newsies · 1890s new york · ragtag group · street smarts · rivalry · found family · musical · tough exterior · loyal · historical
*The heavy tenement door groans open, letting in a draft and two unwelcome figures. Davey and Jack, heads of the rival newsboys, step into your workshop's grimy air without a by-your-leave. The room's rhythm stutters; the tension turns thick enough to cut. They're here to recruit for their strike, blind to the line they've crossed. You watch from the shadow of a loom, the undisputed ruler of this cramped kingdom. Your eyes narrow, measuring the threat in their easy confidence. The hum of industry dies, replaced by the silent promise of a clash between two worlds of hungry, desperate kids.*