proof that they were casting younger and younger newsies since broadway
These are the ages of the obc members in 2012 and the tour members in 2016 (when they did the proshot)
Race - (OBC) R. Breslin 23 // 19 Ben. C (Proshot)
Finch - (OBC) Aaron 29 // 22 Iain (Proshot)
Mush - (OBC) Ephraim 27 // 20 Nick (Proshot)
Albert - (OBC) Garett 26 // 21 Sky (Proshot)
Jojo - (OBC) Thayne 30 // 21 Joshua. B (Proshot)
Elmer (OBC) Evan 25 // 19 A. Zas (Proshot)
the ones that are similar is the
Specs - (OBC) R. Steele 22 // 22 Jordan. S (Proshot)
Sniper - (OBC) Alex. W 26 // 26 Daniel Swizter (Proshot)
Tommy Boy - (OBC) Tommy 22 // 21 M. Dameski (Proshot)
Oscar Delancey (OBC) Brendon 25 // 24 A. Norman (Proshot)
the ones that are the opposite:
Morris Delancey - (OBC) Mike. F 20 // 23 Devin. L (Proshot)
(more severe)
Romeo - (OBC) Andy 17 // 27 Nico (Proshot)
Buttons - (OBC) Jess. L 20 // 28 Chaz (Proshot)
the one that I couldn't figure out:
Henry - (OBC) Kyle was 27 // but I couldn't for the life of me find Michael Rio's age
(Ignoring New- Newsies (roles created in the proshot that doesn't really have an equivalent in the OBC)
Mike and Ike - (OBC) Mike Faist and Brendon Stimson // Jacob and David Guzman (Proshot) (because it's just the Delanceys in the OBC and tour but its purpose changed only in proshot - being new newsies instead of just roles for the Delanceys to play when they're offstage)
(to add on to mike and ike - it's the same thing to tommy boy but I only did tommy boy because tommy was spot in the proshot and not tommy boy)
Smalls - (OBC) Laurie Veldheer // Julian DeGuzman (Proshot) THEY CHANGED THIS CHARACTER DRASTICALLY, they should have kept my girl Smalls and gave Julian another name cause wtf
these are the true new-newsie names that didn't exist in OBC
Kenny - Jack Sippel - (name inspired by Kenny Ortega)
POST THE BIRTHDAY VIDEO, COWARD! /lh plz don't think im actually yelling at u, i love u <3
HAHA HERE YOU GO! Love you too anon <3 /p
From left to right: Ephraim Sykes, Jeremy Jordan, Jack Scott, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Evan Kasprzak, Ben Fankhauser, John E. Brady, Lewis Grosso, Laurie Veldheer, Jess LeProtto, Andy Richardson, Brendon Stimson, Mike Faist and Alex Wong
You know who the most under appreciated Newsie actor/actress is?
Laurie Veldheer
She was in the obc and played Hannah, a nun, a bowery of beauty, and Smalls! Not to mention she also understudied Katherine!!! She was the only girl (obc) to play a Newsie while also playing 3 other characters. (She’s the one who shouts “So’s the Bronx” in Brooklyns here) SHE IS NOT APPRECIATED ENOUGH
Smalls, playing soccer: It all comes down to this one penalty kick! Can the young woman break the glass ceiling and prove once and for all that a female can be just as good an athlete as a male?
Spot: Y’know, Smalls, any time someone calls attention to the breaking of gender roles, it ultimately undermines the concept of gender equality by implying that this is an exception and not the status quo.
Laurie Veldheer, who was in the Original Broadway Cast of Newsies as Smalls, is playing Belle in the La Mirada Theatre production of Beauty and the Beast.
Tonight was the first preview and tomorrow is opening night!