How many Broadway performances did Newsies run?
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How many Broadway performances did Newsies run?
1,004 performances
Newsies ran for 1,004 performances on Broadway, playing to over 1.2 million audience members before closing on August 24, 2014.
What type of production is Newsies?
Newsies (released as The News Boys in the United Kingdom) is a 1992 American musical historical comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega in his film directing debut.
Is Newsies a play or musical?
Newsies The Musical is a musical based on the 1992 musical film Newsies, which was inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. The show has music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein based on the film’s screenplay by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White.
What was the production for high school musical?
| High School Musical | |
|---|---|
| Production companies | Salty Pictures First Street Films |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
| Budget | $4.2 million |
| Release |
What style of music is in Newsies?
NEWSIES is a contemporary and energetic theater musical with additional musical elements of 1970s rock and ragtime references (no improvisation required).
What does Newsies stand for?
It Started With Some Kids… NEWSIES is based on the real-life Newsboys’ Strike of 1899. Children who sold newspapers on the streets were called “newsies”. The New York newsies went up against two newspaper publishers, Joseph Pulitzer of The World and William Randolph Hearst of The Journal, to fight for fair wages.
Where is the musical Newsies playing?
Newsies – The Musical Tickets
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2022 Sat 2:00pm | Newsies – The Musical Stage One at Harris Center for the Arts – Folsom, CA | Tickets From |
| Jul 16, 2022 Sat 2:00pm | Newsies – The Musical Fred Kavli Theatre At Bank Of America Performing Arts Center – Thousand Oaks, CA | Tickets From $97 |
What type of dancing is in Newsies?
Tap’s casual, earthy quality grounds the newsies, makes them more human. Tap is a truly American form, born in the nineteenth century, and in that sense it serves the show well; you imagine that kids a hundred and thirteen years ago, if they were to dance, might have done something like tap.
Is Newsies Broadway on Disney plus?
Streaming on Roku. Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical, a musical movie starring Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay, and Ben Fankhauser is available to stream now. Watch it on Disney Plus, Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu Movie & TV Store or VUDU on your Roku device.
