•July 24, 2019•
By Ellen Ferrera
for The News Progress

If you have seen and loved a production of “Les Mis” you will stand up and cheer for “Newsies” playing at the Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan through July 28.
“Newsies” is the inspiring story of the historic strike by news hawkers against the most powerful publishers of the time.
Act One opens on a stunning set of the gritty, grimy underbelly of New York where many of the newsboys live.
In the background is a beautiful scrim of old, enlarged newsprint, and the proscenium arch is a crumbling brick wall. Scenic designer Alexander Capeneka has created magic from lumber and pipe fittings.
The newsboys’ leader, Jack Kelly in the musical, is rousing his crew for their day’s work.
Jack, played by Bradley Cashman, has a dream beyond his present lot. He gazes into the horizon and passionately sings of “Santa Fe” where there is space and things and clean and green. He longs to go there.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.