#ryan kopel is just so wonderful <3

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Please please someone let Davey sing The Truth About The Moon. It would add so much more depth to his character (and you could add something else regarding him forgiving Jack after he scabbed) and it would add just more to the story in general. Like hopeless gay pining. I don’t care if Jack ends up with Katherine instead, we’re all used to canonical Jatherine anyways, but everyone would  be grateful with one sided Javid anyways, because one-sided Javid is still Javid. He could run away after the rally, like in the proshot, and then we just cut to him on the fire escape (from 92’sies) singing this. The fire escape wouldn’t even be too complicated or hard to do, just pop Ben Fankhauser on one of the large metal frame things used throughout the proshot (in case it wasn’t clear by proshot I mean the 2017 Disney+ version), or Ryan Kopel somewhere in the Troubadour (from what I heard about that theater, that also shouldn’t be too hard), or just someone, somewhere my point is that it wouldn’t be hard at all, and it would add so much more to the show, including just 3-5 more minutes! Also, it’s pretty obvious that TTATM (look mom I made an acronym) is more of a Davey song than a Sarah song. Was Sarah there when Jack betrayed the newsies? No! (At least I don’t think so) But was Davey there? Yes! Would Davey feel lied-to and betrayed? Yes! Would Dave need a whole song to process that (because he and Jack actually had a relationship, be it platonic or romantic, instead of just prolonged eye contact, barley any conversation, and maybe some aesthetic attraction), because Davey was actually part of the strike, therefore it probably felt like Jack’s betrayal had a more personal meaning/intention/whatever towards him? Yes! A thousand times yes! Also looking back at the song, I’m starting to believe that it was written for Davey, because of all the reasons I listed above, and they had to say it was the other sibling because, in case you haven’t noticed, Disney doesn’t really do gay (hate to get political but they literally supported the ‘Don’t Say Gay Bill’ until the realized “hey, this isn’t really helping our public image” and then suddenly opposed it) Look, I don’t even know who I’m trying to convince, because it’s not like any important Newsies people will see this, but still please someone let Davey Jacobs sing The Truth About The Moon. It would be awesome and great and so wonderful and just wow.

#Ok wow I just found this in my notes app (written before I created this blog) #jesus I’m pretty sure I also wrote an english assignment about this too #either that or the characterization of sarah jacobs #or lack thereof #might post that one too #truth about the moon #newises #davey jacobs #jack kelly #javid #not punk #broadway