Newsies

The cast recording features the musical's score by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman... (more)

The cast recording features the musical's score by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman. The stage version introduces new songs while keeping many of the beloved songs from the film. The cast recording features the musical's score by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken and lyricist Jack Feldman. The stage version introduces new songs while keeping many of the beloved songs from the film. (less)

July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper,... (more)

July, 1899: When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise the distribution price one-tenth of a cent per paper, ten cents per hundred, the newsboys, poor enough already, are outraged. Inspired by the strike put on by the trolley workers, Jack "Cowboy" Kelly organizes a newsboys' strike. With David Jacobs as the brains of the new union, and Jack as the voice, the weak and oppressed found the strength to band together and challenge the powerful. (less)