Audition For Singing in "Newsies"
Audition for "Newsies". Looking for men and women. Please see the ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Additional info: All those auditioning for a role will be required to sing 60-90 seconds of a karaoke or instrumental song they provide. Please bring a CD or digital music accompaniment of a prepared audition song (Happy Birthday or the ABC song music will be provided for those under age 8 if preferred). No accompanist will be available. Everyone will also be asked to read selections from the script (accommodations are made for pre-readers). Rehearsals will be at Newington Baptist Church, Sundays 2–4 p.m. and Mondays and Thursdays 7–9 p.m., through April 4. From April 7-17, rehearsals will be every day at Mathews High School, and most will be longer. There will also be at least one rehearsal on April 23 or 24. These dates and times are subject to change. Performances will be at Mathews High School on Friday, April 18, and Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 19 at 2 p.m., and Sunday, April 27, at 3 p.m. If interested, please apply.
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The charismatic leader of the Manhattan newsies, Jack is an oprhaned dreamer and artist who yearns to get out of the crowded streets of New York and make a better life for himself out West. Fiercely protective of his best friend, Crutchie, and strongly loyal, Jack isn’t afraid to use his voice to attain better conditions for the working kids of New York City. Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
A dedicated newsie with a bum leg that’s painful, but helps sell more papes. Though he walks with the assistance of a crutch, Crutchie doesn’t let it define him; when in a jam, Jack Kelly’s best friend relies on a goofy-sweet sense of humor and optimistic resilience. Crutchie is the heart of the resistance. Though his movement will suggest his bum leg, Crutchie will still be included in some dance numbers. Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: C3
Les’s straight-laced, bright big brother starts selling newspapers to help his family earn a living, but becomes swept up in the fervor of the strike. A hesitant leader in his own right who is learning to use his voice to uplift others, Davey is the brains of the resistance. Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: D3
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Newsies. The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. They will dance a lot.
Three newsies who are hesitant to join the strike.
The proud leader of the Brooklyn newsies, Spot boasts an intimidating reputation and a short singing solo in “Brooklyn’s Here.”
An ambitious young reporter, Katherine works hard to make a name for herself as a legitimate journalist in a time when women aren’t taken seriously. Quick, funny, and resourcesful, she boldy captures the voice of a new generation rising in her coverage of the newsies’ strike. While she generally has no time for cocky, streetwise young men, she eventually makes an exception for Jack Kelly. Vocal range top: F5 Vocal range bottom: A3
The upper-class kid of a publisher who sides with the newsies. Can double as a newsie.
The son of William Randolph Hearst who joins the newsies' cause. Can double as a newsie.
Otherwise know as “Weasel,” he 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.
Tough brothers who work at the distribution window for the World, they take the side of the publishers in the strike and are known to use their fists to make a point.
Tough brothers who work at the distribution window for the World, they take the side of the publishers in the strike and are known to use their fists to make a point.
Assist the Delanceys in roughing up the newsies at the end of Act One.
A pompous businessman through and through, he 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 top: F4 Vocal range bottom: C3
Editor, advises Pulitzer, but ultimately admires the kids’ newspaper.
Pulitzer’s bookkeeper, comes up with the ideas to raise the newsies’ price per paper.
Pulitzer’s practical and insightful secretary. She is mildly humorous and quietly sympathies with the newsies.
Pulitzer’s barber. He does a lot of acting without talking.
The Guard removes the newsies from Pulitzer’s building.
The crooked and sinister warden of The Refuge, a filthy and horrible orphanage, who is concerned only with catching enough kids to keep his government checks coming.
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 top: E5 Vocal range bottom: F3
Female performers at Medda’s Theater.
Introduces Medda's act.
The nuns offer breakfast to the hungry newsies.
Takes the triumphant photo of the newsies at the end of “Seize the Day.”
A newspaper customer.
Allows the newsies to congregate in his restaurant to plan their strike – when he doesn’t have any paying customers, that is.
Assist Snyder and turn against the newsies in the fight that concludes Act One.
The Mayor of New York City who rebuffs Pulitzer’s attempts to shut down the newsies’ strike.
A well-respected lifelong public servant who inspires Jack to stand up to Pulitzer.
Ensemble Newsies from other parts of the city
Ensemble
Ensemble
Dancers Newsies that only dance in the transitions from scene to scene and fill the stage in some crowd scenes.
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