"Cut! Guys that was great! 10 minute break."
Everyone leaves the Newsies Square set. Joe gets up to adjust a light. Luke Edwards sits in the director's chair and sighs happily.
This is where I belong!" He looks up to see Christian Bale glaring down at him. He jerks his thumb over his shoulder. "Alright, peewee. I may be your buddy on stage, but off, you can take a hike, for all I care."
"---- off, Cowboy! I got her first!"
"When's lunch?"Morris whined.
Gabe comes over with Spot's cane and looks at Luke and Christian glaring at eachother. "Okay, break it up!"
Christian tells Gabe to shut up. David Moscow is in a corner asking Kenny about taking the big part in King of New York instead of Max. Arvie Lowe shakes his head thinking,
"What a moron."
Max Casella stands in front of a mirror scoping out his cigar look. "So whaddya think, boys?"
Trey and Aaron check it out.
"I don't know, Max." Trey is skeptical. "The cigar looks like somethin' dead is hanging out of your mouth."
"It IS dead stupid," Aaron slaps him upside the head.
"Alright, who's got the cane, huh??" Gabe gives his "Spot Glare" to Christian.
"Look Gabe, that doesn't work in real life and you know it! It's something they do with the lights."
Luke and Christian see Ann Margaret coming out of a dressing room and leave Gabe the director's chair. He sits down and sighs.
"When do we eat?" Morris shouts. Everyone ignores him.
"I still don't know, Max. I think you'd look better with a black eye. What do you think, Aaron?"
"Shove it, Parker!!" Max barks, and then groans. "I don't think so, Bill!"
Pullman walks up with his ugliest bowtie ever.
"Look, Bill. you have to tell that lady in costumes to get you something else. Where did she find this piece of roadkill??" Max exclaims, making Bill take it off.
"Hey, Ann," Luke and Christian chorused and shove eachother. "You're looking awfully ravishing today." Christian grinned.
"Get out of my face, Bale." Ann looks bored.
"Has anyone seend the bagels at least? I 'm starving!!"
"David, look. Max already has the part. You can't have it!"
"But I sing better than Max!" David complains. "Plus I at least DANCE! Come on guys, back me up here!"
"Forget it, Moscow." Arvie walks away to find Bill another tie. Gabe is halfway asleep, but the slingshot in his back pocket was poking him.
"Alright, boys, let's get another look at the ally scene with Sarah. Where's Ellie?"
"She's in the back making out with that no name newsy," Jack sniffed. He wasn't used to getting burned by bigger stars thank himself.
"I'll get her," Luke piped up and left.
"Oh, man! Someone hid the food! I'll die if I do another scene with out something!"
Kenny was impatient. "Can it and find your idiot stage brother. David would you get off my back? Max has the part! Besides, you suck at dancing on tables."
Max walks up and stares David down. "Watch your back, Moscow. Accidents happen when you don't pay attention. And don't be taking my parts, understand?"
"Hey, I heard that in a movie once. What was it?" Aaron spoke up thoughtfully.
"Who cares," Luke replied grumpily. Ellie had kicked him out.
Suddenly a mob of newsy dressed boys showed up. The director cussed and looked at his watch.
"Pay attention, everybody. I need all the mains in the rally scene right now! Ann, you look beautiful as ever. Costumes did a great job on your dress. Damon, get off your butt! Kenny, forget the ally scene right now. For freakin' sake, Morris! the food is in the fridge! Julie, get the ah.. get Snyder and the cops in here and ready right now! Bill, what happened to your other tie? It was perfect!"
Ellie appeared looking a little mussed with her boyfriend, but the makeup and hair artist showed and fixed her up. Gabe snored while the main newsies got into their "fancy" clothes.
"Gabe, get your butt out of my chair!" The director had noticed. Gabe moved slowly and makeup hovered around him. Everyone got to their block and lights burst on. Snyder showed up with the cops just then. Once they were ready, the director shouted.
"Alright. Action!" Everyone started cheering. Christian waved them quiet.
"Carryin' the bannah!"