It Couldn’t Hurt To Smile
Chapter 1 - Dreams Come True
I scrolled website after website looking for shows that had open auditions. Nothing. My black walls covered with playbills and posters of musicals and broadways that I've seen.
I've been in a few as well. Such as a high school production of Wicked. I somehow managed to land myself the role of Elphaba. It was amazing.
So I switched majors to be an actress. I knew that's what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Which my parents weren't to fond of, but I told them to deal with it. They can't keep me from doing something I love. I've always loved Broadway, even before I was in Wicked.
I continued to scroll when I came across Newsies. I smiled widely and eagerly clicked on it. It's going on tour? That's a first. Literally. I watched the screen as the small circle in the center span round and round until eventually the page popped up.
Stupid slow WiFi.
They were looking for a new female role to be the love interest of JoJo. I smiled wide. That's my favorite newsie. Even though he's only a background character, he's still so awesome. I read their requirements, meeting almost all of them.
I continued to read, noticing they want a recorded audition of yourself singing a few songs, and saying some of the lines. Apparently they're adding a small duet? That's awesome!
The Newsies name is flip, because apparently she's supposed to do a lot of flips or something. That sounds like something I can do.
I went into the parking garage, quickly singing some of the songs. All of my neighbors know I like to sing, and are all okay with me singing in the large parking garage, since I do audition sometimes. I also did some of the lines they provided.
I finished by recording myself doing some flips on the concrete floors, and doing some other tricks as well.
I emailed them to the Director Jeff Calhoun, and also sent in the other requirements that aren't video-ed, such as a picture of my ID, and other information.
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It hadn't even been two days before I received an email back, and even better it said:
Dear Kiara Travers,
We are so excited to welcome you to Newsies First National tours family! We can't wait to all meet you! Just a reminder, you will be surrounded by boys who don't know how to keep to themselves, so keep that in mind when you pick out your clothing attire.
We will be having a group meeting at the Nederlander theater at 12:00 p.m to get to know each other. Particularly the people with love interest's. The outfits are meant to be casual, for example sweat shirt and sweat pants, or anything nicer. However, We do ask it to be nothing fancy.
Again, we are so excited to meet you and can't wait to start our journey with you! More details will be shared at the meeting! If anything changes, please let us know.
Sincerely,
Newsies Staff
I smiled widely as I read it. I quickly pulled off my smile, and acted as sad as I could, also allowing a tear to roll down me cheek to be more believable.
"Winnie!" I yelled to my best friend. I had told her about this, but we both didn't expect me to get in, especially not this early after I sent the email.
"What!" She shouts, running into my room, her long brunette braids bouncing on her back. "Kiara I'm so sorry." She says hurrying over to me. I guess those acting lessons paid off. I slowly smiled.
"Oh my god!" She shouts excitedly. We both start jumping up and down.
Dreams come true. They really do.
Chapters:
Chapter 1 - you are here
Chapter 2 - https://www.tumblr.com/unoficially-racetracks-fanfics/740622641002659840/it-couldnt-hurt-to-smile
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Hi here's all my favorite things about Livesies as I watch it
92sies
This is fsfs gonna be part 1 of 2 or 3
T/W violence, cursing, ets
The Overture. It plays all these semi-familiar tunes from 92sies with a little funky freshness to it and I love it sm
THE FUCKING PROJECTIONS AHAHHHHH
CRUTCHIE BEING THE ONLY OTHER NEWSIE (BESIDES ALBERT) WITH A BACKWARDS HAT
"I ain't been walkin' so good" 🥺👉🏻👈🏻
"Doyawannabustyaothalegtoo?!"
"Uh.. no I wanna go down."
"Ya seein' stars alright."
Their accents and over acting are amazing
A big life in a small town SUCKS Jackson Kelly
Heh heh
*waves hand in front of Crutchie's eyes*
CRUTCHIE ACTUALLY CLOSING HIS EYES AND HIS LIL SMILE WHILE HE'S IMAGINING SANTA FE
DID I MENTION THE PROJECTIONS
yA RIDe it inStyLE
FEACHA ME RIDIN IN STILE
"WORK THE LAND
CHASE THE SUN
SWIM THE W H O L E R I O G R A N D E
JUST FOR FUUUUN"
"WATCH ME STAND😄
Watch me run 😀
🙁"
"hey
HEY"
THE IDEA THAT THE PROLOGUE IS ACTUALLY A PROLOGUE I THINK IT'S @raggedy-albert 'S HC
RACETRACK MOTHERFUCKING HIGGINS
ALBERT FUCKING DASILVA
"A leg of lamb 🥰"
R A L B E R T
FINCH
BEN COOK SKY FLAHERTY IAIN YOUNG JOSH BURRAGE
MUSH'S HOP LOOKING FOR HIS HAT
MIKE AND IKE TRADING HATS
CRUTCHIE SHINING HIS CRUTCH
BUTTONS' HAND MOVEMENT ON 'FISHES'
JACK NUDGING SMALLS ON 'FISHES'
IAIN YOUNG'S LIL RAT BOY FACE
'Step aside Romeo nothin more concerns u here'
Poisonally
Kath's sass
Darcy pretending he's straight
"I'M CRUSHED"
"Gonna rain?"
"Uuuuhhhhhh.....
No rain oh-ho partlycloudyclearbyevenin"
"BLIND"
"AND MUTE"
"AND DEAD"
Jack taking Finch's slingshot
Flip
Tommy's lil hops
"I LIKES LIVIN CHANCEY"
ELMER AND BUTTONS TAKING OFF THEIR HATS WHEN THE NUNS SHOW UP
"I dunno Sister, but it's bound to rain soon'a o' lat'a!"😃
BEN COOK
ANTHONY ZAS
NICK MASSON
JOSH BURRAGE
SKY FLAHERTY
IAIN YOUNG
CHAZ WOLCOTT
AND ALL THE OTHERS WHO I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAMES OF THE ACTORS
Everyone hopping to give their cups back
"I DO TOOOOO SO IT MUST ME TRUUUUUE
WHAT A SWITCH, SOON WE'LL ALL BE RICH
DON'T KNOW A BETTER WAY TO MAKE A NEWSIES DAYYY"
Their entire lil dancey dance right here
Elmer offended at being whacked with hat
"GOTAFEELINBOUTAHEADLINEISMELLSMEAHEADLINEPAPESAREGONNASELLLIKEWEWASGIVINEMAWAYBETCHADINNERITSADOOZYBOUTAPISTOLPACKINFLOOZYDONTKNOWANYBETTERWAYTOMAKEANEWSIESDAYIWASSTAKINOUTTHECIRCUSANDTHENSOMEONESAIDTHATCONEYSREALLYHOTBUTWHENIGOTTHERETHEREWASSPOTWITHALLHISCRONIESYOIMGONNATAKEWHATLITTLEDOUGHIGOTANDPLAYTHEPONIESWEATLEASTDESERVESAHEADLINEFORTHEHOURSTHATTHEYWORKUSJEEZIBETIFIJUSTSTAYEDALITTLELONGERATTHECIRCUS"
Finch finger guns
Jack taking Finch's hat
Smalls diving under Finch's leg
Finch's face right before they say 'yeah!'
Whatever Al's face is doing ever
*disappointment*
Romeo waving like the little bean he is
"WATCH IT"
"It's honest woik"
"AINCHA FADDA ONE O THA STRIKAS"
Albert and Racer
Ralbert
Whack whack
The Delanceys running into each other
Morris hopping from steps
Everyone getting their bags
ALBERT PUT YOUR FUCKING HAT ON
Big smiles everyone, we just finished the first big number
Race: :O
Davey trying to slow Les
"I'll call ya sweetheart if you spot me 50 papes"
"I'M NEW TOO"
Albert, to Jojo: Yo check this shit out. Watch what I'm about to do to this bitch
"YOU HAVE A VERRRRY INTERESTING FACE.
EVER THOUGHT ABOUT GETTIN' INTO MOVIN' PITCHAS?!"
"BUY A TICKET THEY LET ANYONE IN"
*Does not pay*
Everyone's face when they laugh at Jack making fun of Oscar
"The faymus Jack Kelly"
Ben Cook's dumbass socks
Jack's "holy fuck he can do math" face
Specs laughing at Jack's reaction to Les knowing math
"That's disgusting"
W i b b l e
Specs never using stairs properly
Albert riding in on Pulitzer's desk
FOOTBALL? *whack* VIOLENT? *whack*
"Guess what? He got elected."
*runs*
Nunzio.
My roommate and I accidentally mashing cut and slit like twice and so now we say slut instead of either
"-like an army that's marching to war." I mean... He wasn't wrong
Has anyone noticed how similar Hannah and Kath look?
BIG STEP BIG STEP BIG STEP
"buy a pape from a poor orphan boy" *cough cough*
"BORN TO THE BREED"
"THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN SCHOOL"
"This kid"
Racetrack hawkin in the background and bolting when Snyder comes
"Doesn't everyone?"
ALL THE CONTINUITY ERRORS IN MEDDA'S THEATER. THE BOYS GOING FROM NEWSIES TO FAKE MUSTACHE MEN AND BACK
LOVEY DOVEY BABY PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND
Jack saying pocket with the same intensity that Draco Malfoy says Potter
MEDDA FUCKING LARKIN
"The only thing I own is the mortgage"
"ARE YOU BLIND SHE GOT NO CLOTHES ON"
The look Jack and Davey share when Medda says she knows the governor
"YOU PICTURED THAT?!"
"Take it easy, it's a bunch of trees."
"Jeez! I never knew no one with a aptitude!"
"I AM?! HOW 'M I DOIN'?!"
'I'm better than you' the song
Jack's lil figure 8 dance with just his head
"And prayers from the Pope"
Devin Lewis as Jack for like two scenes.
"AND. MY. BANK."
Watching Jack recognize Katherine
"Why don't you go find out?" 👀
"You want I should lock the door"
"Doin what?"
It's hard to like a whole lot about the scenes where they're flirting bc Kath is so outwardly uncomfy with it
And also they're both simps for Jacobses
*two finger point*
"sOrry mIss mEddA"
Jack's hesitation before he starts singing
"Girls are nice, once or twice, til I find someone new" You bisexual pining bitch
Does anyone know who does the actual sketch?
T H E P R O J E C T I O N
"-and you lie like a rug!"
"What are you doing?!"
"Hey-hey quiet down there's a show goin' on!"
"Shhhhhhhhh"
"Everr"
HAT TIP AND SMIRK AS JACK IS CLIMBING DOWN
MIKE AND IKE GIVING OFF THE MAJOREST SIBLING EVERGY
"Sirens is like lullabies to me."
DELANCEY DEVASTATION AT "they've got a mother" THEY'RE SO TRASH AND HURT I LOVE THEM
"He traded her for a box o' cigars!"
"HEY THEY WAS CORONAS"
"Ain't we the hoi polloi!"
"Ask me after they put up the headline"
"Is that news?"
"ITISTOME"
Romeo. R O M E O
"I ain't payin' no sixty."
DEUS SPECS MACHINA
BAMBAM "C'mere fellas"
Henry's pose as he says "AIN'T WE GOT NO RIGHTS?!"
IK THAT EVERYONE SAYS TOMMY LOOKS DOWN BC HE'S CONFUSED WHEN JACK SAYS 'WOULD YOU KEEP YOUR SHIRT ON' BC HE'S WEARING A SHIRT YADDA YADDA
BUT HE'S NOT
THAT'S HIS UNDERSHIRT. SO HE'S CONFUSED BC HIS SHIRT IS ALREADY OFF. BACK IN THOSE TIMES BEING IN JUST YOUR UNDERSHIRT, YOU MAY AS WELL HAVE NO SHIRT.
THX FOR COMING TO MY TED TALK
LES SHOVING PEOPLE
Crutchie desperately trying to hop to keep up
Jojo and Elmer.
"Hey Jack you still thinkin?"
"Sure he is. Can't ya smell smoke?"
(I'm out of character limits so this is part 1)
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