Interviews
Aaron Lohr - Mush

TEEN BEAT:  Tell us about Newsies.

AARON LOHR: Newsies takes place in 1899 and it's about how the newsboys strike against William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer. They form a labor union. The whole movie is singing and dancing, acting, gymnastic and stunts

TEEN BEAT:  You do all your own stunts and stuff?

AARON:  Yes.  I've been dancing, acting and doing gymnastics since I was 3.

TEEN BEAT:  Tell us about your Newsies character, Mush.

AARON: Mush is always looking on the bright side of things and he's always trying to help out. He repeats things.  He's always laughing at stupid jokes.  He's kind of naive.

TEEN BEAT: Why is he nicknamed Mush?

AARON:  The director, Kenny Ortega, said that the complexion of my skin is like oatmeal, so they called my character Mush!

TEEN BEAT:  Is he like you in real life?

AARON:  Yes, I guess so. I look on the bright side of things. I'm always positive and laugh a lot.

TEEN BEAT: Were there any funny things that happened on the set while you were filming?

AARON:  Oh, yes. Like, David Moscow and a couple of other guys, we were going to throw buckets of water from the top of the World building on Kenny but somehow he saw the water coming and ran out of the way and he got squirt guns and started squirting everyone.  It was fun.

TEEN BEAT:  What was the average age of the actors on the set?

AARON: Most of the actors were around 19 years old.

TEEN BEAT: Was it fun filming at Universal Studios?

AARON:  It was fun and it was convenient, because I live in Los Angeles.

TEEN BEAT:  What was the best part about it?

AARON:  Kenny Ortega is the best.  He listens to you and he's like a kid.  It was fun.

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