NOW IS THE TIME TO SEIZE THE DAY with NEWSIES, Disney's triumphant, smash-hit New York musical.
It's the record-breaking, Tony Award -winning Broadway phenomenon that tells the story of an unlikely band of underdogs who take on the biggest names in publishing in an "INSPIRATIONAL" (The Hollywood Reporter) fight for justice.
NEWSIES is "EXHILARATING!" (NY Daily News) and "ELECTRIFYING!" (Vogue) with music from Tony Award winners Alan Menken and Jack Feldman as well as dancing from Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli. "A THRILLING AMERICAN MUSICAL" (Philadelphia Inquirer) with a book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein and directed by Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun, NEWSIES is a "TOP CRITICS' PICK" (New York Magazine, Time Out New York, Entertainment Weekly).
It's "THE PERFECT MUSICAL FOR OUR TIMES!" (The Star-Ledger) and now's the perfect time to get your tickets to the true, New York story that can only be seen in New York.
Like I said, it's not deep--and it sort of just ends--but it's zippy fun, and it's so expertly done, I might even write about it in the pape too. Extra! Extra! Newsies is a hit.
Here are a few titles of the songs by Alan Menken (music) and Jack Feldman (lyrics): “Carrying the Banner,” “The World Will Know,” “Seize the Day,” “Something to Believe In” and “Once and for All.” And if you asked me to explain what distinguishes one of these songs from another, I couldn’t begin to without consulting my notes, my program and possibly the show’s director, Jeff Calhoun, and book writer, Harvey Fierstein...But that doesn’t stop them from burning energy like toddlers on a sugar high at a birthday party. As choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, they keep coming at us in full-speed-ahead phalanxes, fortified by every step in a Broadway-by-the-numbers dance book. There are back flips, cartwheels, somersaults and kick lines galore, not to mention enough pirouettes to fill a whole season of “Swan Lake.”
2011 | Regional (US) |
Paper Mill Production Regional (US) |
2012 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2014 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
2017 | St. Louis, MO (Regional) |
The Muny's Adapted Revival St. Louis, MO (Regional) |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2017 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Stage to Screen Production | Newsies |
2012 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Harvey Fierstein |
2012 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Choreography | Christopher Gatelli |
2012 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Jeff Calhoun |
2012 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Andrew Keenan-Bolger |
2012 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Musical | Jeremy Jordan |
2012 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Musical | Newsies |
2012 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Orchestrations | Danny Troob |
2012 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Scenic Design | Tobin Ost |
2012 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Score | Jack Feldman |
2012 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Score | Alan Menken |
2012 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Ken Travis |
2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Jeremy Jordan |
2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Christopher Gattelli |
2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Jack Feldman |
2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Alan Menken |
2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | 0 |
2012 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Danny Troob |
2012 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Jeremy Jordan |
2012 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Production of a Musical | 0 |
2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Jeremy Jordan |
2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical ((Broadway or Off-Broadway) | 0 |
2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreographer | Christopher Gattelli |
2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Jeff Calhoun |
2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Andrew Keenan-Bolger |
2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | 0 |
2012 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | 0 |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Harvey Fierstein |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Christopher Gattelli |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Jeff Calhoun |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Disney Theatrical Productions |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Thomas Schumacher |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Newsies the Musical |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Danny Troob |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Alan Menken |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Jack Feldman |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Jeremy Jordan |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Tobin Ost |
2012 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Sven Ortel |
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