Produced by Runaway Entertainment, and based on a true story, Disney's Newsies is set in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. !w-5?,us^_.NVX "H8+BU,EjNoPJ@ (%. An efficient stage manager who introduces Meddas act. 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. ; Lt. Horstmayer in Silent Night; Diesel in West Side Story; and King Edoardo III in Lassedio di Calais (GGF). Fiercely protective of his best friend, Crutchie, and strongly loyal, Jack isnt afraid to use his voice to attain better conditions for the working kids of New York City. Will tried to go back and warn his family but it was too late, the building was already starting to crumble and the fire department(or what ever they had back then) was to late. HWMO@cMAJUhb U$ %I]w8)UYvg3!sO7gS(tIv^]WzQ( r2O!Yo*N@XyI~eK8HYe}/G`t;_B6;!/"9sclE,[}^: =dp)xT*^8HR mh8RC.-H)tgQ>bTu'es(7? MTI Enterprises Inc. All Rights Reserved. Love you all! HARLEM TO DELANCEY WHAT A FINE LIFE CARRYING THE BANNER THROUGH THE. In the film, Christian Bale and the rest of the cast went through two months of musical boot camp, where they spent hours each day learning singing, dancing, gymnastics, martial arts, and speaking in New York dialects, on top of their regular schooling. Though he walks with the assistance of a crutch, Crutchie doesnt let it define him; when in a jam, Jack Kellys best friend relies on a goofy- sweet sense of humor and optimistic resilience. He was inducted into The Theater Hall of Fame in 2008. A precocious and natural newsie, Les is an intuitive salesboy and a pint-sized charmer. If you have any questions about this please contact us:finance@allabouttheatre.org. Crutchie appears amid the celebration, followed by a handcuffed Snyder. Follow Matos journey into his next gig as he makes his broadway debut with the company of Diana at the Longacre Theater this Winter! She has shared the stage with The American Pops Orchestra in You Spin Me Round at the GW Lisner Auditorium, and the contemporary dance company, marInspired; the storytellers, in the Capezio A.C.E. Instagram: @ethan.vanslyke Twitter: @ethanvABC. Look for an actor who can evoke an imposing and sinister presence. With a funny, poignant book and stunning music -- including the show-stopping "Seize the Day," power ballad Santa Fe and lovely new songs like Katherines Watch What Happens --Newsiesis a classic with the power to inspire. The son of William Randolph Hearst who joins the newsies' cause. Photo by Margot Schulman. Away from the others, Jack Kelly shares his dream for a better life out west with his best friend, Crutchie ("Santa Fe - Prologue"). He opened he told them that he loved the water and had learned in his childhood and from then on he was Splasher. Morris Delancey / Darcy / Ensemble / Teddy Roosevelt u/s, Romeo / Spot Conlon / Ensemble / Dance Captain, Nun / Hannah / Ensemble / Medda Larkin / Nun u/s, Splasher / Nun / Ensemble / Katherine Plumber u/s, Tommy Boy / Scab / Ensemble / Fight Captain, Wiesel / Mr. Jacobi / Mayor / Ensemble / Joseph Pulitzer u/s, RORY BOYD (Oscar Delancey / Bill / Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his Arena Stage debut. Take a plunge into the world of Finding Nemo JR. - now available for licensing! Most recently, Ken designed the American tour of A Thousand Splendid Suns (ACT San Francisco; The Old Globe, San Diego; Seattle Repertory). 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. During his college career he spent many summers at Music Theatre Wichita and The Muny in St. Louis. %PDF-1.6 % and Tulsa in Gypsy. TRAINING: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama: MFA (Voice Studies); Boston University: BFA (Acting); Linklater Voice Designation; Colaianni Speech Practitioner. Inspired by vaudeville performer Aida Overton Walker, this big-voiced saloon singer and star of the Bowery offers her theater as a safe haven for the newsies. foramen and vessels. Open CaptioningFriday, December 13 at 8 p.m. After his father is injured on the job and laid off, His brother Davey and him become Newsies. This production was later transferred to Broadway with several changes in the music and actors. % His political writings have been seen on PBS' series In The Life and published inThe NY Times, Huffington PostandHartford Courant. While only three performers have solos, feel free to make this ensemble group as big or small as best fits your production. She has coached dialects for the Kennedy Center, the Washington National Opera, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Portland Center Stage and the Broadway revival ofRagtime. Crutchie is the heart of the resistance. Newsies - Musical. Les Jacobs is one of the protagonists of Newsies. Newsies is generously sponsored by George Ftikas in memory of Duffy Ftikas,,The Drutz Family Fund for Musical Theater, ,Ilene and Steven Rosenthal and Sheila Stampfli.Choreography is sponsored by Virginia McGehee Friend. The performer in this role must be able to dance enthusiastically in character while still physically portraying Crutchies bum leg. Though he doesnt work for Pulitzer, hes happy to team up with him to take down the newsies and get his hands on Jack. A recent graduate of Pace University's Musical Theater program, Joe has made concert appearances in New York City at 54Below, the Green Room 42, and MCC Theater. Photo of the cast of Disney's 'Newsies' by Suzanne Blue Star Boy. At age 13, he appeared on Broadway and the West End in Billy Elliot playing the titular role. Test. Awards and breakable in NYC. A street-smart kid with a dark, artistic soul right beneath the bluster; not a blowhard. Think Mighty Mouse, should have an incredible presence. stream 10 terms. * Unlike in the film, the musical follows the historical ending of the strike, where the World and the Journal agreed to buy back all unsold papers. Meanwhile, unable to sleep at The Refuge, an optimistic Crutchie writes an encouraging letter to Jack ("Letter from The Refuge"). 21 terms. We get Jack out of the Refuge tonight. HAZEL HAY (Les) is delighted to make her Arena Stage debut at age 9. Photo by Margot Schulman. His favorite credits include: (Arizona Broadway Theatre). jack & crutchie: summer stinks and winter's freezin' when you works outdoors. fq\fyjJU@Bn6hW6sI7g%\?2_8ky!)}B-^cS Hey, Jack. If you require financial assistance please print out the application below. Instagram: @tanthedancinman, BRIDGET RILEY(Splasher / Nun / Ensemble / Katherine Plumber u/s) is excited for be back at Arena Stage after performing in The Pajama Game, Carousel and the workshop of Another Part of the Forest. 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. Additional features in dance, solos, and lines will be cast from among the ensembles. Tour credits include: 3 Mo Divas, Smokey Joes Caf (BJ). Recent theater credits include Les Miserables (Eponine), Modern Day Martyrdom (at Fuerza Fest NYC), and The Wild Party (Oscar D'Armano). After his refusal, the Delanceys sneak up behind Jack and drag him to Pulitzer's office to negotiate an end to the strike. Then a storm started and one of the lightning bolts hit the house, setting it on fire. Other favorite roles include Into the Woods (Jack) and Spring Awakening (Ernst). Selected regional work includes: Alley Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre, Fords, Signature, Center Stage, Goodspeed, Guthrie, Hartford Stage, Paper Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse and The Old Globe. She was also an original company member of the First National tour of LCTs The King and I (Swing/Assistant Dance Captain). %vnEoE7^U#\u;=sziSUesK"XNNv;FE\:bZ``o8)[)+0GKs\WtAAfliO Must have a great pop tenor voice and sense of physicality. Assisted by the intimidating Delancey brothers, who keep order by any means necessary, Wiesel is Pulitzers disgruntled paper- pusher. bnEe/RT'-uZJ@ (%PJ@ (G /[jhqWsga;X>/R7}[~8=+LEu[,yFPJ@ (%PEyRK($&- ,$-+?>4K8 _Csr\9JKehU-U}PJ@ (%P'g-d8)2e4KIkqg+ ]w~E3Z/5z1+%PJ@ (%p eKS All other featured roles and understudies were cast from the ensemble of newsies. Fortunately, Katherine arrives with a copy of her front-page story about the strike, causing them to break out in celebration ("King of New York"). Katherines no-nonsense father, Pulitzer doesnt sympathize with the strikers, but he does eventually and grudgingly respect Jack. His real name is William Steele, or his nickname Will. He was very comfortable and content with his life. He never thought anything of them, until one day he found himself alone in an alley one night trying to find some food, when a pair of brothers came up to him. * The original cast of the Broadway production featuredJeremy Jordanas Jack Kelly andJohn Dossettas newspaper tycoonJoseph Pulitzer. Erin Weaver (Katherine) and the cast of Disneys 'Newsies' running November 1 through December 29, 2019 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. He had noticed something while on the streets, a group of boys that sold newspapers that he found out were called Newsies. In the summer of 1899, the newsboys of New York City took on two of the most powerful men in the country Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst and won. The strike is over! A well-respected lifelong public servant, inspires Jack to stand up to Pulitzer. Several ensemble tracks were added to the show to provide roles for swings. Other credits include: Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Japan and Germany), Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. * A scene with Jack, Davey, and Spot Conlon is absent, as is Spot's involvement in the fight between the newsies and scabbers; Spot doesn't appear until the rally. Race Lines (Newsies) Flashcards. 3 0 obj 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. endobj It won two, for Menken's score and for choreography. * In 2016, the musical stage production ofNewsieswas filmed in Los Angeles (at the Pantages Theatre) with a limited national release. ww`-PeHh0T[AFN-dax_460*3PB n:87QKPWG uYNF8&LFe7Efpvxd02GD$U-- '_F.MHjS#==TOSL:b2p}"=yqwScrk[:;[SAs>sVjggc>Q(eAO@{M 4h7/Rs{(J0e5WDo'Nc lii/5c5Kg[Gn(._RGtb@ 6`Pe[#EXc}/:=b5 l"Bv]~i JOsE:w|C,T& s$ 5)/?6hUH8tv&0hW=qzCp!5X# Performances dedicated to Liz. Special thanks to Molly, Parker and Laura for this opportunity, to his amazing agents at The Mine and to his awesome Mom. Since the play rights for newsies has come out, many people have seen the character list and see a certain name they have never heard, Splasher. His most recent credits include: Guys and Dolls and Paint Your Wagon (MUNY); and A Funny Thing HappenedForum (Gulfshore Playhouse). New York credits include The Originalist (59E59). 5 the kind what turns a lady's head. * The film was an initialbox office bomband received negative to mixed reviews at the time of its release, but later gained a largecult followingon home video. * A solo number for Crutchie titled Letter from the Refuge was added for national tour, replacing a scene from the movie where Jack visits Crutchie after he is captured by Snyder. Photo by Suzanne Blue Star Boy. Jack offers to show the ropes to newcomers Davey and his kid sibling Les, and together they head out into the city ("Carrying the Banner - Reprise"). At first the newsies think the cops are there to help them, but the police join the fight on the Snyders side and begin arresting newsies and taking them away. Regional credits includeGuthrie Theater (Minneapolis), The 5th Avenue (Seattle), The Road Theatre Company and Theatricum Botanicum (Los Angeles). 6 0 obj Oscar delancey newsies lines. A precocious and natural newsie, Les is an intuitive salesboy and a pint-sized charmer. Her more than 30 directing credits at Arena Stage include large-scale musicals like Anything Goes, Carousel, Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady,The Music Man, Cabaret, South Pacific; new plays like Sovereignty, The Originalist, Camp David, Legacy of Light,The Women of Brewster Place, How I Learned to Drive; and classics likeMother Courage and Her Children,A Moon for the Misbegotten,The Great White Hope,and All My Sons. Now my theory of why we have never heard about this character is because they replace him with kid blink, who is a character that exists but does not show up on the character list. Michael John has spent most of his career performing at regional theatres all over the country. Jack offers his remarkable sketch of the performers to an impressed Katherine for use in her review. Chaz was Buttons in the film version ofDisneys Newsies: The Broadway Musicaland was featured onSo You Think You Can Dance. This summer he was at the Cape Playhouse in Massachusetts performing as Paul in. 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. Pulitzers practical and insightful secretary. Josiah would like to thank his family and friends, Mr. Dave, Shirley Grant Management, Miss Badiene, Miss Kim, Justin and all his Bleu teachers and God for this opportunity. In 2014, Molly made her Broadway debut directingThe Velocity of Autumn, following its critically acclaimed run at Arena Stage. FINCH . A few months on the streets and Wills name was forgotten by his neighbors and his friends. Six songs were added for the stage adaptation, including three newly written for the Broadway production since the Paper Mill Playhouse debut: "The Bottom Line," "That's Rich" and "Something to Believe In" (replacing "Then I See You Again," also written for the stage adaptation). Instagram: @DanielJ_Maldonado Twitter: @DanJMaldonado Website: danieljmaldonado.net, TOMS MATOS (Finch / Ensemble) was born and based in NYC. Tuition Payments must be made in one payment at the time of registration. Photo by Margot Schulman. Other Characters From Newsies. He woke up a few days later and was taken care of by Crutchie. Hed like to thank his friends and family for their unconditional love and support. Newsies recouped its initial investment of $5M in seven months, becoming the fastest of any Disney musical on Broadway to turn a profit. Sing ensemble, some dance, some stage combat. He is aTen Chimneys 2015 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow and associate professor of theater at George Mason University. Newsies Including Albert, Buttons, Elmer, Finch, Henry, Ike, Jo Jo, Mike, Mush, Race, Romeo, Specs, Splasher, and Tommy Boy, are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. Assist Snyder and turn against the newsies in the fight that concludes Act One. National Tours: The Book of Mormon, Mamma Mia, and Whistle Down the Wind. Albert, Buttons, Elmer, Finch, Henry, Jo Jo, Mush, Race, Romeo, Specs, Manhattan, Flushing, Richmond, Woodside and Bronx. )Qm>"z)Ie# 0d#fB}/0$3713w3%&@q^F^Ef p6aJb@Zr"6cpIo%hIK1 e #wwE~3{'DS?f(;)6LXsi8N{nY687":D YmG[} fq_$I`Kom3 v:$[D8&/\]1b(?+!dTM)XZamYY$=vu@.ti-)C9dd$*VQ {1l/MJD O endstream endobj 37 0 obj <>stream 45. 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