Adam Kaplan stepped up up from understudy to lead in last Saturday’s matinee and evening performances of “Newsies.”
The 2008 Staples grad played Jack Kelly at the Nederlander Theatre.
A perhaps-only-slightly-less-than-objective Westport fan said, “He was wonderful! His singing, acting, comic timing and dancing were totally Broadway-worthy. “
She was also struck by “the kindness, patience and genuine warmth that he showed to fans outside the theater.”
His fans included dozens of Westporters — among them his father and mother, Jeff and Carol; his former music teacher Suzanne Sherman Propp, and current and former Staples Players.
Adam Kaplan and a few fans, after the show.
Adam — whose usual roles are both Morris Delancey and a newsboy — may take the role again soon.
Where will that lead? Read all about it — not in newspapers, but on “06880.”
(Fun fact: “Newsies” associate director Richard [Ricky] Hinds danced in Staples Players summer shows, before Adam’s time.)
The work of a star is never done.
