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been seeing everywhere that RJs only the first and like yes logically we all knew this but what twisted the knife was someone saying that it’s Emma or Jason next (with Emma auditioning for new shows and Jason’s music career growing) and then main cast contracts closing in march. guys we’re the only outsiders fans that will have witnessed the original cast right from the start and that thought makes me SICK.
i just saw the outsiders musical (no understudies) so get so excited for all of my opinions.
it may take awhile for me to process and post all of them, but while i was watching i was sooo focused on body language when singing, especially in the emotionally heavy songs where there isn’t any dancing.
like both soda and johnny MOVE. their whole bodies shift when they breathe and sing, but soda it feels like the movement causes the singing where johnny’s singing moves him. it gives them both a carefree quality, which makes sense for soda and is so devastating for johnny.
and cherry, darry, dally, and pony are so still. they are all incredible dancers but when they sing it’s so focused in their faces (maaaybe the shoulders). it gives such gravity to everything they do, and makes all the movement that does happen feel so precise and intentional.
the contrast kills me. i can’t explain it, but it characterizes them so well, like of course soda is always moving, and johnny can’t help but be moved. of course darry and dally are so controlled. of course cherry is afraid to show her true emotions. of course pony is more analytical and thoughtful: he’s the one telling the story.
anyways. stay tuned for more.