Disney’s "Newsies" Needs Cast
Disney’s "Newsies" casting actors. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. See the details below. About the project: Disney’s Newsies, based on the 1992 motion picture film, features a score by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, along with a book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. Inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, where newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphaned and runaway "newsies" in a two-week-long battle against powerful newspaper publishers like Pulitzer and Hearst. The high-energy stage musical is full of thrilling dance numbers and introduces eight brand-new songs by the original team of Menken and Feldman, while retaining beloved classics from the film, including “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” “King of New York,” and “Santa Fe.” Join us for non-stop thrills in this captivating musical performed by teenage Rising Stars from the Great Lakes Bay region! Additional info: Tech Track Applications Due/Friday, May 3. Rehearsal window: May 29 - June 25, 2024. Performance dates: June 26 - 29, 2024/8 PM. Please see the audition packet attached. If you are interested, please apply.
10 roles
A pompous businessman through and through, owns the World and is concerned solely with the bottom line. Katherine’s no-nonsense father, Pulitzer doesn’t sympathize with the strikers, but he does eventually – and grudgingly – respect Jack. (Vocal Range F4-C3)
Female-identifying, inspired by vaudeville performer Aida Overton Walker, this big-voiced saloon singer and star of the Bowery offers her theater as a safe haven for the newsies. An astute entertainer with great comic delivery, she’s a good friend to Jack and stands firmly behind the newsies in their fight for justice. (Vocal Range F3-E5)
Or “Weasel,” runs the distribution window for the World and knows most of the newsies by name. Assisted by the intimidating Delancey brothers, who keep order by any means necessary, Wiesel is Pulitzer’s disgruntled paper- pusher. Often doubles as another adult in the show.
Editor, advises Pulitzer, but ultimately admires the kids’ newspaper. Often doubles as another adult in the show.
Pulitzer’s bookkeeper, comes up with the ideas to raise the newsies’ price per paper. Often doubles as another adult in the show.
Pulitzer’s practical and insightful secretary. Often doubles as Bowery Beauty, Nun, and sometimes a Newsie.
Pulitzer’s barber. Often doubles as another adult in the show.
The crooked and sinister warden of The Refuge, a filthy and horrible orphanage, is concerned only with catching enough kids to keep his government checks coming. Often doubles as another adult in the show.
Allows the newsies to congregate in his restaurant to plan their strike – when he doesn’t have any paying customers, that is. Often doubles as another adult in the show.
Male-identifying, a well-respected lifelong public servant, inspires Jack to stand up to Pulitzer. Often doubles as another adult in the show.
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