Kings of New York - NEWSIES at the Tonys!

By: Aug. 21, 2014
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NEWSIES plays its final performance on Broadway this coming Sunday, August 24, but BroadwayWorld (and the rest of New York, we hope) isn't ready to let the musical leave just yet! All this week we're bringing you snapshots from the NEWSIES "paper route" -- from the movie to how the show got to the Great White Way, to the show's still-burgeoning fandom, and its award-winning cast and creative team.

NEWSIES features a Tony Award-winning score with music by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken and lyrics by Jack Feldman, with a book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, NEWSIES is directed by Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli.

In honor of the beloved show's final week of performances, BWW is taking a look back at some of the musical's big wins during the 2012 awards season!


Before we get into the nominations and winners, watch NEWSIES perform a medley of "Once And For All" and "Seize the Day" at the 2012 ceremony...

NEWSIES was nominated for eight Tony Awards in 2012:

BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge sat down with many of the Tony nominees at the May 2012 Tony Brunch, including Fierstein. Watch his interview below!

In BWW's pre-Tonys interview with Feldman, he said his favorite song is "King of New York": "It was one of the last songs that we wrote for the movie, and it's not an anthem, but it's a real character/story song. It's fun and the music is so catchy. It was really fun writing the words."

BWW's Richard Ridge spoke with Gattelli at the 2012 Tony Brunch - watch the interview below!

Plus, the show received six Drama Desk Award nominations:

In the end, NEWSIES won in the same two categories at both awards ceremonies -- Christopher Gattelli took top honors for choreography, and Jack Feldman and Alan Menken came out on top with their exceptional score.

Watch the NEWSIES' cast react to Gattelli's win backstage! (And click here for more backstage moments.)

Now check out our post-win interview with Gatelli!

And see BroadwayWorld's interview with Tony winners Jack Feldman and Alan Menken!

The NEWSIES Original Cast Recording was also nominated for a GRAMMY Award that year.

In the video, go behind the scenes with the cast in the recording studio!

And Lewis Grosso (who played Les, on the far right in the photo below) was among the nominees for Best Young Actor in Live Theater at the 2012 Young Artist Awards.

Ben Fankhauser, Corey Cott, Kara Lindsay and Lewis Grosso
Photo by Jennifer Broski

Congratulations on an honor-filled run, NEWSIES! And no matter how many trophies, you truly are the "King(s) of New York"!



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