You’re wrong about musicals11 Sep 2023

Newsies: Name as many as you can

In this episode, we talk about one of Disney's biggest hits that almost didn't happen—talking about the underdog rise, online impact and its "west end" run that's really in a warehouse in Wembley.

Links:

The movie

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3261367809/weekend/

https://www.insider.com/newsies-disney-sent-mean-reviews-actress-movie-bombed-2022-4

The origins of the musical

https://www.insider.com/how-newsies-became-disneys-biggest-failure-oral-history-of-movie-2022-3

https://www.playbill.com/article/read-all-about-it-disneys-newsies-gets-spring-2012-broadway-engagement-com-184604

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-NEWSIES-Opening-Night-Curtain-Call-20110926https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-NEWSIES-Opening-Night-Curtain-Call-20110926

https://www.instagram.com/p/r-cRS1FhAa/

https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/jeremy-jordan-on-verge-of-joining-broadway-move-of-disneys-newsies/

https://variety.com/2012/legit/reviews/newsies-the-musical-2-1117947318/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/newsies-review-theater-305971/

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/theater/reviews/newsies-the-musical-by-alan-menken-and-harvey-fierstein.html

https://playbill.com/production/newsies-nederlander-theatre-vault-0000013858

success

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/jun/11/tony-awards-2012-once-scoops

https://www.broadwayworld.com/tonyawardspersoninfo.php?nomname=Alan%20Menken

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2012/03/19/Newsies-extends-Broadway-run/UPI-15571332172800/

https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/dont-stop-the-press-newsies-run-is-now-open-ended/

https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/newsies-recoups-initial-investment/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

https://playbill.com/article/disney-musical-newsies-to-end-broadway-run-com-322799

Newsies on Tour

https://variety.com/2014/legit/news/newsies-new-song-tour-broadway-musica-1201343394/

https://www.tumblr.com/newsiesontour/122012914133/oh-my-god-this-is-like-my-dreams-coming-true?source=share

https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/disney-newsies-facebook-live-1201798008/

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Seize-the-Day-NEWSIES-National-Tour-Will-Play-Final-Performance-This-Fall-20160307

Online culture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmJHBclGK88

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49c9qOHzxXI

The pro shot

https://www.playbill.com/article/newsies-will-be-filmed-with-jeremy-jordan-and-kara-lindsay

https://www.playbill.com/article/disney-sets-date-and-cast-for-newsies-filming

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-NEWSIES-Will-Seize-Another-Day-Or-Two-in-Movie-Theatres-This-August-20170615

Abby Lee Millers Thoughts on Newsies

https://www.broadway.com/buzz/164646/dance-moms-diva-abby-lee-miller-on-her-wonderful-newsies-experience-and-what-it-takes-to-dance-on-broadway/

https://www.broadwaybox.com/daily-scoop/newsiesweek-meet-the-crushable-john-michael-fiumara/

Historical accuracy

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/theater/disneys-newsies-the-musical-comes-to-broadway.html

https://househistree.com/people/katherine-ethel-pulitzer

Zone Foursies

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/NEWSIES-Will-Open-in-Londons-West-End-in-2022-20220221

https://playbill.com/article/a-re-imagined-take-on-disneys-newsies-will-make-u-k-premiere-this-fall

https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/newsies-review

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/dec/08/newsies-review-disney-musical-industrial-relations-troubadour-wembley-park-theatre

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/newsies-review-bombastic-and-balletic-this-broadway-hit-is-a-musical-must-see_57979/

https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/newsies-extends-london-run_58292/

https://newsiesthemusical.co.uk/

The real strikes and newsies

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/bob-iger-writers-actors-strike-disney-ceo-1235669169/

https://twitter.com/julianOfGuzman/status/1679978899227447297

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