Santa Fe
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"Santa Fe" is a key ballad from the stage musical Newsies that expresses the protagonist Jack Kelly’s yearning to escape New York City for a freer life in the West.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santa Fe (Newsies song) | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre ballad
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song ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Broadway production of Newsies
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touring productions of Newsies ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
New York City
NERFINISHED
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Santa Fe, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Santa Fe (Newsies film song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastWith | harsh realities of New York street life ⓘ |
| destinationDesired | Santa Fe, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticRole |
develops Jack Kelly’s character arc
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expresses protagonist’s dreams ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
hopeful
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melancholic ⓘ wistful ⓘ |
| fictionalPerspective | newsboy in New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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show tune ⓘ |
| hasCharacterPerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalMotif |
escape to the West
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search for a better life ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
desire for freedom
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discontent with New York City life ⓘ yearning for escape ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | Jack Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | live performance ⓘ |
| musicalWorkType | key ballad ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | I want song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| partOf |
Newsies
NERFINISHED
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Newsies (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingReferenced |
American West
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Jack Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | theatre audiences ⓘ |
| title | Santa Fe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTitleOfCharacter | Jack Kelly’s dream song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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