Broadway’s Tony® Award-Winning Smash Hit Musical
Rehearsals Begin in New York City
North American Tour to Launch in October
at Proctors in Schenectady
New York, NY – Disney Theatrical
Productions is pleased to announce full casting for the eagerly anticipated
North American tour of Broadway’s Tony® Award-winning smash hit musical, Disney’s NEWSIES. Rehearsals began on Wednesday, September 3 in
New York City in preparation for the first performance on Saturday, October 11 in
Schenectady, NY at Proctors. During its
first year of touring in the 2014-15 season, the production will play 25
cities, over 43 weeks.
The
production features Dan DeLuca as “Jack
Kelly”, Steve Blanchard as “Joseph Pulitzer”, Stephanie Styles as
“Katherine”, Angela Grovey as “Medda Larkin”, Jacob Kemp as “Davey”, Zachary
Sayle as “Crutchie”, and Vincent
Crocilla and Anthony Rosenthal alternating the role of “Les.”
Rounding out the cast are Mark Aldrich, Josh Assor, Evan Autio, Bill Bateman, Joshua Michael Burrage, Kevin
Carolan, DeMarius Copes, Benjamin Cook, Julian DeGuzman, Nico De Jesus, Sky
Flaherty, Steve Greenstein, Jon Hacker, Jeff Heimbrock, Stephen Hernandez, James
Judy, Meredith Inglesby, Eric John Mahlum, Ginna Claire Mason, Michael Ryan,
Jordan Samuels, Jack Sippel, Melissa Steadman Hart, Andrew Wilson and Chaz Wolcott.
. The Touring Cast of Newsies
Photo courtesy of Disney Theatrical Productions. Photographed at
New 42nd Street® Studios
NEWSIES, the new American musical, features a Tony®
Award-winning score with music by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken
and lyrics by Jack Feldman, a book by four-time Tony® Award winner Harvey
Fierstein and is produced by Disney Theatrical Productions. NEWSIES is directed by
Tony® nominee Jeff Calhoun and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, who won a
2012 Tony Award® for his work. The entire
creative team is reuniting to bring the break-out smash musical to audiences
across North America.
Jeff Calhoun (Director) and Newsies Tour Company
Photo courtesy of Disney Theatrical Productions. Photographed at New 42nd Street® Studios
NEWSIES is inspired by the real-life ‘Newsboy Strike of
1899,’ when newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphan and runaway newsies on a
two-week-long action against Pulitzer, Hearst and other powerful newspaper
publishers.
The
stage version introduces seven brand-new songs by the original team of Menken
and Feldman while keeping many of the beloved songs from the film, including
‘Carrying the Banner, ‘Seize the Day,’ ‘King of New York’ and ‘Santa Fe.’
Dan DeLuca (Jack Kelly) Stephanie Styles (Katherine) & Angela Grovey (Medda Larkin)
Photo courtesy of Disney Theatrical Productions. Photographed at New 42nd Street® Studios
Since
the film’s 1992 theatrical release and subsequent DVD release, NEWSIES
has grown into a cult phenomenon, and for years had been the single most
requested title of all the Disney musical films not yet adapted for the stage. (The film featured a screenplay by Bob
Tzudiker & Noni White (Tarzan, 102 Dalmatians).)
For
more information, visit NewsiesTheMusical.com/Tour, Facebook.com/Newsies and
Twitter.com/Newsies.