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Daniel Durant's journey has been quite an amazing sight to behold, from Deaf West Spring Awakening to CODA to Dancing with the Stars and beyond. @dwsavideos, I would love to see a longer video from you on this adorable and talented sweetheart at some point!!!

Thank you @mrsm3w and everyone who got me to 25 reblogs!

I'm thinking about doing a Daniel Durant tag here on Tumblr for Daniel's 34th birthday!

Please feel free to give me some ideas for questions for the tag!!! 🤟🏻

Favorite on-screen and off-screen parent-child dynamic between 2 talented and beautiful actors (Daniel Durant and Marlee Matlin)!!! My personal DWSA headcanon is that Fanny Gabor has such a close relationship with Moritz Stiefel because she was also abused by one of her parents as a child, but she didn't let that affect her in the same way that Moritz was affected gravely by the abuse his father dealt him when he found out that he "failed". I also think it's possible that she appointed herself as Moritz's distant yet loving guardian when he was just born and knew that someday the boy and her own son Melchior would become friends. That's why I think Fanny is so sweet to Moritz because she's been in his life for a little longer than Moritz implied to remember.

Except for Fanny Gabor, who was like a second mother to him, pretty much every adult in Moritz Stiefel's life treated him so horribly, and it just makes me feel so bad for him. This poor, adorable, sweet, pure little puppy boy whom I just want to give a hug the size of the entire universe did absolutely nothing wrong. He was just trying his best, but the teachers at his school, even his own parents, refused to give the benefit of the effing doubt for at least putting in some effort. Fanny Gabor was the only one who actually saw potential in him, as did Melchior. Moritz's father abused his son after supposedly finding out that he "failed" when he was just asking him a question...

I think that Moritz's father was an alcoholic who just saw the worst in his son without even showing him as much love as Fanny Gabor did. Moritz would've had a much happier life if his bestie Melchi's mother had adopted Moritz and helped him escape the situation. Moritz had an awful home life, and I feel really sad for him.

I love Johnny and Meena so much!!! I hope we see more of them in Sing 3 because they're 2 of my favorite characters!!! 🤟🏻💙💜🫶🏻💗💕💋😍🥰

NAH I WILL NOT SIT BACK AND IGNORE JOHNNY AND MEENA'S FRIENDSHIP

I LOVE THEM SM AND ITS OBVIOUS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND MOVIE THEY GOT CLOSER

+ they were both so ready to play with the piglets (babysitters)

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!!! 🤟🏻💜💙🤍🕊🖤💗💕💋🫶🏻🎶

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. 🥺😭🤧 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!

Daniel is still killing it, and he's even doing opera now!!!

Beethoven's Fidelio with Deaf West and the L.A. Philharmonic is a truly amazing spectacle!!!

I was like, "Aww... honey..."

Daniel got so emotional 😭 when his Mom’s sent a message. My heart ♥️!!!

Source: Tamron Hall Show

Deaf West Spring Awakening Moritz Stiefel has to be one of the cutest musical theatre characters of all time. This poor boy deserved better than to be treated like he was a failure. Frau Gabor did something right in treating him with such love and appreciation and in offering to help him receive better treatment from his parents.

Thank you @dwsavideos and everyone who got me to 5 reblogs!

Can we just take a moment to talk about how adorable and precious this little bean is? We must protect him at ALL costs!!!