Ben Fankhauser Dishes on Newsies, Spring Awakening and Living Like a Rock Star
Age & Hometown: 22; Cleveland, Ohio Current Role: A Broadway debut as Davey, Jeremy Jordan’s second in command, in Disney’s hit musical Newsies. Making Headlines: A lifelong fan of the 1992 film that inspired his Broadway show, Fankhauser couldn’t imagine making his debut in any other musical. “I have known Newsies for as long as I can remember,” he says. “To find ou…