Totally not Ben cook singing letter from the refuge

[@tosatvrnandback9836]

[Crutchie:] How are you? I'm okay Guess I wasn't much help yesterday Snyder soaked me real good with my crutch Oh yeah, Jack? This is Crutchie by the way These here guards, they is rude They say "jump boy, you jump or you're screwed!" But the food ain't so bad least so far, 'cause so far, they ain't brung us no food! Ha, ha I miss the rooftop Sleeping right out in the open In your penthouse in the sky There's a cool breeze blowin' even in July Any way, so guess what! There's this secret escape plan I've got! Tie a sheet to bed, toss the end out the window Climb down and take off like a shot! Maybe though, not tonight I ain't slept, and my leg still ain't right! But hey, Pulitzer! He's goin' down! Then Jack, I was thinking we might just go, like you was sayin' Where it's clean and green and pretty With no buildings in your way And your riding Palominos, every day! Once that train makes Damn this place I'll be fine. Good as new But there's one thing I need ya to do On the rooftop you said that a fam'ly looks out for each other So tell all the fellas from me, to protect one another! The end Your friend Your best friend Your brother Crutchie

[@calliemarion7180]

This song made me forget that Ben is in his 20s. He sounds like such a little kid and it melts my heart

[@aliciaweakley1641]

When he did the show on the tour he was 16/17 years old, so he sounds like a kid because he was one

[@user-pixie]

@@aliciaweakley1641 but he still sounds like a kid lmao

[@aliciaweakley1641]

@@user-pixie true. I've met him and it's kinda true 😅

[@user-pixie]

@@aliciaweakley1641 OMG IM SO JEALOUS

[@Bencookismylife]

@Alicia Weakly WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO MEET HIM?!?!

[@rainatl5y]

Me: **Screaming** IT'S FREAKING BEN COOK BUT HES CRUTCHIE I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS 😆😭😆❤️💞

[@hopeworldenthusiast.4342]

_and if you listen closely, you can hear me sobbing._

[@soph.136]

*if you listen even closer you hear me with you*

[@personthattalksaboutmusic7898]

if you listen closely you can hear people laughing

[@RandomPOVs]

If you listen extremely closely, you can hear shattering. That's my heart.

[@JCtheRobotSings]

You can hear US sobbing, actually

[@pansexualdisaster8473]

listen closely-that’s the sound of the last of my sanity flying out of the window along with my will to talk about anything other than Newsies and primarily Ben Cook

[@isabelladippel9649]

me: wow this is great but I’m not gonna cry Ben: wheRE IT’S CLEAN AND GREEN AND PRETTY me: oH MY GODDDD

[@poppyjane1115]

ME

[@rileyturnamianstudent1939]

Literally me

[@soph.136]

LITERALLY

[@victorvillatoro7241]

Every time.

[@asexualbert7262]

His "Ha Ha" and "Damn this place" were so great oh my god. This whole thing was fantastic but those lines...

[@Ella-banfield]

Al do you have Pinterest?

[@margaretblev4977]

@@Ella-banfield i was thinking the same thing

[@stressed_out_lettuce646]

I swear I've seen you on Pinterest-

[@chaotickazoo560]

bro i’ve seen you on pinterest and we have a mutual friend (sorry for responding late)

[@AnxiousFishie]

Ur on Pinterest

[@jacktheyeehawman7549]

I’m having a crisis- it sounds like it’s Andrew but also there’s points where it just sounds like Ben playing race-

[@juliaingle6156]

Homemade Biscuts In some shows Ben cook did actually play Crutchie, this is one of them

[@emilyzeringue8060]

You know him and Andrew Keenan Bolger are like broadway twins like first akb was crutchie and now Benny boo is and then akb was Jesse in tuck everlastin. And Benny boo was his understudy

[@blueturtle3623]

He was AKB's understudy in Newsies too, that's why he's playing Crutchie here.

[@anniehart4371]

THIS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. I love Andrew Keenan- Bolger as Crutchie and everything but Ben has such a beautiful voice and he sang this beautifully

[@franktheblindpup297]

I love how Crutchie stuck in the refuge turned into stoned race in jail.

[@giannaf4771]

This made me laugh 😂

[@kaitlynmarkert6011]

I immediately started crying. I love Ben to death and his voice in this is beautiful

[@kaleighdemeter2409]

Kaitlyn Markert sameeee

[@glynsbackhanspring]

This should be titled me screaming and crying for 3 minutes

[@annacraton521]

*clicks on video* Me- He won’t be as good as AKB Ben- *sings literally the first word* Me- *almost starts crying*

[@probablykaren]

ben’s little “damn this place” had me CRYING more than i already was

[@madisonhughes2264]

You know how hard it is to cry silently at 1 am when your whole family is asleep? IM DEALING WITN THIS STRUGGLE RIGHT NOW

[@victorvillatoro7241]

Amateur. It’s past 4am for me.

[@sophiaschroepfer6160]

IM TRYING NOT TO CRY IN THEATRE I C A N T HIS V O. I. C E

[@victorvillatoro7241]

Wait till you go watch Dear Evan Hansen. If you’ve struggled the same way Evan did in the past, you’ll sob. I was in pieces by the end of the first Act.

[@KennyBye]

BEN HAS GONE ON FOR CRUTCHIE??? IM HAVING A STROKE

[@annagray6875]

He's andrew keenan boldgers understudy

[@kyliecrybaby4161]

@@annagray6875 no I think he was actually Zachary Sayle’s understudy

[@annagray6875]

@@kyliecrybaby4161 oh. Well, I didn't know this was toursies, so thanks for the correction

[@meluuunia6949]

When he says “Damn this place” I felt for the guy

[@jacba8313]

There's one where he says I hate this place by TKA and it's even more powerful, just instant tears

[@lisaslife4807]

awkward I cried

[@lisaslife4807]

Ghada Bishtawi same this year is doing my GCSEs (BIG tests but not as big or important as a levels

[@lisaslife4807]

Ghada Bishtawi thank you

[@marianas7404]

Jacba sorry, but what’s “TKA?” Also, is that with Ben in for crutchie??

[@shawty8123]

IM SCREAMING HIS LITTLE VOICE, I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

[@megancasas199]

ummm I just found out my bby boy played crutchie just like a few mins ago and IM CRYING HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS HEHUSJFND IM SOBBING RN

[@julialarder]

Megan Casas he was the understudy for a bit. That's probably why a lot of people didn't know.

[@dinxsmoon5544]

I have a Bootleg of him as Crutchie if ya want it

[@szaria1759]

@@dinxsmoon5544 is it all audio?

[@gylliane2778]

@@dinxsmoon5544 Is it just the audio?

[@molls07]

@@dinxsmoon5544 please

[@ShinyPeachWater]

i don’t know if anyone’s noticed this, but ben’s version of a letter from the refuge is like a few notes higher than andrew’s (in the 2017 live newsies recording) and for some reason it just sounds more sad?? or more emotional??

[@shortname24]

For some reason I find it more emotional because he sounds more like a kid (for obvious reasons) but it really shows that Crutchie really was just a kid when he was in the refuge

[@eleanorallen7846]

@@shortname24 I agree it adds to the sadness of the song

[@debigchonk4896]

it's definitely a higher key

[@j16765]

Quite a bit late, but it sounds like it’s a full step higher than the live recording. Instead of the high note being an F4, the high note is a G4 in this one.

[@goodjobeli]

Why can he sing higher than I can. If I try to reach those notes I'd probably ruin my voice #lifeofacontralto.

[@chelseayun1309]

sameeeeee

[@emmy.t.l_3008]

yessss same with me. along with the top note from santa fe

[@tabethaerinfulton5970]

This boy. I swear. The way he expresses emotion when he sings is phenomenal.. though, he will always be my favourite as Racer.

[@ilikebands4696]

This.... this is true beauty.... but I’m so used to Ben as Race that it’s a bit weird for me lol

[@morganmiller5413]

Same. His voice is so clear compared to Race.

[@imaseagullgimmeyourface3865]

“Sleepin right out in the open, in ya penthouse in the sky” i audibly GASPED Ben is so talented i can’t even

[@brooklynd2754]

the actual love of my life

[@oliviasummer9918]

Same!!!!!!

[@oliver297]

Ben Cook as Crutchie is like if I had a life

[@pansexualdisaster8473]

Seeing Ben as Crutchie would be so absolutely breathtaking, Ben deserves a role as big as Crutchie or bigger. Then again it would be incredible to see him as Race because Ben brings a sort of personality to Race that Ryan, Max or anyone else could bring. When he plays Race he’s truly in his element.

[@agreenpar]

WHEN DID BEN PLAY CRUCTHIE AND WHY DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL NOW?????????????

[@giannaf4771]

he was a understudy for him awhile ago. i'm not sure when

[@agreenpar]

Countess Nina loves musicals ah. Also, I’m doing a Crutchie comparison video and was wondering if I could use a tiny clip from this.

[@cbcouch3747]

im late but I'm pretty sure this was in Boston during the tour???

[@krizzulsizzle6886]

ceebeee couch actually this was probably when it was still in new york because 1) he posted a pic with him there in the new york dressing room on this day 2) he was race during the tour

[@emmavangeli902]

He understudied Crutchie! I believe it was June 30th?, 2015 in Boston!

[@thatkiddojay6360]

Me: oh my god what ok I can’t cry Ben: ...damn this place Me: oH WOW OH MY NOOO AH

[@emmaclark5843]

me: making dying walrus sounds #fangirling

[@SpeciallyShirly]

I desperately need a full bootleg of him as Crutchie please tell me it exists somewhere

[@poppyjane1115]

YES I NEED THIS

[@melodramaticmusicals2684]

Theres an audio recording somewhere out there drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QPyKKjNMbP8BX7HHoYvVsHZ6fMUROI-2 I think this is it.

[@p0pe__]

me too🫶

[@Blahblahblah31175]

Still searching 💔

[@layendaylife7530]

*Cries* I’m fine

[@slimy_bastard9864]

HIS VOICE IS SO HIGH PITCHED AND BEAUTIFUL THAT I MIGHT CRY!!!!!!!!!

[@sophiebarefield5455]

this man’s voice is heavenly

[@Bencookismylife]

This whole thing made me scream out of joy ✋🏻😭

[@breezza_time]

I'm literally having to pause like every 15 seconds so I can actually breathe this is too pure oh my heck-

[@elliemcdonald2884]

He’s actually so talented it’s unreal 🥺👏🏻

[@jplews7508]

ive had this on repeat for like half an hour lmao

[@pdsketch603]

His singing voice is so full and holds so much depth. I’m in love

[@jeanie4557]

i'm not crying, you are

[@razzlededazzle8951]

Ok but can we talk about how he changed his accent. Like he has a accent he tends to use for New York but I feel like he took a page from Andrew’s book with this one. Ben’s been taking notes

[@emilyanderson9566]

*sCREETCH* eXCUSE ME OH MY HES BEAUTIFUL

[@johannahdillahunty9899]

How am I just finding this NOW?

[@juliechoi4053]

Ughhh I remember first hearing this and I'm still in love with it

[@AudrieSaint]

D Major I think

[@jessicaguest5474]

Oh my goodness, words cannot express how happy and sad this made me at the same time. 😭🥰

[@JW-mq3hv]

I just love Ben Cook ngl-

[@kathleenanimates]

I normally only tear up during this song (I don't have a heart, I know-), but Ben made me cry. I don't know why, but he did. I love Ben, he's my child-

[@macaronweasley8100]

I don't cry, idk y, but every time it feels like my heart has been tossed out the fifth floor window after pulverized

[@macaronweasley8100]

I spelt pulverized right?-

[@kyra.grace613]

this is simultaneously blessed and cursed audio I might just cry

[@zippstered]

Sister Sobbing

[@alejandragonzalez6003]

I was reading the comments like “you guys really cry with this?” My apologies to everyone. Tears ran down my face since “I miss the rooftop”

[@juliaingle6156]

In some shows Ben cook did actually play Crutchie, this is one of them

[@boboanimates7445]

No shit sherlock! :D

[@addisonmccarthy3731]

It didn’t even start and I’m already 😭

[@emmakiel5210]

Ahhhhhh I love him wayyyy to much

[@maverick-vp7hy]

He actually soumds so much like race still i- im crying it broke my heart

[@poppyjane1115]

When he sang clean and green and pretty I lost it

[@alexswanyhair9207]

Ben as crutchie is what I’ve always wanted

[@ahahahahahahahahha9540]

Girl: Oh my god Titanic was so sad! Me: It really wasn’t Girl: I bet you’ve never felt true sadness before Me:

[@drayiskewl]

AH. I. CAN'T.

[@dmay6637]

0 dislikes Exactly how it should be

[@StarDust-th6fm]

Delaney M there has been a disturbance in nature. There is one dislike...

[@florriepatel6204]

@@StarDust-th6fm .... SOAK 'EM!

[@varyak4698]

@@florriepatel6204 WELL BLEED EM

[@dmay6637]

@@luv4harm one year later and there is going to be a great reckoning

[@pagelee287]

I didn’t know I needed this

[@emmy.t.l_3008]

this version and akb’s version break my heart every time i listen

[@user-hy6jv2bk3k]

i love him so much and he sings so beatifully that i started crying right from the start😩❤

[@oliviasummer9918]

I'm NoT cRyInG!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@nothere9126]

def not crying in the club because of this angel

[@kgathryn]

its 1:50 am i shouldnt be sobbing rn...

[@nousnaimonspasritz]

I finished rewatching Falsettos so I’m crying and then I accidentally click on this AND I’M CRYING MORE-

[@suahabose4100]

i cry every time i hear this omg his voice

[@olivias4594]

Who had the audacity to be the only person to dislike this

[@hannahmuller4639]

I love Andrew and he did AMAZING but I love this with all of my heart ❤️

[@beapostma631]

Why am I just finding this?

[@aghayag]

Literal definition of PERFECT 😍❤️

[@Comemations]

5 years and im still crying

[@berry.styles]

this is amazing I'm so glad this exists

[@PurpleLittlePup]

BLESS YOUR SOUL THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS also where did you find this because i love ben as crutchie and i need *more*

[@giannaf4771]

I sadly could not find more of Ben as crutchie but.... I got it ... somewhere

[@krlw]

I immediately started crying help mE

[@macaronweasley8100]

How? **tries to help*

[@krlw]

@@macaronweasley8100 *feels better* thank you :')

[@macaronweasley8100]

@@krlw np

[@Hinakurachan7]

I'M not crying. YOU'RE crying! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. 😭😭😭

[@kaylajohnson4867]

my date of death 8/18/2018

[@hannahmuller4639]

wait it's been almost exactly 2 years

[@kaylajohnson4867]

Hannah Muller i am still dead

[@jemimawilley4572]

oh my goshhhhhh i cant he is amazingg

[@melnordquist1691]

ITS BEN COOK I FREAKING LOVE HIS VOICE AND HE IS SO AMAZING!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@idotheater6624]

IM CRYING THIS IS ADORABLE

[@nataliarosato2877]

Newsies has made me cry 3 times TODAY!!!!!!😭

[@paigemartin1101]

Im in Newsies right now and I'm one of the extras in that scene and it's bad cause this song always makes me cry without fail. I'd never heard this before tho so I'm currently sobbing

[@junsfallinflower]

this makes my head spin

[@teiganamy2724]

THE POOR GUYS HEAD IS SPINNING 😊

[@boboanimates7445]

I played this in class and my teacher that was there who saw the show when it was filmed now she's crying..I'm sorry

[@ayexangelina4593]

bro the tears

[@blinkp]

me: oh yay! *tells myself i'm not gonna cry* ben: dEaR jaCk hOW aRE yOu? me: FKSJHKJFHAKJHFJH *inhuman noises*

[@leeannk3052]

*My heart hurts*

[@carters.4652]

HE WAS 16 WHEN HE TOURED WITH THE NEWSIES! HE WAS A FLIPPIN BABY WHEN HE SANG THIS!

[@iancastillo6202]

OMGGGGG I'M INTERNALLY DYING!!!!!!! This is so cute!

[@Apollo-xj9wj]

This is amazing

[@Genevieve-uq7hr]

Im not crying you are 😭

[@disaceter1130]

"Damn this place" _He sounds so defeated oh my gooooodddd_

[@cathie7538]

i love this too much i'm crying

[@sashaberdan1246]

I watch this religiously

[@kaelynkmiecik22]

whoops i almost forgot to watch this video today

[@giannaf4771]

😂

[@trickster-kate3861]

This is so freakin beautiful oh my god❤

[@honeyimback6082]

I heard that he did played the role of Crutchie for an special time... But I can't tell when and why

[@goodjobeli]

he was just the understudy on tour

[@ReeseAugust]

My life is forever changed

[@audrahorton311]

Does this seem a little higher then the original that Andrew sang? I think it is.

[@chloeminh2366]

I think they changed the key compared to the newsies movie

[@alexabell5004]

I think they had to change the key for Ben, idk about the actual Crutchie on tour but I think Ben needed it in a higher key just because of his voice range

[@jay_kobb8025]

I SID NOT KNOW BEN COOK PLAYED CRUTHCIE AND IM CRYINGINCLASSLISYENINGTOTHISSONF FUCK HE SANG IT SO BEAUTOFULLY IM SOBBING

[@florriepatel6204]

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