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THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE ANTONIO HIGGINS!!! EN GARDE!!!

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BRING IT ON!!!!!!! IVE HAD MORE SHINERS THAN YOU’VE GOT FINGERS!!!

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Headcanon #3

The mornings at the lodging house are normally a lot to take in. They are loud and hectic, but it’s when Jack puts on his cowboy hat when things really heat up. Albert and Race look at the hat and the back at each other; Jack groans. 

“Whats that? A hat. A crazy, funky, junky hat. Overslept. Hair unsightly. Tryin’ to like Kiera Knightly. We’ve been there. We’ve done that. We see right through your funky hat,” Albert and Racetrack chorus in unison. They do this every morning. dance moves and all.

(It’s the Crazy funky hat song from Wizards of Waverly Place. Albert and Race would 100% tease Jack with this and he’d hate it. Link:https://youtu.be/V_gVb3z6vtc)  

Headcanon #1

The boys get Jack cowboy apparel for every holiday and birthday. Race and Davey think it’s hilarious. What makes it better is on birthdays its only red bandannas. Every. Single. Newsie. gets Jack a red bandanna for his birthday. Every year. Without fail. 

Newsies Headcanon

Brooklyn has a soft spot (pun intended) for cruchie (+race iykyk) hear me out

Crutchie: free

Brooklyn: not helping

Crutchie: refuge

Brooklyn: bringing their army

Because hes a ray of sunshine (yes ik hes a bamf and dont take nobody's shit )

Probably got started when jack went to one of those meetings with spot and brought crutchie with him for the first time, and crutchie smiles and is very polite so spots like mentally *protect this adorable sunshine kid* (platonically like jack)

And don't come for me saying 🤓☝️ "actually the reason brooklyn waited was to see if Manhattan would back down" ok I get that but this is a HEADCANON let me dream

Anyway have a nice day 😁

Ok so Just paused Newsies and uhhhhhhhhhhhh

Crutchie looks like Jack just punched him in the no no square

Romeo and Mush look like their trying to fight but failing miserably

Finch looks like he’s trying to explain his rage to Race

Race looks like me when I saw this Turkey on the roof at school

Albert is just like I hate these idiots

Elmer just looks terrified

Racetrack Higgins.

I am crying now. This is so sad. Try again Spot, it’ll work next time. Race is head over heels for you!

Spot: hey so I was wondering-

Race watching Jojo and Albert doing something stupid

Spot: um if you maybe

Race: STOP

Race: I’m sorry I have to go stop my friends I’ll see you later

Spot standing alone: I wanted to know if you wanted to go out on a date with me

Spot: yeah that was worth practicing for three hours in the mirror

Is Jack the art teacher? Race is probably also the teacher to spend half the class talking about his day.

Race is the type of Italian teacher whom 12 year old girls simp over and give sickening cards to on Valentines day, and when they find out he has a boyfriend they face time their friends and cry at 6 pm

Crutchie is the type of English Lit teacher who tries his best that students actually like because of his non cringey humour and kindness. He brings homemade cookies into class and helps people overcome shyness

Albert is the teacher who forgot what class he teaches, his hair colour, his age and his address

5 new crushes I’ve gotten cuz of Newsies. Their not really crushes, per-se, just like, damn, they’re fine (who am I kidding, Kara Lindsay as Katharine is *sigh* and Ben Tyler Cook as Race is also *sigh*)

Is Spot standing on a box? He must be

"hi."

"...hi."

FACTS!!!!

Mouthpiece is just a less likeable version of Racetrack Higgins and I think its great that Ben Cook is just playing the same character in two different musicals

What are doing under Spot’s bed, Race? Hmm?

Jack: why does Spot hate me so much

David: would you like the reasons numerically or alphabetically?

Race: he’s got a list under his bed. I can get it for you

I’m on a Newsies kick right now, so…. I may have watched livesies like 5 times this week, but what ever. I just got an idea. So you know how Spot is called the King of Brooklyn? And Race is the King of New York? AU were two kingdoms hate each other and then their two crown princes fall in love (definitely enemies to lovers) and it’s the story of Race and Spot becoming kings and hiding their love or something like that. Now I just wish I had the skill to write…

wss 2021: *opens with a bunch of white boys dancing in the streets of new york*

my brain: i'm getting strong newsies vibes from this

I love that I can be Spot and Crutchie

the newsies as things my friends have said

jack: "I'm just simultaneously too stupid and too smart."

katherine: "do you feel like I called you out? good 'cause I did."

david: "guys I got manipulated by a six year old the other day."

les: "what if, after high school, I just became a clown."

crutchie: "last time I wore my bandana, everyone kept asking if I was in a gang. I just like bandanas, calm down."

race: "you best call me Tom, because I'm about to do some foolery."

spot: "I don't want to be endearing. I want to be feared."

Jack: And now we must start the new year off on the right foot!

Jack: Race, that’s your left foot.

Davey: Picking up your cards before the dealer is finished is bad etiquette.

Race: Then consider me un-etiquette-ed. Spot: I eti-quit.

Race: Hey Spot, can ya help me with my homework?

Spot: No.

Race: Please!!!!!

Spot: No, but I can judge you in a helpful way.

Race: Good enough for me!

I like how

In the 1992 movie, Spot is the taller one with blonde/light brown hair and blue eyes while Race is the shorter one with dark hair and eyes.

Then, in the Broadway musical, Race is the tall blonde, blue eyed kid while Spot is the short one with dark hair and eyes.

*Le Gasp!*

SPRACE SWITCHED BODIES!!!!!

Race(having just stolen a french fri from Spot): Sharing is caring!

Spot:

Race:

Spot: And killing is illegal, but you set the scene.

Race: !!!!

Which side are you on?

Is anyone going to talk about the fact that:

When Race is reading the pape at the very beginning of the movie, he says “look at this, a baby born with two heads. Must be from Brooklyn.” then, a few minutes later, Specs yells out “Baby born with three heads!” Sure, he’s trying to sell a pape, but I don’t think that headlin needs exaggeration Specs! XD