Newsies Original Broadway Cast - Watch What Happens Lyrics

me: is in grade ten, and does nothing useful other than plan d&d games i might never play
her: is in grade ten, does This

She is a great singer and actoress one of my favorite performances of this song good job on this! ♥️😊

She’s FIFTEEN how is that possible

1:19 is me every day

This is incredible. I hope I’m half this good at her age. Girl, you are doing amazing things with your voice. Major props!!!

wow! shes incredible!

(Katherine)
let’s go
newsies stop the world
a little hyperbole never hurt anyone
with all eyes fixed on the trolley strike
theres another battle brewing in the city
and if i could just write about it
oh come on katherine these boys are counting on you
oh poor boys
Write what you know
So they say, all I know is I don't know what to write
Or the right way to write it
This is big, lady, don't screw it up
This is not some little vaudeville I'm reviewing
Poor little kids versus rich greedy sour pusses
Ha, It's a cinch
It could practically write itself
And let's pray it does, cause as I may have mentioned
I have no clue what I'm doing
Am I insane? This is what I've been waiting for
Well that, plus the screaming of ten angry editors
A girl? It's a girl, how the hell? Is that even legal?
Look, just go and get her
Not only that, there's a story behind the story:
Thousands of children, exploited, invisible
Speak up, take a stand, and there's someone to write about it
That's how things get better
Give life's little guys some ink, and when it dries just watch what happens
Those kids will live and breathe right on the page
And once they're center stage, you watch what happens
And who's there with her camera and her pen
As boys turn into men
They'll storm the gates and then just watch what happens when they do
Picture a handsome, heroically charismatic
Plain spoken, know nothing, skirt-chasing, cocky little son of a-
Lie down with dogs and you wake up with a raise and a promotion
So, he's a flirt
A complete ego maniac
The fact is he's also the face of the strike
What a face
Face the facts, that's a face that could save us all from sinking in the ocean
Like someone said, "Power tends to corrupt"
And absolute power, wait, wait, corrupts?
Absolutely, that is genius
But give me some time, I'll be twice as good as that six months from never
Just look around at the world we're inheriting
And think of the one we'll create
Their mistake is they got old, that is not a mistake we'll be making
No sir, we'll stay young forever
Give those kids and me the brand new century and watch what happens
It's David and Goliath, do or die
The fight is on and I can't watch what happens
But all I know is nothing happens if you just give in
It can't be any worse than how it's been
And it just so happens that we just might win
So whatever happens, let's begin

I love the emotions she's giving while she sings this song. Her facial expressions are on point. The "oh you poor boys" put a smile on my face! The way she delivers the lines such as "let's pray it does" impresses me- you can tell that this actress knows what she's doing when it comes to Cathrine's role. Her excitement as she talks about herself being there when they make front page is evident, and she's so cute when she gives that little happy laugh. I hope this actress goes on to do more productions in her life. I'd love to see what she does next and where she goes from here. She could be really successful one day!

SHE IS PERFECTION😍 def used this video as inspiration for when I played Katherine. Just uploaded a video of me singing this song if you want to check it out!!

Wow, she is fantastic!

I'm sorry, but WHO ON EARTH IS THIS??? She is INCREDIBLE!!!

Thanks, Micah. She's Olivia Cornett and she was only a sophomore when she appeared in Newsies. Stay tuned for more stellar performances to come!

i got to join our school’s advanced english program and rn we’re doing journalism i swear i cant write shit so the “write what you know but i dont know” i relate so much to

"Write what you know"
So they say, all I know is I don't know what to write
Or the right way to write it
This is big, lady, don't screw it up
This is not some little vaudeville I'm reviewing
Poor little kids versus rich greedy sour pusses
Ha, It's a cinch
It could practically write itself
And let's pray it does, cause as I may have mentioned
I have no clue what I'm doing
Am I insane? This is what I've been waiting for
Well that, plus the screaming of ten angry editors
A girl? It's a girl, how the hell? Is that even legal?
Look, just go and get her
Not only that, there's a story behind the story:
Thousands of children, exploited, invisible
Speak up, take a stand, and there's someone to write about it
That's how things get better
Give life's little guys some ink, and when it dries just watch what happens
Those kids will live and breathe right on the page
And once they're center stage, you watch what happens
And who's there with her camera and her pen
As boys turn into men
They'll storm the gates and then just watch what happens when they do
Picture a handsome, heroically charismatic
Plain spoken, know nothing, skirt-chasing, cocky little son of a-
Lie down with dogs and you wake up with a raise and a promotion
So, he's a flirt
A complete ego maniac
The fact is he's also the face of the strike
What a face
Face the facts, that's a face that could save us all from sinking in the ocean
Like someone said, "Power tends to corrupt"
And absolute power, wait, wait, corrupts?
Absolutely, that is genius
But give me some time, I'll be twice as good as that six months from never
Just look around at the world we're inheriting
And think of the one we'll create
Their mistake is they got old, that is not a mistake we'll be making
No sir, we'll stay young forever
Give those kids and me the brand new century and watch what happens
It's David and Goliath, do or die
The fight is on and I can't watch what happens
But all I know is nothing happens if you just give in
It can't be any worse than how it's been
And it just so happens that we just might win
So whatever happens, let's begin

Any ideas for an audition cut of this song?

Senia Antigua first verse last chorus:

Write what you know so they say all I know is I don’t know what to write or the right way to write it this is big lady don’t screw this is not some little vaudeville I’m reviewing
Poor little kids versus rich greedy sour pusses ha it’s a cinch it could practically write itself and let’s pray it does cuz as I may have mentioned I have no clue what I’m doing
Give those kids and me the brand new century and watch what happens. It’s David and Goliath do or die the fight is on and I can’t watch what happens. All I know is nothing happens if you just give in it can’t be any worse than how it’s been and it just so happens that we just might win so whatever happens let’s begin

Of course you could cut some out

Anyone else love the way she sings the word "happens"
Oh, and her entire performance?

I wish there was a conservatory of arts academy in my country as well. I'm crying

Easily the best part about this show

Her face at 0:59 though lol

This is beautiful!! Her choices were so good and true to Katherine’s character!

Next year my school is doing newsies, I think my best friend will get Catherine, who ironically is also named Olivia lmao

She’s honestly so amazing??
She captures Katherine so perfectly, her voice is so beautiful, uGH SHE’S SO GOOD

This is the best adaptation yet!

Omg her voice is amazing

She must go to broadway! She is amazing!!!

Oh my gosh she is amazing

Omg, she's such an incredible actress! She captures Katherine's character amazingly well! Her voice is lovely too!

she’s so good wow!!

She preformed this amazing

She is so talented! I love her enthusiasm!

I agree and your pfp is my computer background at school XD

no way she's gr 10

She could go do this role on Broadway right now. She is fantastic!! Wow

She is so talented

wow, she's so good!

Literally chills. This is SO SO SO GOOD. Like WOW.

WOW A QUEEN

Tyler B she reminds me of Mrs Morgan from our small town of Grover’s corner

She preformed this beautifully this is one of my favorite songs ahh😄

Wow. Her voice

Oops I meant to watch tka newsies but instead I watched a broadway show.. happens all the time 🤦‍♀️

Yeah it like redirects me too

jimmy z what’s that mean

Meaning that she would rather watch this than the broadway version

it means it goes directly into this Broadway vid 😜