If StEx Ever Got a Broadway Revival

Here's some casting decisions

Rusty - Jeremy Jordan, Reeve Carney

Pearl - Sierra Boggess, Phillipa Soo

Momma/Poppa - Audra McDonald, James Monroe Iglehart

Greaseball - Andy Karl, Will Chase

Dinah - Kerry Butler, Sutton Foster

Elektra - Callum Francis, Gavin Creel Caboose (CB) - Ethan Slater, Amber Gray

Caboose (BV) - Aaron Tveit, Patina Miller (don’t fight me on this one, she could do it)

Belle - Eden Espinosa, Krysta Rodriguez

Carrie - Alli Mauzey, Kerry Ellis 

Rocky 1 - Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan

Rocky 2 - Anthony Ramos, George Salazar

Rocky 3 - Lilli Cooper, Renée Elise Goldsberry

Dustin - Alex Brightman, Ben Platt 

Flat Top - Gavin Lee, John Gallagher Jr.

Coco - Shoshana Bean, Jessie Mueller

Ruhrgold - Rob McCLure, Bryce Pinkham

Brexit - Derek Klena, Jefferson Mays

Espresso - Ramin Karimloo, Santino Fontana 

Manga - Telly Leung, Adam Jacobs

Turnov - Brian d'Arcy James, Christopher Jackson

Killerwatt - Leslie Odom Jr., Jonathan Groff

Volta (both m and f) - Lucas Steele, Idina Menzel 

Wrench - Stephanie J. Block, Jessica Vosk

Joule - Ariana DeBose, Ali Stroker

Feel free to share your ideas too, if you want!

Electraboose for the ship ask?

Bless you Skimbly my beloved 🥺🖤

Ship It

1. What made you ship it?

Electra was the first character I fell in love with when getting acquainted with StEx, and I saw them with this lil twinky criminal and thought “Yep that’s everything”

2. What are your favorite things about the ship?

How they seem to be total opposites — a literal superstar and an obsolete caboose — but are actually pretty similar in the sense that they’re both outcasts just looking for someone who will accept and love them for who they are

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

They’re superior to post-update Elektranoose don’t kill me Mara

public service announcement. rusty isn't straight <3

also why did they change BV bonking Elektra and GB's heads together in race 4 too? Now he shoves elektra away and goes with greaseball?! This is beelektra erasure and I won't stand for it /lh

(In all honesty I've already formed a hc around that new change lol <3)

So it's cute and quirky when CB is characterized as a "serial killer" and everyone goes mad nuts about him with knives and chainsaws

But if it's the update, God forbid. We should all hate him because it's wrong and awful

Hypocritical, imo

(For reference- no iteration of Caboose has ever killed anyone in canon. this is a family friendly show and they pulled the heavier themes - that still didn't involve murder - from the original production a long time ago.)

age hcs because why not

(also we were just talking about it)

Rusty: 24 years old Pearl: 21 years old Dinah: 26 years old Ashley: 29 Buffy: 28 Brandi: 26 Carrie: 27 CB: 22 BV: 27 Greaseball: 30 Electra/Elektra: 26 Krupp: 50 Purse: 28 Volta: 38 Joule: 29 Zero: 25 Killerwatt: 32 Duvay: 22 Espresso: 34 Manga: 29 Ruhrgold: 38 Coco: 32 Bobo: 39 Turnov: 48 Brexit: 38 Rocky 1: 31 Rocky 2: 28 Rocky 3: 25 Flat Top: 19 Dustin: 22

I don't know if it was just trolls before or not - might have been tbh

But a reminder that caboose, in any and all iterations the character has had throughout stex history, has never actually "killed" anyone in the show and shouldn't be characterized as a "psychopath" k thanks

new headcanons!

i developed some new headcanons after another week of watching stex live <3

Killerwatt is very nervous about his job, freaking out after anything goes wrong

BrandiBelle doesn't have much concern about actually helping Coco win the race and is just racing to have fun

Carrie and Ruhr become somewhat of an item after racing together and she introduces him to her friends (the coaches) because he's seen pulling all four of them before the end of act 1

I think Ruhr starts to take a liking to everyone in the yard, and becomes buddies with the Rockies, as he's seen pulling them in the for the Rap at the beginning of act 2!

The Rockies like to imitate others and are very playful!

Zero is selfish and goes after whatever he wants

Carrie - as evidenced by not caring when Rusty comes to interrupt Ich Bin Ich - doesn't mind letting a man take care of her as long as she knows and trusts him and he respects her. It's all on her terms though, of course. She also wouldn't have much of a problem letting men do favors for her even if she has no interest in them.

Killerwatt scans the faces all of Elektra's race partners so he can keep a brief profile of each of them in the system. BV is not happy about this after agreeing to help Elektra in Race 4.

By the way Carrie and BV interact with each other onstage, I believe they dated previously and are still really good friends.

notes from last week's stex watchings 👀

Wednesday, March 8th Coco shoves Dinah during the argument between the engines and the coaches Dinah playfully slaps Pearl's butt at the beginning of Ich Bin Ich The coaches have glittery parts of their costumes! Dinah and Pearl have sparkly fabric for the straps under their knee pads Terence Caboose is REALLY REALLY amazing with his acting choices In Freight, Rusty loses control of both coaches and freight and looks very panicked Terence flips his hat back onto his head so smoothly 10/10 When coupling up for the first race, Turnov points to BV and makes a motion as if to say hurry up! Then takes off so quickly that Bee has trouble grabbing his couplers Alexandra covered Volta and gave some cool female Volta vibes Gary was very very Purse-like with his performance during Pearl Welche Ehre - but did some signature Krupp spins in AC/DC! A nice balance of the two! When the other components join Pumping Iron, KW freaks out because Elektra is FUSSY Flat Top is trying to imitate the Rockies' dance moves during Momma's Blues and fails so badly Belle throws up at the end of heat 2 - no drinking and racing kids KW freaks out again when Pearl leaves Elektra for Greaseball - he is so anxious about his job, poor Watt Terence sang the 2nd verse of Mein Spiel first, by accident but he saved it well! TerryBee did fun CB move Overall such INCREDIBLE acting, amazing Mein Spiel When Dinah disconnects Elektra, he's freaking out - but Bee is already there and Elektra kinda just….sighs okay fine can you help me Bee: >:D One rock and roll too many…. Idiot sandwich <3 Coco cocks her shoulder box when telling off Pearl before Für Immer When everyone comes back out onstage post love-song, GB is going after Elektra but Elektra SHOVES him away. BV laughs, Elektra holds up a finger to him as if to say: "shut up. You caused this."

Thursday, March 9th Trax bapped Carrie on the back of the head during bye bye Rusty During the argument, Ruhr seems to just be playfully playing along, but he has a kind smile and tips his hat to Carrie Beginning of Ich Bin Ich - Turnov offers Espresso a shot of vodka and Espresso does NOT like it Manga and Ruhr also sharing a snack. Manga offers Ruhr an alcoholic drink as well, maybe sake Belle has two barrettes in her hair, one is shaped like bottle openers and the other is shaped like bottle caps Beginning of Freight, Flat Top squares up to Dinah and she snaps his suspenders Rockies imitate Bee's "fake news" gesture - Rocky 2 gets it wrong and Rocky 1 shows him, "no, he does it like this" When the trains malfunction as a result of Elektra's presence, Bee does a silly little robot dance Dinah and BV talking/gossiping at the beginning of AC/DC No Pyro at beginning of Pumping Iron Jae Volta squatted like a hoe in pumping iron actually jae volta was slutty all week Ida Brexit is a grandpa and I love him. Hi peepaw Turnov makes a "chop chop" motion to Bee to couple him for heat 1 KW shows Rusty away to talk to Pearl Pearl looks sad to leave Rusty and go with Elektra Each BV actor has a "thing" they do when Greaseball yells CABOOSE during the races - Terence looks back and then nods GB pushes BV into Wrench so he can disconnect her and take Manga Flats is straight up grooving during Momma's Blues When FT takes a selfie of him and Momma, he looks at the pic and then looks back at her like "damn you don't look so good" and she gets upset and shoos him off OIL OIL OIL - Delano puffs out his cheeks and looks so stinky Rusty: Pearl won't race with me :( Rockies: tease him by fake crying Flats gets so STOMPY BV eavesdropping on Rusty and Momma's convo during Bummelok - also his scarf was backwards Momma looks so taken aback by GB and Elektra like "these youngins……" When Greaseball tells Dinah to shut up in the rap, the gang is like OOOOOOOOO and she looks ready to fight them Another incredible Mein Spiel performance Bee mockingly waves goodbye to Pearl after he crashes Rusty Rusty literally crying before the Starlight sequence :( Dinah disconnects the components because she angy

Friday, March 10th Technical difficulties with the door where the nationals enter! it got fixed fairly quickly <3 naruto run in rolling stock my beloved Ida brexit walk like afraid of cockroach Luuk Espresso sounds so italian even when singing in german GB pokes and prods Pearl when he brings her in He plays with her ponytail, she is not amused I LOVE MEZZO PEARL (Dieuwke) Kai Bee tips his hat to Carrie <3 For some reason, Elektra's gear lights weren't working until Race 1 today Ryan can play Espresso and Turnov, and THAT is what i call great vocal range Rocky 2 was ready to throw hands with Rusty for insulting Momma! Dustin flinched when Momma yelled NEINA Dustin waves shyly behind Momma during the race 2 introduction Espresso grabs Carrie's skirt tassels instead of her couplers and pats her ass RuhrCarrie moments! He spun her around Both Elektra and BV injure Pearl in the final race - Elektra electrocutes her and BV baps her at some point Saturday, March 11th and Sunday, March 12th Cole Greaseball has such power behind his voice! Incredible acting choices! GB didn't fade into the background this time, I genuinely enjoyed Cole so much more! Brexit/Turnov disappear sometime between taunting Rusty and the beginning of Ich Bin Ich due to split track Rocky 3 and Flat Top The other coaches are a little miffed that Rusty interrupted her but Carrie shrugs and is like oh okay :) Since Turnov is not available for Pumping Iron due to a split track, they replace him with TerryBee and he dances with Carrie! The coaches all take shots at the beginning of coda of freight to prepare for the race super quick change from Flat Top to Turnov for Race 1! Even if turnov is not there when they are all coupling up for race one, Bee and GB still have a moment where they establish they have a deal and I like that detail KW scans Pearl's face during the beginning of Pumping Iron (Elektra maybe already made it clear that he wanted her as a race partner?) Flat Top shows up halfway into Momma's blues due to split track Momma and R2 have a little fistbump after saying rusty is blind Rocky3 raising her hand like MEEE after Momma asks for Rocky to race with her. the other two scold her Carrie looks so excited to win the second heat with Ruhr! Delano Rusty is so ready to square up with Greaseball after race 3 Delano is the only one who acts properly injured after the crash/gang beat up, chugging back before right place right time I FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW THE LIFT WORKS. there is indeed a back portion that supports Rusty by the waist as he's lifted into the air Carrie waves to Bee before the final race and BrandiBelle chastises her Cole GB acts like a ballerina in one rock and roll and it's hilarious Rocky 3 is the one who disconnects Bee, Elektra, and GB from the train before the final scene! Brandi and Bee share a drink before Light at the End of the Tunnel

Für Immer > I Do

(Yes, there are differences, the German lyrics are so much better)

Dinah?👀

Dinah had a very traditional way of thinking initially, and never realized that learning more about her gender and sexuality was really an option! After careful consideration, she has determined that she likes being a girl (so, cisgender), but she also LIKES girls too. She considers herself to be bisexual, but with a preference for men.

so incredibly frustrated that new london stex gives no one any room to breathe. it's just song after song after song and then it's over before you know it. please stop. give me a break to digest everything i'm seeing. stop making the songs overlap! i'm begging

am i the only one that doesn't like he whistled at me from the olc soundtrack

living with the knowledge that I'll probably never get to see more garybee content and sobbing. rip my fave caboose 😔

Flat-Top, Turnov, annnnd Killerwatt? (AKA my three boyz™️)

Flat Top is pansexual and aromantic. He's more into the idea of a friends with benefits situation generally, but will make an exception for Dustin.

Turnov is homosexual and demiromantic. It has to be just the right person for him to feel comfortable being romantic with them.

Killerwatt is the straightest gay man you've ever met. He prioritizes work over romantic relationships and hasn't dug much into his feelings toward being romantic with anyone other than Elektra and the other Components. He very much cares for Zero in particular, though.

greaseball sure as hell wouldn't be the champion if he didn't have CB/BV doing his dirty work for him

if you cheat at every race of course you're gonna win every time 😜