Review: NEWSIES by Martin Denton
Occupy Wall Street. The Ryan Budget. "I don't care what the unemployment rate's going to be." "I'm not concerned about the very poor." 2012 would seem to be an ideal time for a new musical about the 1899 newsboys' strike. Who but the staunchest of the 1% would not be gladdened by an uplifting tale of underage underdogs fighting Big Business and emerging victorious? Newsies, one would think, is a s…