Newsies The Musical is a Disney Theatrical Productions stage musical based on the 1992 musical film Newsies, which in turn was inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. The show has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein. The musical premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse in 2011 and made its Broadway debut in 2012.
The original cast of Newsies reunited for a three night only live performance. I missed the final night of the show because tickets were sold out. I was so sad. But one day my dad was looking up the show to see if would come out on dvd one day and he came across an article saying that Newsies live will be doing an encore performance Saturday, March 4 only and my dad let me buy two tickets for me and my sister to see it. Boy was I a happy camper! (Thank you dad!) We got our money's worth. It was NOT a waste of time. I saw the touring production of Newsies in August with my dad and it was great and I think the live show was amazing. The original cast was amazing, the choreography was mind blowing, the songs and the music were upbeat and moving and the acting was outstanding. In 2012, Newsies was nominated for 8 Tony awards (including for best musical) They won 2 tony awards for best choreography and best original score. But what I'm so surprised that Jeremy Jordan (Jack Kelly) didn't win the tony for "Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical". Based on the performance he gave in Newsies, he should've won that tony. (In my opinion) Anyway, the show was amazing, breath taking, and unforgettable. I sure hope it come out on dvd.
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