Main Street Players
Disney's Newsies, the Musical
Grades: entering grade 6 – young adult
Auditions: June 27, 6:00pm – 9:00pm, June 30, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
For the audition, please prepare up to 32 measures of upbeat music. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring sheet music. You will also be asked to read from the script. Please also wear or bring comfortable dance attire, as all auditioning will be required to learn a short dance/movement combination. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the selected time to complete paperwork. Rehearsal conflicts must be presented at the time of auditions.
Optional: If you have tap shoes, please bring them to the audition.
Rehearsals:
July 30th – Aug 3rd, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Aug 6th – Aug 9th, 9:00am – 4:00pm (Please note: Tech week may require additional rehearsals)
Performs:
Aug 10 @7pm and Aug 11 2pm & 7pm
Cost: $300, (Payable to Main Street Players and due at auditions)
NEWSIES Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
The show:
It's time to carry the banner on your stage with Disney's Newsies! Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged "newsies." When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what's right!
Based on the 1992 motion picture and inspired by a true story, Newsiesfeatures a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act) and Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots). Featuring the now classic songs “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” and “Santa Fe,” Newsies is packed with non-stop thrills and a timeless message, perfect for the whole family and every audience.