, but to a lot of degrees a stage version of her who doesn’t exist) who is quiet and comfortable to be around. Gentle, kind.

Sitting in a room together, he’s having a drink, reading the days paper, she’s sitting sewing, comfortable in their own silence. The whole relationship built on this like, comfortable understanding, this quiet. An air of calm. The occasional conversation between them low and comfortable.

She’s good. She listens. A good hardworking girl with a good family. She’s sweet, pretty. Empathetic.

The whole. She fell first, he fell harder vibe to them.

So easily and comfortably tactile. It’s not like any other aspect of Oscar’s life, and he wants that. To be the man of the house with a wife that he loves. Traditional.

They cook together.

I have. an image of Sarah sat in like an arm chair or something, legs curled up beneath her, newspaper or needle or something in hand. And prakken Oscar like. Hunkered in front of her almost, hands on her knees as he talks to her.

Her sitting at the table, reading out the recipe to him, or sat on the counter next to him. while he’s waiting for the water to simmer or boil he’ll slot himself between her legs, plays with her hands while they quietly talk. It’s something innocuous or casual. Her running her hand through his hair and saying he needs a haircut while he roles his eyes, presses a quick kiss to her jaw

(And credit to the beloved @noxexistant because they prompted all of this ily)

#newsies #the delancey brothers #Alex prakken Oscar #sarah jacobs #Oscar delancey #do you see the vision #if there’s any kind of interest I’ll write a fic #realistically if there’s no interest I’ll still write a fic

[noxexistant]

my official (but non-exhaustive) ranking of the delancey brother actor pairs’ believability as brothers, as inspired by my half-joking post saying i was going to “rank them on a scale from ‘assumed to be twins’ to ‘get accused of lying about being related’, which was then heavily requested

lets gooooo

mike faist (morris) and brendon stimson (oscar)

oh, those are brothers, babey! could easily be twins. definitely related, definitely raised together. rarely separated, but can be. they’re comfortable. the newsies assume they’re twins.

george crawford (morris) and alex james hatton (oscar)

those are brothers! close brothers, too. not twins, though. do not separate them. god knows they will not do it themselves. the newsies argue about whether or not they’re twins.

adam kaplan (morris) and brendon stimson (oscar)

sure! they could easily be brothers. maybe half-brothers. still definitely raised together. usually interacting with each other, but not always. several of the newsies argue about their relatedness on the basis of hair colour difference, but the similarities in their face are raised by others to quell those arguments.

shon greenblatt (oscar) and david sheinkopf (morris)

could be brothers. particularly brothers with a larger age gap. hold the contempt of brothers raised together. would rather bicker amongst themselves than interact with anybody else. will separate frequently and then soon reconvene. one looks like their mum and the other looks like their dad.

devin lewis (morris) and anthony norman (oscar)

could be brothers. could be stepbrothers. will try to separate, with varying success. as capable of talking to each other as they are of arguing with each other. again, the mum-dad difference. the newsies will fairly frequently discuss whether or not they’re really related.

jack scott (oscar) and mike faist (morris)

could be brothers? if they are, they have the vibe of two brothers meeting for the first time in adulthood, or who only interact periodically at family functions and the like. they are not capable of interacting for especially long. could also be half- or step-brothers. the newsies do not believe they’re related.

alex prakken (oscar) and michael ryan (morris)

i’m not fully convinced these men know each other. recently adopted. or maybe (half-)siblings raised largely separately. could equally be step-siblings who only just really met. talk to each other like coworkers, but do not dislike each other. the newsies absolutely do not believe they are related, and think it’s more of an extended bit they’re doing. to add to the hilarity: neither of them look anything like wiesel either. it’s assumed the “family” bit is some kind of elaborate mafia-style ruse.

#also do we really not have a single picture of owen and george yet?? #maybe i’ll dig and try and do a part two with specifically uksies brothers #newsies #morris delancey #oscar delancey

[newsies-plaza]

BCEFA presents Gutenberg the Musical starring Bobby Conte Thornton (A Bronx Tale and Company) and Alex Prakken (Newsies National Tour)

Link to the YouTube stream is in the post below because tumblr is still limiting what links are searchable.

https://newsies-plaza.tumblr.com/post/646018693681315841/httpsyoutube7n0spcs3sy4-bcefa-presents

#newsies #a bronx tale #alex prakken #bobby conte thornton #Gutenberg the musical #Broadway cares

[fandomscraziness22]

Newsies cast loving each other and reminiscing part 66

Previous post: part 65

#Newsies #newsies cast #newsies live #Newsies forever #newsies musical #chaz wolcott #Michael Dameski #nick masson #alex prakken #David Guzman #anthony rosenthal #andrew keenan bolger #AKB #julian deguzman #joshua burrage #tommy bracco

[wild-icarus]

Judas Iscariot (Ryan Vona) Connecticut Repertory Theatre Jesus Christ Superstar Production 2018  

Costume design: Fan Zhang

Jesus: Alex Prakken

Caiaphas: Tyler Grigsby

Annas: Bryan Mittelstadt

Costume Notes: Based on a review, it seems during the overture the characters all come on in 60′s styled clothing and changes to more “historical” costumes on stage before “Heaven On Their Minds” I’m sure this was based on how the 1973 movie opened (even the costumes look similar to that in the film). Is the top row left photo the 60′s costume Judas comes on? I sure hope it is because if not it’s just a photo of the actor backstage in regular clothing, but the style and the colours makes me think it is his costume, not sure though. Once he changes his costume from the opening, he has a red V-neck sleeveless shirt. The shirt has slits on either side. I think he has 5 eyelets on each side though only three lower ones on each side are used for lacing. He a black fabric belt on his waist. He also has a bolo tie; the ties have metal ends, and his slider is silver metal and is shield like in shape. There is a bracelet and ring on his left hand. The bracelet appears to be a red fabric band with circular beads over it while the ring looks red and on his thumb. He wears dark trouser with black boots. While I’m not entirely sure if this is actually his final “Superstar” costume, but in the top row right image he is shown with a red long-sleeved shirt, so my guess is that his costumes stay the same aside from the shirt changing.

Here is his “Heaven on Their Mind” performed at 54 below that someone posted on YouTube. I quite like it, I think he is a vocally impressive Judas, and his stylizations are fun (though perhaps it was a bit fancier due to it being a concert like performance rather than stage) I would have loved to seem him live as Judas.

#fan zhang #alex prakken #ryan vona #connecticut repertory theatre #connecticut repertory theater #judas iscariot #heaven on their minds #jesus christ superstar #Superstar #jcs #jcs conneticut #jcs connecticut repertory #jcs costume #costume #costume reference #costume detail #cosplay reference

[walkingtilwefall]

When COVID is over and 54 Below reopens, Alex Prakken should have his solo debut there and call it "Release the Prakken."

#Alex Prakken #Newsies

[be-more-chill-evan-hansen]

Newly acquired audios that I'm willing to gift but would preferably trade for:

(Newsies) Michael Patrick Ryan as Jack Kelly

(Newsies) Alex Prakken as Jack Kelly

(Mean Girls) Iain Young's Damian debut

#newsies #mean girls #alex prakken #mike ryan #michael patrick ryan #iain young

[movedtosync-up]

Santa Fe comparison oops. In order (and in order of debut):

Jeremy Jordan (Sept 4 2012) 

Brendon Stimson (July 2 2012) 

Mike Faist (July 27 2012) 

Corey Cott (July 21 2014) 

Adam Kaplan (July 6 2013) 

Dan Deluca (Oct 11 2015) 

Michael Ryan (May 6 2016) 

Alex Prakken (April 17 2016) 

Joey Barreiro (Dec 19 2015)

#pheaca dont sue me uwu #santa fe #jeremy jordan #brendon stimson #mike faist #corey cott #adam kaplan #dan deluca #michael ryan #alex prakken #joey barreiro #newsies #newsies the musical #audio

[felix-loves-albert-and-ralb-blog]

LOOK AT THAT IT’S JACK AND CRUTCHIE

#newsies #jack kelly #crutchie morris #alex prakken #jackcrutchie

[pastrami-on-rye-witha-sourpickle]

Honestly, the Delancey actors need more appreciation and love from the fansies

Source: Alex Prakken’s Instagram

#newsies #newsies live #jack kelly #toursies #disney’s newsies a broadway musical #oscar delancey #morris delancey #ike newsies #ike the newsie #mike newsies #mike the newsie #alex prakken #michael patrick ryan #davey jacobs #the delancey brothers #carrying the banner

[hellosammy19]

Alex fucking Prakken, playing a tony nominated role like he should.

Alex bringing the goddamn band back together

Oscar and Morris my beloved, Ike and Mike. My boys, my boys.

#oscar delancey #morris delancey #the delancey brothers #newsies #alex prakken #michael ryan #mike and ike

[i-didnt-do-1t]

Hardly my best

But prakken Oscar and Sarah jacobs

#newsies #the delancey brothers #Sarah jacobs #Oscar delancey #I need Everyone to understand the nuance #I love them #Alex prakken Oscar delancey #specifically

[noxexistant]

I hope this doesn’t come off as mean because i am genuinely curious and I don’t know how to phrase it that’ll read well through text 😅 but could you explain why you like the delanceys? I just see them as bullies and feel like I’m missing something plz enlighten me 🙏

i appreciate the tact! you’re all good, i love the curiosity, and thank u for asking <3

first of all, you and anyone are more than valid to just see the delanceys as bullies - they are. they’re bad guys, that’s the crux of their character. they’re antagonists. you aren’t supposed to like them, you’re mostly supposed to hate ‘em. but there is also a lot to them just beneath the surface, as implied in the script and spoken about by the actors and portrayed in their performances, and i just think they’re super compelling. they’re fantastic antagonists, especially when played and understood through a more empathetic lens.

like, you’ve got these two kids - barely older than the newsies, at most barely wealthier - who are paid to work as essentially hired grunts for one of the papers and their uncle. violence is expected of them, and they’re apparently very comfortable with it and good at it - they’re known for it. what makes two kids so comfortable with and skilled at violence? they work through the strike despite the fact that by the end of it every other young worker in the city has joined the crusade. why are they so insecure with money? they’re never separate from each other, not for one second - they literally never appear in a scene without each other. why are they so attached and codependent? and oscar’s first lines are defending the work they do and saying the most loaded line ever about their father who they apparently just took money to beat up in the street - “i guess he didn’t take care of me.” why do they hate their father so much?

according to morris’ trading card, which is really the only Solid Canon we’ve got that isn’t actor interpretation, he was abandoned by both parents as a child, and we can only assume the same for oscar. oscar openly resents their father and harbours no shame for getting paid to soak him along with the rest of the striking workers. there’s so much implication there and so much potential, so many questions about what exactly their father did, what their lives were like, what the circumstances were of their (or morris’) abandonment. why or how their uncle took them in, if wiesel is even their uncle. also, the detail that they lived on a farm first, and moved from that to this inner-city work.

and beyond that, we have the details that are from the actors. notably, mike faist (who originated the role of morris in the stage show) stating that morris’ defining feature is goodness at his core. anthony norman stating that oscar was raised in the refuge. alex prakken stating that the delanceys are just kids in an awful situation, that they are actually just like the newsies but were manipulated with money to switch sides to oppose them.

it’s about the idea of what sort of circumstances it takes to create two people like the delanceys - violent and closed off and codependent. they’re willing to do things that most people won’t in order to get money, and even during the strike they won’t risk their pay. they believe in survival of the fittest and resent weakness. all they have is each other, and in the stage show they’re violently protective of each other (in 92sies, at least the original script, oscar is abusive towards morris, which is its whole own type of compelling). they’re clingy and childish and violent and complicated and they have reasons for everything, because everyone does, and that invites all this questioning and headcanoning and analysing. what would it take to turn a newsie into a delancey? what would it take to turn them back?

and each actor brings such fantastic little details to both of them. morris being fidgety and autistic-coded. oscar looking grief-stricken when race is speaking mockingly about les and david having a mother. the two of them clinging to each others sides. the two of them always listening in on the newsies as they talk, like they’re behind glass even when they’re right there - like they stop existing past a certain point.

i just love complicated characters, i love deeply traumatised characters, i love to pick up an awful person and explore what goodness there is, what circumstances could’ve made that goodness go away, what circumstances could bring it out again. and there’s so much potential for goodness in the delanceys, particularly in this love they have for each other. how george crawford and alex james hatton played them in uksies in particular ruined me, they’re so raw and complex and so completely closed off to anyone and everything except this desperate bond with each other, oscar is ruthlessly violent to everyone else but so gentle with morris, morris is at times so visibly wrought with regret while he’s doing terrible things but he still doesn’t stop, and they’re in this position where they have this power over the newsies but no power anywhere else. they’re helpless, as stuck as any of the newsies, as worthless and resented and expendable, but they’re different because they’re paid to be. what makes the difference? the money? them taking the money? the contract in the money being handed over at all?

anyway, yeah, they’re the worst, i love them.

#answered #anonymous #oscar delancey #morris delancey

[newsies-plaza]

I was watching Alex Prakken's QnA and he stated that his general backstory of the Delancey Brothers (he played Oscar in the Newsies Tour backstory with Morris actors Mike Ryan and later Devin Lewis and the backstory changed with each actor) was that The Delanceys were former Newsies who were friends with Jack and later on, were bribed to join Weisel and that built resentment and anger and bitterness that then reached a boiling point.

They are the mirror images, darker reflections of the Newsies.

Link to the QnA here.

#newsies #alex prakken #mike ryan #devin lewis #oscar delancey #morris delancey

[someday-becomes-somehow]

Nick’s Instagram

Ben looks young as always, but baby Josh?!

#newsies #toursies #newsies on tour #nick masson #ben tyler cook #josh burrage #demarius copes #sky flaherty #alex prakken #nick's insta #s.b.s