Maybe if he had just danced....

As I sit here and watch Newsies for the 30th time of my career, I realize that the reason Davey's (David Moscow) career never took off was because he just didn't dance in the movie. Why Not? Christian Bale's Jack Kelly did and he became Batman. Les did and Luke Edwards went on to a pretty decent movie/tv career. Max Casella aka Racetrack continued to have a TV career and appeared in a few episodes of Sopranos. Bill Pullman danced and he became PRESIDENT (where he saved the world from the Aliens in ID4. Maybe HE should be our commander-in-chief right now.) Heck even that killjoy Michael Goorjian went on to a decent career appearing as recurring characters in a few tv series because, despite HIS negative attitude, he at least danced.

Dave though, NEVER danced. He refused. Perhaps he felt he was above dancing, I don't know. But David Moscow's career took a nosedive the INSTANT he decided not to shake a leg. I think the writers were even a little pissed at him and rewrote his character to be a ginormous Puss. They probably wrote in Ele Keats' character Sarah JUST so Jack could seduce her and have one over on Dave. I just wish she had been written as Dave's girl and Jack stole her away. Then Davey, as he watching Jack ride off with Teddy, sort of smirk and think about how he'll take his girl back, only to watch her basically rip his heart out and use it as a tampon when JK's car turns around and he hops out to stay.

THAT would have been better.

I think this refusal to dance may have cost Moscow his career, cursed him if you will. Unlike the Curse of the Babe, this Curse was real. Boston at least made the playoffs; Moscow had NO career, AND if you believe his IMDB page, he lost his hair. The lesson is: DANCE when asked to! Pretend you ARE the monkey seeking the quarter.

And one more question, I wonder what Denton was thinking when he watched the Newsies decide to strike by breaking into song. What article was he writing? Maybe I should write that one sometime...