Smash hit NEWSIES opened tonight at the Aronoff Center of the Arts tonight and will be in town until March 13th. Max and I had the opportunity to attend tonight’s show and it was fantastic! The songs! The dancing! The storyline! And the gymnastic talent! It was a really engaging storyline for young and old, with some fabulous dancing and singing to accompany the story.
Max was giggling and clapping during the show and on the way home he was chatting all about it and eager to rent it so that the whole family can watch it this weekend. I highly recommend this show for a wonderful family night out downtown! Max and I had dinner together and then hit the show and it was such a special night! Check out all the details about the show below and then get your tickets SOON!
DETAILS ABOUT NEWSIES from BROADWAY in CINCINNATI:
Set in New York City at the turn of the century, NEWSIES is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenaged ‘newsies,’ who dreams only of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. But when publishing titans Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack finds a cause to fight for and rallies newsies from across the city to strike for what’s right.
NEWSIES is inspired by the real-life ‘Newsboy Strike of 1899,’ when newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphan and runaway newsies on a two-week-long action against Pulitzer, Hearst and other powerful newspaper publishers. The stage version introduces seven brand-new songs by the original team of Menken and Feldman, including a song written specifically for the tour called ‘Letter from the Refuge,’ while keeping many of the beloved songs from the film, including ‘Carrying the Banner, ‘Seize the Day,’ ‘King of New York’ and ‘Santa Fe.’
Since the film’s 1992 theatrical release and subsequent DVD release, NEWSIES has grown into a cult phenomenon, and for years had been the single most requested title of all the Disney musical films not yet adapted for the stage. (The film featured a screenplay by Bob Tzudiker & Noni White (Tarzan, 102 Dalmatians).)
TICKET & SHOWTIME INFORMATION:
NEWSIES will play the Aronoff Center from March 1 – 13: Tuesday – Thursday at 7:30PM, Friday at 8:00PM, Saturday at 2:00PM and 8:00PM and Sunday at 1:00PM and 6:30PM. Tickets for NEWSIES start at $29. They are available at the Aronoff Center Box Office downtown at 650 Walnut Street, online at CincinnatiArts.org or by phone at 513.621.ARTS. For groups of 10 or more, contact the group sales department at 513.369.4363. Performance schedule, prices and cast are subject to change without notice. For more information, please visit www.BroadwayInCincinnati.com.
For more information, visit NewsiesTheMusical.com, Facebook.com/Newsies and Twitter.com/Newsies.
Disclaimer: I was given complimentary tickets to see Newsies for review purposes, but all opinions are 100% my own.
Photos were provided by Broadway in Cincinnati and are the work of Deen van Meer.
