Newsies

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[A/N: I used Wheel Decide to choose this request and I will keep using it. Yes, you CAN resubmit requests each week.]

Me: Hey, guys! Wow, it seems like so long since we last had an official episode... even though it was maybe a week.

Usnavi: Yeah... we DID have a great Thanksgiving break though.

Veronica: Yep!

Angelica: Well, now, it's time for Christmas!

Me: Okay, so today's winning request was by Random_nerd4

Me: Okay, so today's winning request was by Random_nerd4

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Benny: Oh! Newsies! I've heard of that one.

Me: Yep, it's about the newsboy strike of 1899 in New York.

J.D.: So ninety years before 1989.

Me: Yep! Let's listen to the soundtrack!

[Timeskip to "Santa Fe (Prologue)"]

Me: Heh... there is a song from Rent that's also called "Santa Fe".

Philip: So what's this song about?

Me: This introduces us to the main character Jack and his friend Crutchie and how they want to move to Santa Fe. They are selling newspapers in New York.

[Timeskip to "Carrying the Banner"]

Nina: Oh, so this song shows up the newsboys' daily lives...

Veronica: They might not have much, but they seem content.

Hamilton: Hey! No making fun of orphans!

Burr: It seems like a hard life, not getting paid much, they're orphans...

Jefferson: Yeah...

[Timeskip to "The Bottom Line"]

Peggy: Wait... Pulitzer's RAISING THE PRICE OF THE PAPERS?!

Philip: What exactly does that mean?

Eliza: The newsboys have to pay for the papers to sell them, but if the prices go up, that's not good...

J.D.: That ba-

Veronica: (Cuts him off) Hey! This is a PG show!

Daniela: He DOES seem greedy...

Catherine of Aragon: You said it.

[Timeskip to "That's Rich"]

Katherine Howard: So... Medda Larkin... is bragging about her promiscuity and wealth?

Me: Yeah, she's actually based of a vaudeville performer.

[Timeskip to "I Never Planned On You/Don't Come A-Knocking"]

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