I was like, "Aww... honey..."
Daniel got so emotional π when his Momβs sent a message. My heart β₯οΈ!!!
Source: Tamron Hall Show
Here's an appreciation Tumblr post for "DWTS" Season 31's badass king and queen and one of my favorite celebrity couples (Daniel Durant & Britt Stewart)!!! π€π»πππ«Άπ»ππππ₯°π
Before coming out as a couple! They're so awesome and adorable, and their dances were all a treat for all of us "DWTS" fans!
After making their relationship official! What can I say? I love them!!!
β¨οΈ Team Sign to Shine always and forever β¨οΈ
Sweet birthday message for such a sweet person!!! π€π»πππ«Άπ»πππππ₯°
Happy Birthday to Daniel Durant! π€π»ππ
Itβs been so fun watching Danielβs career blossom since doing Deaf West Spring Awakening. Canβt wait to see what he does next!
Daniel N. Durant and Alex Boniello collaborated to create an absolutely iconic version of Moritz Stiefel in the Deaf West production of Spring Awakening (I think John Gallagher Jr., the OG Moritz, would be proud of them)!!!
Daniel and Alex's brotherly best friend bond is so amazing to see. Who else wants to see them work together again someday? I know I do! I know that Britt and April would definitely be in the audience watching and supporting them and being the most amazing partners/spouses/sister-in-laws EVER!!!
I love how Daniel talks about how Alex has become like a brother to him during the process of doing the show together! It's so cute!
I imagine that Britt and April are probably really proud of Daniel and Alex right now.
Not just talented actors playing 2 sides of a similar character, but also adorable uncles and soul brothers to each other.
Wouldn't it be amazing if Daniel & Britt and Alex & April double dated? Not only would it be an adorable DWSA Moritz reunion, but it would also be a new bonding experience for the ladies in their lives!!! π€π»πππ€ππ€ππππ«Άπ»πΆ
Shoutout to whoever it was that casted both Daniel and Alex as 2 different sides of the same character of Moritz in DWSA!!!
They said that Alex's role as the Voice of Moritz is serving as Moritz's inner rock star, but I would argue that Daniel and Alex are both rock stars!!!
The show in it of itself was an amazing opportunity for both deaf and hearing actors to work together and for both deaf and hearing audiences to get to experience things equally together, which I love about accessible projects like the movie CODA, and, as someone who has autism, I personally think there should be more of those kinds of projects that are accessible to everybody, and I mean, EVERYBODY, regardless who they are or what accommodations they have for certain things.
Dude, the foreshadowing with Daniel reaching for the gun in Alex's hands was so powerful and it just started to shatter my heart into literally a thousand pieces at least and made me feel even worse for Moritz. π₯Ίππ€§ Poor baby lost hope on going on with life...
Long story short, if y'all told me that Daniel and Alex were brothers who were separated at birth, I would have absolutely no problem believing you!
Deaf West Spring Awakening Moritz Stiefel appreciation post because the poor thing deserved better. π¦π€ππ€π₯Ίπ€§π€π»
Daniel Durant's episode of Chicago Med on NBC and his performance as a whole simultaneously warmed, melted, and broke my heart, but this scene especially DESTROYED my heart!
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The fact that Ilse opensΒ βThe Song of Purple Summerβ is an incredibly important and meaningful detail that escaped me when I first listened to Spring Awakening.
Ilse is one of my favorite SA characters (and one of my favorite musical theatre characters in general), largely because she is 100% coded as the symbol of hope and escapism throughout the showβ¦until we actually get a chance to meet her and let her breathe and let her talk and we realize that she traded one type of pain, one type of abuse for another. Sheβs subverted in this really clever way when we discover that sheβs just another teenager, another human, and sheβs hurting just like everyone else in the show.
Really, sheβs almost asΒ βbrokenβ as Moritz is, just in different ways.
And the fact that itβs not Wendla, not Martha, but Ilse, the symbol of hope whose humanity brutally shatters the illusion of βescapeβ for the rest of the young characters, the fact that sheβs the one who gets to sing this gorgeous metaphor about carrying on and putting your pieces back together, that is beautiful.
Aww... Look at them!
Happy 8th Anniversary Deaf West Spring Awakening! π₯Ήπ₯Ή
Pictures curtesy of Alex Boniello
Thought I'd bring this back while I'm at it!!!
1. How were you introduced to the show?
I don't remember, honestly.
2. Seen a production live?
I wish!
3. Dream role/character you relate to most?
Dream role: Fanny Gabor because I would come up with a super cool and bittersweet backstory for her! Character I relate to... maybe Fanny Gabor?
4. Favorite male character?
Moritz! π€π»π₯Ίππ€§ππ€ππ€ DESERVED BETTER!!!
5. Favorite female character?
Ilse because of her super sweet friendship with Moritz.
6. Deaf West Revival or Original Broadway Cast?
Both for very different reasons, which I can get into.
7. Favorite song?
My top 5 are: Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind, Touch Me, Left Behind, Those You've Known, and The Dark I Know Well.
8. Least favorite song?
Word of Your Body only because I prefer the reprise.
9. Favorite quote/line?
Moritz's line "I'll be an angel" absolutely broke my heart...
10. Favorite TV performance?
Seth Meyers or Tonys.
11. Favorite cast member(s)?
OBC: Jonathan Groff has had an amazing post Spring Awakening career, as well as everyone else in the cast. DWSA: Daniel Durant is absolutely adorable and one of the most talented actors in the Deaf West production of Spring Awakening, who also has been doing so well these days!
12. Favorite cast member moment?
Any moment with Alex and Daniel! They're both so cute!
13. Do you write fan fiction?
I'm only a part-time fan fiction writer.
14. Do you make fan art?
I can try to if you want.
15. Do you cosplay?
The best I can do is Fanny Gabor before/while she was pregnant with Melchior.
16. Donβt do Sadness or Blue Wind?
Both, but Don't Do Sadness sticks out just a bit more for me.
17. Word of your body or the Reprise?
The Reprise.
18. Touch Me or My Junk?
Touch Me. I love a good male/female cast and ensemble number.
19. Explain the song of purple summer?
The finale of the musical where Melchior reunites with Moritz and Wendla in the ends.
20. Explain the song of purple summer (wrong answers only)?
Teenage ghosts singing about growing up and remembering their childhood.
Shoutout to @winter-asleepening for making this! Much love to all my Spring Awakening fam π€π»π