Albuquerque

Anchorage

Atlanta

Austin

Baltimore

Baton Rouge

Boise

Boston

Buffalo

Charlotte

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Colorado City

Columbus

Dallas

Denver

Detroit

El Paso

Fort Wayne

Fort Worth

Fresno

Greensboro

Honolulu

Houston

Indianapolis

Jacksonville

Jersey City

Kansas City

Las Vegas

Long Beach

Los Angeles

Louisville

Memphis

Miami

Milwaukee

Minneapolis

Nashville

New Orleans

New York

Norfolk

Oklahoma City

Omaha

Orlando

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Pittsburgh

Portland

Raleigh

Reno

Richmond

Sacramento

Saint Louis

San Antonio

San Diego

San Francisco

San Jose

Seattle

Spokane

Tampa

Tucson

Tulsa

Virginia Beach

Washington

Winston-Salem

Keyword

Location

Country

Radius

Details

Age min

Age max

Gender

Ethnicities

United States

Auditions for "Newsies" musical. Seeking cast. Please see the breakdown below.

About the project: 
Set in turn-of-the-century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what’s right!
Based on the 1992 motion picture and inspired by a true story, Newsies features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act) and Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots). Featuring the now classic songs “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” and “Santa Fe,” Newsies is packed with non-stop thrills and a timeless message, perfect for the whole family and every audience.

Additional info: 
What to prepare: please prepare 32 bars of a song in the style of the show that displays your vocal range. Please bring appropriate dancewear as some actors may be put through a basic dance audition. Actors may also be asked to read from the script.
Possible callbacks: February 16.
Production dates: April 14 – 30, 2023.
Playhouse encourages people of all races, abilities, and genders to audition for the roles they most identify with. 
Playhouse strives to make all of the staff and volunteers feel valued, appreciated, and free to be who they are at work regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique.

Dancing

The charismatic leader of the Manhattan newsies, is an orphaned 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. 
Must have a great pop tenor voice and a sense of physicality.

Male

Jack Kelly

An ambitious young reporter, who works hard to make a name for herself as a legitimate journalist in a time when women aren’t taken seriously. Quick, funny, and resourceful, she boldly captures the voice of a new generation rising in her coverage of the newsies’ strike. 
Though she only has a brief dance solo in “King of New York,” Katherine should have a great contemporary pop voice with a high belt – diction is key.

Female

Katherine Plumber

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.

Joseph Pulitzer

A dedicated newsie with a bum leg that’s painful, but helps sell more papes. Though she/he walks with the assistance of a crutch, Crutchie doesn’t let it define him/her; 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 movement will suggest a bum leg, Crutchie should still be included in the dance numbers.

Both genders

Crutchie

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 leader in his own right who is learning to use his voice to uplift others, Davey is the brains of the resistance.

Davy

The proud leader of the Brooklyn newsies, boasts an intimidating reputation and a short singing solo in “Brooklyn’s Here.”

Spot Conlin

The upper-class kid of a publisher who sides with the newsies. Can double as a newsie.

Darcy

The son of William Randolph Hearst who joins the newsies’ cause. Can double as a newsie.

Bill

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.

Wiesel

The crooked and sinister warden of The Refuge, a filthy and horrible orphanage, is concerned only with catching enough kids to keep government checks coming.

Syder

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.

Medda Larkin

Allows the newsies to congregate in the restaurant to plan their strike – when s/he doesn’t have any paying customers, that is.

Mr. (or Mrs.) Jacobi

The Mayor of New York City rebuffs Pulitzer’s attempts to shut down the newsies’ strike.

Mayor

A well-respected lifelong public servant, inspires Jack to stand up to Pulitzer.

Governor Teddy Roosevelt

The Newsies are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. Strong dancers who can sing well (jazz, ballet, tap, acrobatics/tumbling a plus).

Dance Casting Calls in Tampa