Newsies (stage musical)

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Newsies (stage musical) is a high-energy Broadway show based on the 1992 Disney film, known for its athletic choreography, rousing Alan Menken score, and story of New York City newsboys striking against powerful publishers in the 1890s.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Newsies 8
Newsies (stage musical) canonical 2
Newsies (1992 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
basedOn Newsies (stage musical) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Newsies (1992 film)
bookBy Harvey Fierstein
broadwayClosingDate 2014-08-24
broadwayOpeningDate 2012-03-29
broadwayPreviewsStartDate 2012-03-15
broadwayTheatre Nederlander Theatre
broadwayTransferFrom Paper Mill Playhouse production
choreographer Christopher Gattelli
composer Alan Menken
director Jeff Calhoun
dramaDeskAwardWinCategory Outstanding Choreography
filmedStageReleaseYear 2017
genre musical theatre
period musical
hasFilmedStageProduction Newsies
surface form: Newsies: The Broadway Musical!
hasTouringProduction North American national tour
inspiredByEvent Newsboys' strike of 1899
knownFor athletic choreography
energetic ensemble dancing
rousing Alan Menken score
language English
lyricist Jack Feldman
notableSong Carrying the Banner
King of New York
Once and for All
Santa Fe
Seize the Day
Something to Believe In
The World Will Know
Watch What Happens
numberOfBroadwayPerformances 1004
orchestrator Daniel Troob
surface form: Danny Troob
originalBroadwayCrutchieActor Andrew Keenan-Bolger
originalBroadwayDaveyActor Ben Fankhauser
originalBroadwayJackKellyActor Jeremy Jordan
originalBroadwayJosephPulitzerActor John Dossett
originalBroadwayKatherinePlumberActor Kara Lindsay
originalBroadwayMeddaLarkinActor Capathia Jenkins
originalProductionCompany Paper Mill Playhouse
outerCriticsCircleAwardWinCategory Outstanding Choreography
premiereCity Millburn, New Jersey
premiereDate 2011-09-25
premiereLocation Paper Mill Playhouse
producer Disney Theatrical Group
surface form: Disney Theatrical Productions
settingLocation New York City
settingTime 1899
subject labor rights
newsboys strike
press and publishing industry
youth activism
tonyAwardNominations 8
tonyAwardWinCategory Best Choreography
Best Original Score
tonyAwardWins 2

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Disney Theatrical Group notableWork Newsies (stage musical)
Bill Pullman notableWork Newsies (stage musical)
this entity surface form: Newsies
Jeremy Jordan appearedInStageProduction Newsies (stage musical)
this entity surface form: Newsies
Aaron Lohr performedIn Newsies (stage musical)
this entity surface form: Newsies
Newsies (stage musical) basedOn Newsies (stage musical) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Newsies (1992 film)
Disney on Broadway Concert Series typicalSongSource Newsies (stage musical)
this entity surface form: Newsies (musical)
Menken notableWork Newsies (stage musical)
subject surface form: Alan Menken
Kenny Ortega notableWork Newsies (stage musical)
this entity surface form: Newsies
Noni White notableWork Newsies (stage musical)
this entity surface form: Newsies
Noni White coWriterOf Newsies (stage musical)
this entity surface form: Newsies
Noni White workedOn Newsies (stage musical)
this entity surface form: Newsies
Kenneth Posner notableWork Newsies (stage musical)
this entity surface form: Newsies