‘Minors’ at The Lantern Theater: Fast-Paced, High-Intensity New Musical About The ‘Kids for Cash’ Scandal

Putting the kids center stage, Minors devotes only passing attention to the Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader reporter who uncovered the scandal and the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, which investigated it. The show ends too abruptly, without closure, with the ensemble singing a dirge about the Susquehanna River. In real life, justice finally did prevail: Both judges are serving substantial prison terms.