Paper Mill Playhouse previously announced a ticket lottery for the final dress rehearsal of Newsies. Those lucky enough to win will be the first audience to see the premiere of this new stage musical. Newsies' extremely limited run is the culmination of a development process to create a stage adaptation of the cult film classic that is one of the most requested titles from Disney's license partners in North America. The ticket lottery will be held this afternoon, September 13 at noon; the final dress rehearsal is tomorrow evening, September 14 at 8:00PM.
50 entrants will be randomly selected to each receive two (2) passes to the Newsies dress rehearsal at 8pm on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Entries will be accepted at the stage door of the New Amsterdam Theatre, 219 West 41st Street beginning at noon on Tuesday, September 13, 2011; 30 minutes later, at 12:30pm, names will be drawn at random until all reservations are distributed. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to retrieve entry at the theatre. Limit one entry per person and two passes per winner. All seating will be general admission in the mezzanine. Entry to the dress rehearsal has no cash value and cannot be exchanged for another performance.
Getting to
Paper Mill Playhouse from Manhattan is an easy 40-minute train ride on NJ Transit. Trains from Penn Station to Millburn, NJ arriving in time for the 8pm dress rehearsal on Weds, September 14 include: 5:47pm 6:19pm; 6:18pm 6:58pm; 6:43pm 7:27pm
Once off the train,
Paper Mill Playhouse is a 5-minute walk from the Millburn station. After the dress rehearsal, the earliest train from Millburn, NJ to Penn Station is: 11:19pm 12:08am
Newsies is inspired by the real life ‘Newsboy Strike of 1899,' when newsboy Kid Blink led the ragged orphans and runaways known as newsies on a two-week-long action against Joseph Pulitzer,
William Randolph Hearst and other powerful newspaper publishers. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, the musical is the tale of newsie
Jack Kelly, who dreams of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. But when Pulitzer and Hearst raise distribution prices at the newsies' expense, Jack finds a cause to fight for and rallies his army of newsies to strike.
Newsies begins at
Paper Mill Playhouse on Thursday, September 15, and will be performed eight times a week, Wednesday through Sunday, through Sunday, October 16. Three, four and five show subscription packages are available now, starting at $84. Single tickets are now on sale and range in price from $25-$96. Tickets may be purchased by calling 973-376-4343 , or at the
Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at www.papermill.org. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and
American Express accepted. Groups of ten or more can receive up to a 35% discount on tickets and should call 973-315-1680 . Newsies is generously supported by a grant from The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation. Investors Savings Bank is the proud sponsor of
Paper Mill Playhouse's 2011-2012 season.
Paper Mill Playhouse, a not-for-profit arts organization, is one of the country's leading regional theaters.
Paper Mill Playhouse programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional major support is provided by generous contributions from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals.
Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of Theatre Communications Group, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.
