Filmed live on stage at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, CA, this not-to-be-missed high energy show stars Original Broadway cast members along with members of both the Broadway and North American Tour ensembles. Set in New York City at the turn of the century and based on a true story: 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 and take a stand for what's right.
Directors: Jeff Calhoun, Brett Sullivan
Stars: Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay, Ben Fankhauser.
Lou Castro ... associate choreographer
Christopher Gattelli ... choreographer
Watched online, mirror image, otherwise ok.
Cannot find it on dvd, only online. Really want it on disc.
18 songs in the Soundtracks, Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Jack Feldman.
Really nice to have professional dancers, with great choreography and lots of rehearsal. The filming is still pretty chopped up, shifting cameras every few seconds, perhaps splicing different performances together, but less so than most films now. They were also great singers, most doing both.
Our token female is Pulitzer's daughter, playing the struggling reporter who covers the newsies' strike. Did not see a girl newsie, and I watched the curtain call all the way through.
Rated 8.6 (1,416)
distr. Disney & Fathom, dir. Calhoun & Sullivan; 8
