Though living on the streets has given him a tough-guy exterior, Jack has a big heart and can demonstrate a sweet vulnerability especially when it comes to bantering with a certain female reporter. FEMALE ENSEMBLE 3 - Nun / Medda Larkin
Newsies tells the story of a group of newsboys who band together to protest against the unfair working conditions they face at the hands of their employers. Splasher was born in Brooklyn where he lived a middle class life with his mother, father and younger brother. These working kids can be pulled from your larger newsie ensemble. Davey and Jack energize the newsies, successfully rejuvenating the movement ("Seize the Day - Parts 1 and 2"). Set in turn-of-the-century New York, the show is based on the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 and features a score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, with a book by Harvey Fierstein. Read the character descriptions and requirements below. A pompous businessman through and through, owns the World and is concerned solely with the bottom line. }\tNTq+uMB.%b WIESEL, or Weasel, runs the distribution window for the World and knows most of the newsies by name. One day, some of the Newsies met up at the docks and one of the younger ones fell in and none of the Newsies there knew how to swim including the one in the water. They chased away the Delanceys and brought back an unconscious boy back with them. When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what's right! He had noticed something while on the streets, a group of boys that sold newspapers that he found out were called Newsies. BILL, who can double as a newsie, is the son of William Randolph Hearst who joins the newsies cause. hn7_e. 1 Racetrack Higgins; 2 Splasher; Explore Wikis Universal Conquest Wiki. Within the newsies ensemble, consider dividing the group into featured dancers and singers in order to play to the strengths of your performers. The strong-willed daughter of Pulitzer; this young lady drips smarts, opinions, and confidence; a young Katherine Hepburn or Ellen Page; this damsel needs no prince to save her. Picks: Andrew: Chaos on the Bridge and What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Dave Not Coming Back. Disney has given us several updates to dialogue and lyrics to provide more opportunities for actors and to be more inclusive. The Delancey brothers. Will had kept his burnt arm wrapped and the burns had turned to scars, but he kept it covered. They chased away the Dalanceys and brought back an uncounsious boy back with them. Less straight-laced, bright big brother starts selling newspapers to help his family earn a living, but becomes swept up in the fervor of the strike. The GUARD removes the newsies from Pulitzers building. Away from the others, Jack Kelly shares his dream for a better life out west with his best friend, Crutchie ("Santa Fe - Prologue"). Because the characters in the story can be portrayed as coming from a variety of places in America and beyond, we will decide on each characters voice (including accent) once the roles are cast. A street-smart kid with a dark, artistic soul right beneath the bluster; not a blowhard. We are also partnering with several local businesses and events this summer, so there are some additional dates on our calendar that differ from previous CPT shows. Katherines no-nonsense father, Pulitzer doesnt sympathize with the strikers, but he does eventually and grudgingly respect Jack. JACK KELLY, the charismatic leader of the Manhattan newsies, is an orphaned dreamer and artist who yearns to get out of the crowded streets of New York and make a better life for himself out West. At dawn on a summer morning in 1899, Newsies - the young boys and girls of New York who peddle newspapers to Customers throughout the city - chaotically shout the daily headlines. << /Length 15 0 R /Type /XObject /Subtype /Image /Width 1250 /Height 298 /Interpolate