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What did our critic think of DISNEY'S NEWSIES at Wildwood Park For The Arts?

This time, the reader question was: What is the history of Romeo and Juliet on Broadway?

Brooklyn Children's Museum (BCM) will honor Indigenous Peoples' Day this year with two days of programming on Sunday, October 13 and Monday, October 14. Held in partnership with the North American Indigenous Center of New York (NAIC-NY), the celebration of Indigenous peoples and traditions will consist of storytelling, live music, theater performances, interactive food demonstrations, and art-making.

DreamWrights Playhouse is bringing “Newsies- The Musical” to the stage from October 4th through 13th under the direction of Gregory DeCandia. With a large and energetic cast for their production of “Newsies- The Musical,” you could feel their enthusiasm and vocal strength in each group number performed.

DreamWrights Center for Community Arts will open Disney's NEWSIES, a high-energy musical inspired by the Newsboys Strike of 1899. The show runs for six performances, featuring local talent. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Buffalo theatre season is back in full swing and it's off to a great start, if the fine production of DISNEY'S NEWSIES THE MUSICAL is an indication. Playing at Shea's 710 Theatre alongside co presenter The D'Youville Kavinoky Theatre, the creative talent assembled showcases the best of Western New York's talent.

The York Theatre Company and The Noël Foundation has announced a one-night-only concert, 'I LIKE AMERICA,' celebrating 125 years of Noël Coward on Sunday, October 6.

The votes have been tallied and the BroadwayWorld raders have spoken and selected NEWSIES as the Ultimate Best Musical Loser. After weeks of deliberation, the final round came down to two Disney musicals - Beauty and the Beast and Newsies. Newsies won by an overwhelming margin, taking 83% of the vote.

This STAGES St. Louis production of Disney’s NEWSIES is a thrilling production on a grand scale with a large cast and phenomenal production value. In her debut as choreographer of a full-blown professional production Lindsay Joy Lancaster electrified the sold-out Kirkwood Performing Arts Center with her athletic blend of classical and contemporary dance. Director Steve Bebout collaborated with his cast and crew to tell a stirring David versus Goliath story that was exceptionally entertaining with exquisite execution. Actor Daniel Marconi creates an audacious and gritty Jack Kelly.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet will kick off its 31st season—its first led by Artistic Director Amy Seiwert—with a thrilling program of premieres and celebrated works. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Experience classic American tales brought to life by CAT, featuring stories from Kate Chopin, Will Rogers, O. Henry, and Harlem.

What did our critic think of DISNEY'S NEWSIES THE MUSICAL at Sundance Amphitheater?

Filled with high-energy singing and dancing that explodes out of an inspirational story based on real events, MTW's new production of this Disney stage musical is a guaranteed fun time, thanks to a terrific ensemble, and memorable music from Alan Menken and Jack Feldman. The show continues at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center thru July 28, 2024.

Set designer Ann Beyersdorfer and choreographer Lindsay Joy Lancaster are making their STAGES St. Louis debut working on the upcoming production of Disney’s NEWSIES. Beyersdorfer, a Belleville, Illinois native, is a world class set designer who has created sets for Broadway, National Tours, Saturday Night Live, and the St. Louis Muny. Lancaster, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, is the head of dance at The Institute for American Musical Theatre. Both sat down with Broadway World during their dinner break to talk about what brought them to STAGES St. Louis, how excited they are to work on this production of Disney’s NEWSIES, and the fresh perspectives they are bringing to the show. 

It’s time to make headlines with Disney’s Newsies, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing, Tony Award-winning musical that marks the first Disney production to be featured in STAGES’ mainstage season!

This production of NEWSIES, directed and choreographed by Jerry Jay Cranford and assisted by Christina Burton, features a cast of twenty-two dancers and singers, plus constantly in motion LED backdrops, a bridge flown high off the stage floor, combined with three matching stair/tower units strategically moving about the stage, and an eleven-piece orchestra. 

Temecula Valley Players present Disney's NEWSIES: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL, bringing the high-energy story of newsboys standing up for their rights to Temecula, CA.

Tonight, The REV Theatre Company raises the curtain on the second production of its 2024 season, Disney’s “Newsies,” playing at Auburn’s Merry-Go-Round Playhouse through July 27th. See photos from the show. 

BroadwayWorld sat down with veteran choreographer Adam Dyer to learn more about the show and his career.

The REV Theatre Company has revealed the company for the second production of its 2024 season, Disney's 'Newsies.' Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Manhattan’s leading activist opera company Encompass New Opera Theatre will present Unheard Voices: An Immigrant’s Dream—a matinee concert. Learn how to purchase tickets.

PCS Theater has announced its production of Disney’s Newsies, running from May 31 to June 15, 2024.

I love it whenever they take real strong women from history and infuse them into these musicals because it keeps their spirit alive and it lets us know what an amazing part these women played in the history of these great events.

Encompass Opera will present a unique collection of new works inspired by immigration on June 9th.

Join Encompass New Opera Theatre for Unheard Voices: An Immigrant’s Dream, a multicultural concert featuring premieres by Richard Pearson Thomas and Ángel E. Lasala.