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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 14, 2017 8:44:41 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 21, 2017 21:11:56 GMT
Behind the Scenes talk with writer and musician of the Nesies' stage version before it's first ever premier at The Paper Mill: www.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/nyregion/newsies-reimagined-by-harvey-fierstein-at-the-paper-mill-playhouse.html“Disney told me they get more requests to stage ‘Newsies’ than any other title,” said Mr. Fierstein, who has written a new book for a theatrical version of “Newsies.”
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The idea for a stage version of “Newsies” was hatched at Mr. Menken’s home more than a year ago, Mr. Fierstein said: “I was over at Menken’s house, and he said, ‘What do you want to do?’ I said, ‘What about ‘Newsies’? He said, ‘Forget about it. It doesn’t work.’ I said, ‘I’ll do it. I’ll fix it.’ ”
So the two of them, along with the lyricist Jack Feldman, “went to work,” Mr. Fierstein said.
The stage musical of “Newsies” is not completely faithful to the screenplay. Mr. Fierstein reimagined some characters, adding a feminist love interest for the protagonist, Jack Kelly, and altering parts of the story.
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The Paper Mill premiere is designed to test the waters. “It’ll be nice if it ends up on Broadway; it’ll be nice if it tours; it’ll be nice if Disney gets a product they can license to schools,” Mr. Calhoun said. “And any combination of the three would be great. We’re going to learn a lot at Paper Mill.”
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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 28, 2019 18:46:53 GMT
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Post by RhodoraO on Jan 23, 2020 23:54:17 GMT
Just dug up this old mashup of Bale's Newsies's (1992) choreography with Bruno Mars' Uptown Funk! link
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Post by RhodoraO on Jan 25, 2021 16:33:17 GMT
Jeremy Jordan (the original Jack Kelly on Broadway production 2012) on being inspired by Bale's Jack Kelly:
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Post by RhodoraO on Feb 8, 2021 5:40:24 GMT
A promotional interview by David Moscow and Max Castella
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Post by RhodoraO on Mar 4, 2021 6:44:32 GMT
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Post by The Low Dweller on Apr 9, 2022 17:00:20 GMT
newsies is about to turn 30 and there was a recent article about its making on the insider.
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Post by ripley on Apr 10, 2022 21:32:17 GMT
newsies is about to turn 30 and there was a recent article about its making on the insider.
I just read It . Very interesting anecdotes
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