ushers

tech crew

house management

stage door security

the people who film 54 Below shows

the hair and makeup people who just smile benevolently and keep doing their thing as the actors dramatically livestream pre-show

the reporters at the Tonys who know everyone’s faces, names, and resumes

OBC replacements, who face sky-high expectations and skepticism before they even begin

the people who meet actors and use that time to ask them to say hi/happy birthday to friends

the fanfiction writers who fix canon deaths in a thoughtful and complex way

the artists who draw characters as POC 

Tumblr meta writers

bookwriters 

bootleggers who get caught and still film future shows

the fans who repost Instagram content to Tumblr for other fans who don’t have IG, and vice versa

the audience members who attend final performances for certain cast members/shows and post play-by-play descriptions of every time someone cried

the parents who support their children’s theatre dreams, even if it goes against the cultural norms that they themselves were raised with

Susan Blackwell

you, for watching bootlegs (seriously)

you, for making the effort to engage with theatre even if it’s not accessible to you

you, for keeping theatre beautifully alive

ensemble members who aren’t newsies

ensemble members who aren’t newsies