NewsPHOTO CALL: Jeremy Jordan, John Dossett, Kara Lindsay and the Creative Team of Newsies Meet the PressJeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay and John Dossett, stars of the upcoming Paper Mill Playhouse production of the new Disney prouduction Newsies, met with the press on Aug. 9.
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Krissie Fullerton
August 09, 2011
Newsies, according to press notes, is "inspired by the real life 'Newsboy Strike of 1899,' when newsboy Kid Blink led the ragged orphans and runaways known as newsies on a two-week-long action against Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst and other powerful newspaper publishers. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, the musical is the tale of newsie Jack Kelly, who dreams of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. But when Pulitzer and Hearst raise distribution prices at the newsies' expense, Jack finds a cause to fight for and rallies his army of newsies to strike."
Adapted from the 1992 live-action film, the new musical features music by by eight-time Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman and a new book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein.
Here's a look at the meet and greet:
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Jeremy Jordan, John Dossett, Kara Lindsay and the Creative Team of Newsies Meet the Press
The Max Martin musical features a number of his most beloved songs, including “…Baby One More Time,” “Roar,” “Since U Been Gone,” “It’s My Life,” “I Want It That Way,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” and more.