Come see the Young Players perform the junior version of the wildly popular musical, Disney’s Newsies. This production is inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, and based on the 1992 film and broadway musical.
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Make plans and get tickets to see one of the shows on the following performance dates:
- Thu, Jul 24, 7pm
- Fri, Jul 25, 7pm
- Sat, Jul 26, 7pm
- Sun, Jul 27, 2pm
- Thu, Jul 31, 7pm
- Fri, Aug 1, 7pm
- Sat, Aug 2, 7pm
- Sun, Aug 3, 2pm
Newsboy Jack Kelly rallies a band of fellow “newsies” against the powerful newspaper publishers who raise prices at the newsboys’ expense. Stronger when they are united, they create a movement that changes history.
Tickets:
- $20 General admission
- $15 Seniors 60+, members of the military, and college students with valid ID
- $10 Grade 12 and below.
Purchase tickets at https://our.show/trtypnewsiesjr or at the box office if they are still available. It will open an hour before performances. The house will open 15-20 minutes prior to curtain. It is recommended to purchase tickets in advance to secure seats. For handicapped or special needs seating, please call 501-315-LIVE or email [email protected].
Cast:
- Jack Kelly – Chase Greenwood
- Les – Violet Winters
- Crutchie – Cambry Eakin
- Davey – Jacob Lenzini
- Katherine – Maggie Kennedy
- Race – Thomas Duch
- Albert – Skylar Fairley
- Muriel – Dawson Claire Jones
- Nancy – Abby Grace Neufer
- Specs – Taylor Ann Pitts
- Pigtails – Jovie Byrd
- Hazel – Emma Leek
- Buttons – Kynley Cunningham
- Tommy Boy/Joseph Pulitzer – Jackson Carter
- Romeo- Everett Barson
- Jo Jo – Sarah Smith
- Spot Conlon – Callie Crow
- Dosia – Austyn Finley
- Darcy/Governor Teddy Roosevelt/Bunsen – Matthew Woods
- Morris Delancey – Landry McGrew
- Oscar Delancey – Silas Woodard
- Wiesel- Connor Heyl
- Seitz -Linley Krebs
- Hannah – Caroline Winters
- Pat/Dorothy – Madison Richards
- Snyder- Echo Heyl
- Medda Larkin – Alexis Wharton
- Bill/Police Chief – Lily Smith
- Ada – Heidi Dunn
- Olive -Haley Black
- Ethel -Emberlee Lyon
- Ensemble: Abbott Turner, Sawyer Sturgell, James Wallace, Bentley Leek, Taysom Burchfield, Jack Wallace, Sloane Guinn, and Elijah Perry.
- Production Crew:
- Director – Daphne Shoppach
- Music Director – Veronica West
- Choreographer – Annslee Clay
- Producer – Carissa A. Lumpkins
- Stage Manager – Rylee Woodard
Newsies is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com. It features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, and a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. With JR. Script Adaptation by David Simpatico. Based on the Disney film written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White.
This production is co-sponsored by The Saline Courier and Roberson & Associates Insurance. For questions or more information please email [email protected]
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