NEWSIES
Music by ALAN MENKEN
Lyrics by JACK FELDMAN
Book by HARVEY FIERSTEIN
Directed by DAVID RALPHE
Featuring a live orchestra under the direction of GARY POIROT
New York City, 1899. Jack Kelly and his ragtag team of newsboys make a meager living selling newspapers on the city streets. But when the prices of “papes” are hiked and the newsies are hung out to dry, there is nothing left to do but “open the gates and seize the day!” Led by charismatic Jack and independent, young newspaper reporter Katherine Plummer, the Newsies form a union and organize a strike against the greedy publisher of the New York World. Can a group of idealistic newsboys win against a foe as powerful as acclaimed publisher Joseph Pulitzer? Inspired by the true story of the 1899 Newsboys Strike, Newsies is an ebullient, joyful, and entertaining musical capturing the strength that young people have when they join together and stand up against injustice. With a funny, poignant book by Harvey Feirstein and stunning music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman — including the show-stopping Seize the Day, power ballad “Santa Fe” and one of the favorites, “Watch What Happens” — Newsies is a classic with the power to inspire.
JUNE 21 – JULY 20
Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm*
*Note: There will be no performance on July 4. There will be addtional Saturday matinee performances on July 5, 12 and 19
This show is suitable for all ages