Read Jenn McKee’s interview with Ethan Steiner on touring with Newsies, for MLive
The classic stardom narrative goes like this: a young performer with showbiz dreams takes a bus to New York City and, through hard work and a little luck, gets his/her big break.
11-year-old Ann Arbor-ite Ethan Steiner, though, scored a New York-based agent while steadily building his resume locally – through roles in shows with Young People’s Theater, Pioneer Theatre Guild, and U-M’s department of musical theater – and now, he’s playing young Les in the touring production of Disney’s Newsies.