Performers Wanted for "Newsies' Musical Show
The company is holding auditions for "Newsies' Musical Show and looking for performers, please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: New York City, 1899. Jack Kelly and his ragtag team of newsboys make a meager living selling newspapers on the city streets. 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 Plummer, 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? Inspired by the true story of the 1899 Newsboys Strike, Newsies is an ebullient, joyful, and entertaining musical capturing the strength that young people have when they join together and stand up against injustice. With a funny, poignant book by Harvey Feirstein and stunning music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman -- including the show-stopping Seize the Day, power ballad “Santa Fe” and lovely new songs like Katherine’s “Watch What Happens" -- Newsies is a classic with the power to inspire Additional info: Rehearsals start June 2 and are Mon, Tue, Wed, Th, and Fri. Please apply if interested.
19 roles
(charismatic leader of the Manhattan newsies)
(an ambitious reporter who falls in love with Jack)
(big brother to Les who joins the newsies to make money for his family)
(a dedicated newsie who uses a crutch)
(a rich newspaper owner - "The New York World")
Scabs, Specs, Spot Conlon, etc.
(runs the distribution window the the New York World)
(tough brothers who work with the New York World)
(Editor of the New York World)
(Pulitzer's bookkeeper)
(Pulitzer's secretary)
(Pulitzer's Italian barber)
(Crooked owner of the refuge who wants to arrest Jack)
(A vaudeville singer and friend of Jack's)
(Medda's singers/dancers)
(Restaurant owner who hosts the newsies' meetings)
(goons, guards, policemen, the mayor, citizens of New York, etc.)
(makes one appearance at the end of the show to advocate for the newsies)