Newsies
INDEPENDENT MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS | HUNTSVILLE, AL
Newsies
July 2020
Jack Kelly and his ragtag team of newsboys make a meager living selling newspapers on the city streets of New York City. But when the prices of “papes” are hiked and the newsies are hung out to dry, there is nothing left to do but “open the gates and seize the day!” Led by charismatic Jack and independent, young newspaper reporter Katherine Plumber, the newsies form a union and organize a strike against the greedy publisher of the New York World. Can a group of idealistic newsboys win against a foe as powerful as acclaimed publisher Joseph Pulitzer?
Music by Allen Manken
Lyrics by Jack Feldman
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Directed By: Vivian Atkins & PJ Slighting
Musical Director: Newt Johnson
Scenic Design: Bill Roberts
Lighting Design: Christian Meeks
Sound Design: David Knies
