Newsies New Musical Stage Movie

Original Broadway Cast Members Joining the North American Tour for the Filmed Event.

Newsies opened at the Nederlander Theatre

First Preview March 15, 2012

Opening Night March 29, 2012

Closing Night August 24, 2014 after 16 Previews and 1004 Performances

 

In a press release in august, Disney Theatrical Productions and Fathom Events announced today that the
Tony Award-winning musical NEWSIES will make its worldwide cinema debut in early 2017,
starring Jeremy Jordan, reprising his Tony Award-Nominated performance as “Jack Kelly.”

Those joining Jordan from the original Broadway cast include: Kara Lindsay “Katherine,” Ben
Fankhauser “Davey” and Andrew Keenan-Bolger “Crutchie,” with NEWSIES North
American Tour stars Steve Blanchard “Joseph Pulitzer” and Aisha de Haas “Medda Larkin.”
Additional cast from the Broadway and North American tour ensemble will also return, filling
the stage with more ‘newsies’ and more dancing than ever before.
Jordan and the returning original Broadway cast members will join the cast of the North
American tour for one performance only that will be filmed on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at
The Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Hollywood in front of an invited audience.

“From the very beginning, the stage adaptation of Newsies has had an exciting and entirely unexpected journey, propelled by the show’s passionate fan base,” said Thomas Schumacher, president & producer, Disney Theatrical Productions. “We are thrilled to be working with Fathom Events, and to have Tony-nominee, Jeremy Jordan and members of the original Broadway company join the North American touring cast as we take Newsies on its next exciting chapter, reaching new audiences around the world.”

“This special cinema event will entertain audiences across the country by reuniting the show’s original Broadway stars and creating the ultimate Newsies experience at the movie theatre,” said
John Rubey, CEO of Fathom Events. “When this production hits the big screen in 2017, Newsies
fans will definitely want to ‘seize the day!’”
Since opening on Broadway in 2011, NEWSIES has played 1,711 performances between
Broadway and North American tour, to more than 2.5 million audience members in 65 cities
across the country.

NEWSIES, the new American musical, features a TonyAward-winning score with music by
eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and lyrics by Jack Feldman, a book by fourtime
Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and is produced by Disney Theatrical Productions,
NEWSIES is directed by Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun and choreographed by Christopher
Gattelli, who won a 2012 Tony Award for his work on the show. The entire creative team has
reunited to bring the break-out smash musical to audiences across North America.
When it opened on March 29, 2012 NEWSIES was intended for a Broadway run of just 101
performances. The show’s fiercely devoted fans, self-proclaimed ‘fansies,’ had other ideas,
however; they propelled the show to a run of 1005 performances, attendance of more than 1
million and a gross of over $100M.
While on Broadway, NEWSIES set and broke seven Nederlander Theatre house records and
became the highest-grossing show from the 2011-12 Broadway season. The show received 23
major theatrical nominations – including eight Tony Award nods – and won Tony, Drama Desk
and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Score and Choreography.
Set in New York City at the turn of the century, NEWSIES is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a
charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenaged ‘newsies,’ who dreams only of a
better life far from the hardship of the streets. But when publishing titans Joseph Pulitzer and
William Randolph Hearst raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack finds a cause to
fight for and rallies newsies from across the city to strike for what’s right.

NEWSIES is inspired by the real-life ‘Newsboy Strike of 1899,’ when newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphan and runaway newsies on a two-week-long action against Pulitzer, Hearst and other powerful newspaper publishers. The stage version introduces seven brand-new songs by the original team of Menken and Feldman, including a song written specifically for the tour called ‘Letter from the Refuge,’ while keeping many of the beloved songs from the film, including ‘Carrying the Banner, ‘Seize the Day,’ ‘King of New York’ and ‘Santa Fe.’

Orignal 2012 Newsies Cast

John Dossett – Joseph Pulitzer
Ben Fankhauser – Davey
Lewis Grosso – Les (Mar 15, 2012 – Sep 09, 2012) Alternate
Capathia Jenkins  – Medda Larkin/A Nun (Mar 15, 2012 – Sep 09, 2012)
Jeremy Jordan – Jack Kelly (Mar 15, 2012 – Sep 04, 2012)
Andrew Keenan-Bolger – Crutchie  (Mar 15, 2012 – Mar 10, 2013)
Kara Lindsay – Katherine – (Mar 15, 2012 – Feb 02, 2014)
Matthew Schechter – Les (Mar 15, 2012 – Sep 09, 2012) Alternate
Aaron J. Albano – Finch/A Citizen of New York
Mark Aldrich – Seitz/A Citizen of New York
Tommy Bracco – A Citizen of New York/A Scab/Spot Conlon
John E. Brady – Wiesel/A Citizen of New York/Stage Manager/Mr. Jacobi/Mayor
Ryan Breslin – Race/A Citizen of New York
Kevin Carolan – Governor Roosevelt/A Citizen of New York (Mar 15, 2012 – Sep 16, 2012)
Kyle Coffman – Henry/A Citizen of New York (Mar 15, 2012 – Sep 12, 2012)
Mike Faist – Morris Delancey/A Citizen of New York
Julie Foldesi – A Nun/A Citizen of New York
Garett Hawe – Albert/A Citizen of New York /Bill
Thayne Jasperson – Darcy/A Citizen of New York
Evan Kasprzak – Elmer/A Citizen of New York
Jess LeProtto – A Scab/A Citizen of New York
Stuart Marland – Snyder/A Citizen of New York
Andy Richardson – Romeo/A Citizen of New York
Ryan Steele – Specs/A Citizen of New York
Brendon Stimson – Oscar Delancey/A Citizen of New York
Nick Sullivan – Bunsen/A Citizen of New York
Ephraim Sykes – Mush/A Citizen of New York
Laurie Veldheer – A Nun/A Citizen of New York/Hannah
Alex Wong – A Scab/A Citizen of New York
Swings: Caitlyn Caughell, Michael Fatica, Jack Scott and Stuart Zagnit
Understudies: Mark Aldrich (Governor Roosevelt), John E. Brady (Joseph Pulitzer), Ryan Breslin (Davey), Caitlyn Caughell (Katherine, Medda Larkin), Mike Faist (Jack Kelly), Julie Foldesi (Medda Larkin), Garett Hawe (Crutchie, Davey), Evan Kasprzak (Bunsen, Seitz), Stuart Marland (Joseph Pulitzer), Andy Richardson (Crutchie), Brendon Stimson (Jack Kelly), Nick Sullivan (Mayor, Mr. Jacobi, Snyder, Stage Manager, Wiesel), Laurie Veldheer (Katherine) and Stuart Zagnit (Bunsen, Governor Roosevelt, Mayor, Mr. Jacobi, Seitz, Snyder, Stage Manager, Wiesel)

Creative Original Team

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Jack Feldman
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Based on the Disney film written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White
Music orchestrated by Danny Troob
Musical Director: Mark Hummel
Dance Music Arrangements: Mark Hummel
Incidental music by Michael Kosarin
Vocal arrangements by Michael Kosarin
Associate Musical Dir.: Steven Malone
Additional Orchestrations: Steven Margoshes and Dave Siegel

Directed by Jeff Calhoun
Choreographed by Christopher Gattelli
Associate Director: Richard J. Hinds
Associate Choreographer: Lou Castro
Scenic Design by Tobin Ost
Costume Design by Jess Goldstein
Lighting Design by Jeff Croiter
Sound Design by Ken Travis
Projection Design by Sven Ortel
Hair and Wig Design by Charles G. LaPointe
Associate Scenic Design: Christine Peters
Associate Costume Design: Mike Floyd and China Lee
Associate Lighting Design: Cory Pattak
Associate Sound Design: Alex Hawthorn
General Manager: Disney Theatrical Productions
Company Manager: Eduardo Castro
Technical Supervisor: Neil Mazzella and Geoffrey Quart
Production Manager: Eduardo Castro
Production Stage Manager: Thomas J. Gates
Stage Manager: Timothy Eaker
Music Supervisor: Michael Kosarin
Musical Coordinator: John Miller
Conducted by Mark Hummel
Associate Conductor: Steven Malone
Woodwinds: Tom Murray and Mark Thrasher
Trumpet/Flugel: Trevor Neumann
Trombone: Dan Levine
Guitar: Brian Koonin
Bass: Ray Kilday
Drums: Paul Davis
Percussion: Ed Shea
Keyboard: Mat Eisenstein and Steven Malone
Violin: Mary Rowell
Cello: Deborah Assael-Migliore
Casting: Telsey + Company and Justin Huff, C.S.A.
Fight direction by J. Allen Suddeth
Dance Captain: Ryan Steele
Fight Captain: Kevin Carolan
Press Representative: Disney on Broadway Publicity
Advertising: Serino/Coyne
Photographer: Deen Van Meer

NEWSIES will make its worldwide cinema debut in early 2017