NEWSIES - Cast Interview
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - February 2015
By Sophie Devincenti, Katrina Horsey, Ellie Jenkins, Elise Lamarre, Sari Wisoff, Skye Schoenhoeft, from Branson, Marin Horizon, Marin School of the Arts, Mill Valley Middle and Ross Schools
Underneath the high vaulted ceiling of the San Francisco Orpheum theater, a cast of ragtag boys leap to an entertaining score dressed in 1890's garb. The show exerts a tangible zealous energy that is reflected in everything from the actors, to the orchestra, to the audience. A perfect combination of heartfelt plot intertwined with dynamic characters, Newsies offers something for everyone. It takes place in New York during the tumultuous struggle between big-name newspapers, and their sellers—otherwise known as "Newsies." When the flippant main character, Jack Kelly, is faced with the inflation of newspaper prices, he bands together with David Jacobs and the other "Newsies" of Manhattan to form a union. Together they find strength in brotherhood and tell their story of their fight for what is right in song and dance.
