Details

Newsies is inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, tells the tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenaged 'newsies', who dreams only of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. But when publishing titans Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise distribution prices at the newsboys' expense, Jack finds a cause to fight for and rallies newsies from across the city to strike for what's right. Immersive production played in the round. Disney's Newsies website.

Cast/Performers

Michael Ahomka-Lindsay (Jack Kelly), Moya Angela (Medda Larkin), Lindsay Atherton (Ensemble), Samuel Bailey (Specs), Imogen Bailey (Swing), Bronte Barbe (Katherine Plumber), Josh Barnett (Race), Jack Bromage (Tommy Boy), Bobbie Chambers (Ensemble), Alex Christian (Buttons), Arcangelo Ciulla (Ike), George Crawford (Morris Delancey), Spencer Darlaston-Jones (Romeo), Ross Dawes (Snyder), Joshua Denyer (Mush), Ross Dorrington (Splasher), Matthew Duckett (Crutchie), Jacob Fisher (Albert), Jamie Golding (Wiesel), Damon Gould (Finch), Morgan Gregory (Swing), Barry Keenan (Nunzio), Ryan Kopel (Davey), Sion Lloyd (Bunsen), Mireia Mambo (Ensemble / Alternate Medda Larkin), Forbes Masson (Joseph Pulitzer), Mukeni Nel (Jo Jo), Kai Oxley (Swing), Bradley Perret (Elmer), Mark Samaras (Mike), Rory Shafford (Swing), Owen Stringer (Oscar Delancey), Matt Trevorrow (Henry), Lillie-Pearl Wildman (Ensemble), Lucy Young (Swing), Nesim Adnan (Les - some dates), Ben Dalton (Les - some dates), Harry Newby (Les - some dates), Ethan Sokontwe (Les - some dates)

Creatives/Company

Music: Alan Menken
Book by: Harvey Fierstein
Lyrics: Jack Feldman
Producer(s): Runaway Entertainment, Tristan Baker, Charlie Parsons
Director(s): Matt Cole, Rachel Brown-Williams (fight director), Ruth Cooper-Brown (fight director)
Choreographer: Matt Cole
Design: Morgan Large
Musical Director: Nigel Lilley
Costume: Natalie Pryce
Lighting: Mark Henderson
Sound: Tony Gayle
Other(s): John Maddox (performer flying), Simon Hale (orchestrator)