Newsies

Stop the presses! This Disney film turned Tony-winning Broadway hit inspires everyone to fight for what's right and seize the day.

It's time to carry the banner on your stage with Disney's Newsies! 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.

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Overture

Santa Fe - Prologue

Carrying the Banner

The Bottom Line

That's Rich

I Never Planned On You / Don't Come a-Knocking

The World Will Know

Watch What Happens

Seize the Day

Santa Fe - Reprise

King of New York

Watch What Happens - Reprise

The Bottom Line - Reprise

Brooklyn's Here

Something to Believe In

Once and for All

Finale

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Newsies

Overture

Santa Fe - Prologue

Carrying the Banner

The Bottom Line

That's Rich

I Never Planned On You / Don't Come a-Knocking

The World Will Know

Watch What Happens

Seize the Day

Santa Fe - Reprise

King of New York

Watch What Happens - Reprise

The Bottom Line - Reprise

Brooklyn's Here

Something to Believe In

Once and for All

Finale

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Is there an estimated release date for Newsies, Jr?

Will "Newsies" rights be available for Australian and New Zealand schools by mid 2019?

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Is Newsies available for schools in Australia?

Will Rehearscore be available for Newsies in the near future?

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Can you provide this for Newsies?

will newsies be released as a juniors version??

Excited that Newsies is coming. I thought I saw somewhere on this site that you were already taking tentative reservations for Newsies but now I can't find it. Can we make 'hopeful' dates for 2019?

My name is Ann Cook. I am teaching a youth theater program for our town. We are looking to do a review that will include hard knock life and two songs from newsies and a few lines from the show. do we need to buy rights?

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