Disney's musical Newsies (Broadway premiere, 2012), hydroplaning through the Hobby Center via Theatre Under the Stars, is the perfect antidote to the current Fourth Estate. Whatever you think of our national press and its lowest credible rating in decades, this musical, set at the turn of last century, will confirm...
, hydroplaning through the Hobby Center via Theatre Under the Stars, is the perfect antidote to the current Fourth Estate. Whatever you think of our national press and its lowest credible rating in decades, this musical, set at the turn of last century, will confirm that nothing has changed in 125 years. Since the days of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, the national press is as venal and out for a profit as ever.
The musical film was an epic bomb, one of Disney’s least profitable movies in ages. But when it was released on video, it blasted into cult status. Pre-, the film, as bland and overblown as it was, spoke to the next generation. Pre-teens relished the anarchic spirit and sang “Seize the Day,” “King of New York” and “Santa Fe” until their mix tapes wore out.
What the Disney wizards have achieved, and what the wizards at Theatre Under the Stars have solidified, under Ryan Scarlata’s ultra-physical direction, is showbiz prestidigitation. While the designer of the steel-girder/fire escape setting is unmentioned in the Playbill – an oversight which must be corrected posthaste – the projections and video design by Greg Emetaz and Kylee Loera are period-evocative, as are Colleen Grady’s Lower East Side costumes and Jonathan Spencer’s first-rate lighting.
It’s easy to see why. It goes down smooth. No longer kids in any conceivable form, the aged “boys” are the most spirited since the sexed-up youth in Spring Awakening. Watch Cole Zieser as Race, Luis-Pablo Garcia as Crutchie, Ben Diamond as Davey, and Christopher Tipps as Specs as they tumble, cartwheel, and springboard across the stage in William Carlos Angulo’s gymnastic choreography while singing out a storm. Everybody does.
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