fun fact about me:
the first time I saw newsies live was when I was 13. It was a local production and the Katherine was 28 years old. The Jack was 16. SIXTEEN. For nearly six years of my life I hated newsies bc I thought it promoted grooming. LMFAO.
I also immediately clocked it as gay but that’s bc Jack and the other sixteen year old playing Davey were in a gay relationship and obviously had more chemistry than Jack and the 28 year old married woman playing Katherine… that’s why I’ve been a javey truther since day 1
it really goes to show how one fucked up production can alter your perception of a character forever bc I was a Katherine hater until I joined tumblr and saw the light (also until I watched the proshot at age 18 and realized Jack and Kath are in fact canonically in the same age group)
