NEWSIES Adds Four Shows, Including ASL Performance, at Pioneer Theatre Company

Pioneer Theatre Company has added four performances, including an ASL (American Sign Language) performance, to its traditional performance schedule for NEWSIES. Evening performances (7:00 p.m.) have been added for December 18 through 20.

A matinee performance has been added on Wednesday, December 20 at 2:00 p.m.
PTC also announced today that the Monday, December 18th evening performance will be performed with ASL interpreters for patrons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Special seating has been reserved and those patrons should contact the box office in person, by phone or email to request. As usual, Monday and Tuesday performances are half-price for students K-12.

All performances take place in the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. Tickets are $21-$64; $5 more day of performance. Contact the box office at 801-581-6961, email boxoffice@pioneertheatre.org, or go online at www.pioneertheatre.org.

Pioneer Theatre Company's production of the Tony-winning musical adaptation of the Disney hit NEWSIES runs through Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. Inspired by the real-life newsboy strike of 1899, this Disney-movie-turned-hit-Broadway-musical has something for everyone - acrobatic dancing, heartfelt songs and a rousing story of underdogs taking on the establishment - all rolled into a feel-good evening of family entertainment.

Jonathan Shew plays the charismatic dreamer, Jack Kelly, in his PTC debut. William Parry returns to Utah to play the stern and frugal Joseph Pulitzer. Nadia Vynn returns to PTC as the ambitious reporter, Katherine. Austin Archer, a Utah-native, returns to PTC from New York to play Crutchie. Stephen Michael Langton played Davey, Jack's unlikely friend, for more than a year with the 1st National Tour of Newsies and reprises the role on the PTC stage. Cicily Daniels plays Medda Larkin. Child actors Maxwell Rimington and Brandon Smith share the role of Les, Davey's fiery little brother. Matt Bauman, Jordan Beall, Joe Beauregard, Tade Biesinger, Richie Call, Lenny Daniel, Kilty Reidy and Davis Wayne comprise the remaining Equity cast members.

Ismael Arrieta, Lance Barker, Patrick Ryan Castle, David Guy Holmes, Jesse Klick, Tomas Joaquin Matos, John Peterson, Ric Starnes, Ross Thompson, Scott Whipple, Katryna Williams, Myles Woolstenhulme and Amanda Wright complete the Ensemble.

Pioneer Theatre Company Artistic Director Karen Azenberg directs and choreographs this production. Tom Griffin returns to PTC as the guest musical director after Oliver! last season. Lenny Daniel is the assistant director and choreographer, and also plays Wiesel. Scenic design is by George Maxwell. Guest costume designer David Kay Mickelsen designs his 13th PTC production in the past 21 years. Lighting design is by Kirk Bookman. Hair and makeup design is by PTC Resident Hair and Makeup Designer Amanda French, and sound design is by PTC Resident Sound Designer Kate Wecker.

Pioneer Theatre Company operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States. Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah's only fully professional theatre, performs at Roy W. and Elizabeth E. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre, located on the University of Utah campus at 300 South and 1400 East in Salt Lake City, easily accessible by TRAX light rail. Free parking is also available and the theatre is equipped with an elevator, handicap parking, hearing assistance devices and other easy-access features.