A recent graduate of Pace University's Musical Theater program, Joe has made concert appearances in New York City at 54Below, the Green Room 42, and MCC Theater. Inspired by the African- American vaudeville performer, Aida Overton-Walker,Abig-voiced singer and star of the Bowery (see the Dramaturgy document in Downloadable Resources). Learn. ), Flowers for Algernon (Burt Seldon) and High School Musical (Ryan). bnEe/RT'-uZJ@ (%PJ@ (G /[jhqWsga;X>/R7}[~8=+LEu[,yFPJ@ (%PEyRK($&- ,$-+?>4K8 _Csr\9JKehU-U}PJ@ (%P'g-d8)2e4KIkqg+ ]w~E3Z/5z1+%PJ@ (%p eKS Instagram: @michaeljohnhugs. Though she only has a brief dance solo in King of New York, Katherine should have a great contemporary pop voice with a high belt diction is key. He had burned his arm in the process of trying to get to his family. Though he walks with the assistance of a crutch, Crutchie doesnt let it define him; when in a jam, Jack Kellys best friend relies on a goofy- sweet sense of humor and optimistic resilience. Josiah made his National Tour Debut last year as Michael/Jack inFinding Neverland. endobj 4 0 obj Daniel J. Maldonado (Jack Kelly) in Disneys 'Newsies' running November 1 through December 29, 2019 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Including Albert, Buttons, Elmer, Finch, Henry, Ike, Jo Jo, Mike, Mush, Race, Romeo, Specs, Splasher, and Tommy Boy, etc., are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. He had survived by taking food from trash cans and drinking water from the rivers. All authorized performance materials are also supllied by MTI. Sings ensemble only, several lines, no dance. "It means so much to me that others can watch me doing it, see themselves in me, and believe that they too can do a, Whether it's "Soon", "Later", or "Now", A Little Night Music has remained a classic for 50 years. They haul Crutchie away to the dreaded Refuge. There are no guarantees and all applications. For the first few weeks they would ask about his wrapped arm and he would turn from a sarcastic happy child to sad and shut down. Open CaptioningFriday, December 13 at 8 p.m. MFA candidate in classical acting, ACA; BFA in Acting, CMU. Assisted by the intimidating Delancey brothers, who keep order by any means necessary, Wiesel is Pulitzers disgruntled paper-pusher. NEWSIES is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 2022 - Marking period 3 Units 1 & 2 Test. www.kenandmorris.com. This production was later transferred to Broadway with several changes in the music and actors. They decided to beat him up and would have killed him, but a couple of Newsies came in and saw what happened. Ethan has also been a featured artist on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage. National Tours include:West Side Story and Seussical. Matthew holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Brigham Young University. ALEJO VIETTI (Costume Designer)'s Arena Stage credits include: Ella, The Pajama Game and Anything Goes (Helen Hayes Award). cvvanamberg22. This summer he was at the Cape Playhouse in Massachusetts performing as Paul in. 25 terms. Katherine's no-nonsense father, Pulitzer doesn't sympathize . . Tomas is a graduate of the renowned FAME School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts. Director/choreographer credits include: Crazy for You and West Side Story (Finger Lakes Music Theatre Festival). is a four-time Tony Award winning writer and actor. Character's Gender: Can be female or male. He opened he told them that he loved the water and had learned in his childhood and from then on he was Splasher. * The characters of Sarah Jacobs (Davey and Les's sister and Jack's original love interest) and the New York Sun reporter Brian Denton are replaced by the composite character Katherine Plumber, a reporter with whom Jack falls in love. Regional credits include The Originalist (Asolo Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse and Court Theatre, Joseph Jefferson Award nomination);Redand Gloucester inKing Lear(Goodman); Nixons Nixon and Night Alive (Round House); Sweeney Todd(Signature Theatre); Scrooge inA Christmas Carol(Fords Theatre); and American Buffalo,Shining CityandSkylight(Studio Theatre). [jFjMi+/ k i8oU6uo,D|zE&"yCF1sd\ DI[2xz)^W085}[Lq]6zt, dim Kc'D6ffwEi7|ne=;A|'f,gUyuGZ*-5jR\?iqy7-dI NtSdMp4j HksT!Key[fvH?](XUW?UfW.ODurX8_^5aZB2I|0D3}rX9@r ut9'?"V\RL)`B=58d2,Xog`)ZGl4d5EXSo@ O3(DtNL#/P$ 12 0 R >> >> Featured in Once and For All, they represent all of the other child laborers who receive the Newsies Banner and ultimately become a part of the childrens crusade. (Fagins Gang, Oliver U/S) and Watch on the Rhine (Joshua and Bodo U/S). Anita traveled extensively with the artist-in-schools program in Alaska, working primarily with indigenous populations within the context of traditional villages. He designed Private Lives at the Stratford Festival Ontario and this season will design there again for Frankenstein Revived. His real name is William Steele, or his nickname Will. The Tony Award-winning musical features fan-favorites like Carrying the Banner, King of New York and Seize the Day. Newsies is a winning, high-energy musical (Entertainment Weekly) just in time for the holidays and perfect for the whole family. Regional credits include: The 5th: Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), A Night with Janis Joplin; Milwaukee Rep & Prince Music Theatre: Dreamgirls (Effie). As a composer, Laura has more than 60 works in her catalogue including Not Another Christmas Letter: The Musical which is being produced around the US.She lives in New York City with her husband and maintains a large coaching studio in Hells Kitchen in addition to her work in universities and churches around the country. Within the newsies ensemble, consider dividing the group into featured dancers and singers in order to play to the strengths of your performers. Dialect: Students who watch the movie or listen to the Broadway soundtrack will notice that many characters speak with New York accents. Splasher View source History Talk (0) Splasher Portrayed By. Pulitzer reveals Katherine to be his daughter and offers a betrayed Jack a choice: get sent to The Refuge or renounce the strike and leave New York with pockets full of cash. LUKE SPRING (Elmer / Scab / Ensemble) is excited to make his Arena Stage debut. TV: The Americans, Dietland. Find moments to showcase any talented tumblers or dancers within this group. Jack Scott. Choreography Guides are a licensor official resource that provides step-by-step instruction from Broadway and professional choreographers for your productions! Booking Until 30/07/2023. Medda Larkin. Because the characters in the story can be portrayed as coming from a variety of places in America and beyond, we will decide on each characters voice (including accent) once the roles are cast. Oscar delancey newsies lines. A precocious and natural newsie, Les is an intuitive salesboy and a pint-sized charmer. Songs:Rocky V, Home Alone 2andCaptain America. Allows the newsies to congregate in his restaurant to plan their strike when he doesnt have any paying customers, that is. He had survived by taking food from trash cans and drinking water from the rivers. The lead roles in this show are overwhelmingly male characters, because this story is based on an actual historical event, and nearly all newsies were male. Hed like to thank his friends and family for their unconditional love and support. He was very comfortable and content with his life. Photo by Suzanne Blue Star Boy. Favorite past credits include- Broadway: Anybodys, West Side Story (Palace Theater, original revival cast). ALAN MENKEN(Composer). His favorite credits include:Elf: The Musical(Ogunquit Playhouse),In The Heights(North Carolina Theatre),Newsies(North Carolina Theatre),A Chorus Line(Westchester Broadway Theatre),Frozen: A Musical Spectacular&Disney Dreams(Disney Cruise Lines),Newsies(Arts Center of Coastal Carolina),EvitaandWest Side Story(Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival),A Chorus Line(Weston Playhouse),A Christmas Carol(McCarter Theatre) andCarousel(Arizona Broadway Theatre). qp ~(Pp|5aZb|mk\6(#DINEF6V3v>VwkQm:B=;8 NOVA Y. PAYTON (Medda Larkin / Nun) has performed extensively in the DC area. Comedic actress required. Away from the others, Jack Kelly shares his dream for a better life out west with his best friend, Crutchie ("Santa Fe - Prologue"). * Also omitted was the solo for "Patrick's Mother.". Please email our finance department to get a code to use during registration. JOSIAH SMOTHERS(Les) is thrilled to be playing the part of Les inNewsies! The son of William Randolph Hearst who joins the newsies' cause. Broadway Painting: Hadestown, Once on This Island, The Ferryman, Annie, Matilda, Miss Saigon, Ghost, A Free Man of Color, Wonderland, The Adams Family, The Color Purple, Lestat, West Side Story, Disneys Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Arsace, Radiant Baby and The Ringling Bros. Takes the triumphant photo of the newsies at the end of Seize the Day.. Instagram: @tanthedancinman, BRIDGET RILEY(Splasher / Nun / Ensemble / Katherine Plumber u/s) is excited for be back at Arena Stage after performing in The Pajama Game, Carousel and the workshop of Another Part of the Forest. Look for a performer who can portray this astute entertainer with great comic delivery, while standing firmly behind the newsies in their fight for justice. He received a BFA in Musical Theatre from Pace University. She is a great believer in first, second and third productions of new work and has championed projects includingDear Evan Hansen; Next to Normal; Passion Play, a cycle; and How I Learned to Drive. ww`-PeHh0T[AFN-dax_460*3PB n:87QKPWG uYNF8&LFe7Efpvxd02GD$U-- '_F.MHjS#==TOSL:b2p}"=yqwScrk[:;[SAs>sVjggc>Q(eAO@{M 4h7/Rs{(J0e5WDo'Nc lii/5c5Kg[Gn(._RGtb@ 6`Pe[#EXc}/:=b5 l"Bv]~i JOsE:w|C,T& s$ 5)/?6hUH8tv&0hW=qzCp!5X# Just as Jack is about to set out for Santa Fe, he realizes that the newsies are his family and, after all, those papes ain't gonna sell themselves ("Finale"). HILKKA-LIISA IIVANAINEN(Directing Assistant). In 2018, she was honored as Person of the Year by the National Theatre Conference and inducted into the Washington DC Hall of Fame. EDWARD GERO (Joseph Pulitzer)s Arena Stage credits include Thomas Everson, Jr. in Junk, Antonin Scalia in The Originalist, Benjamin Hubbard inThe Little Foxes and Mark Rothko inRed. The Mayor of New York City rebuffs Pulitzers attempts to shut down the newsies strike. Three Newsies from other boroughs brought in to break the strike. This performer will double in other roles. For the productions of Newsies on Broadway, the song King of New York has many tap dancing solos on tables. During the performance, Jack notices Katherine, a bright young reporter he had seen earlier that day. Education: BFA Musical Theatre from Pace University and Jacob's Pillow School for Dance. Produced by Runaway Entertainment, and based on a true story, Disney's Newsies is set in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. endobj Newsies Including Albert, Buttons, Elmer, Finch, Henry, Ike, Jo Jo, Mike, Mush, Race, Romeo, Specs, Splasher, and Tommy Boy, are some of the hard-working kids of New York City that go on strike for a livable wage. These working kids can be pulled from your larger newsie ensemble. Recent theater credits include Les Miserables (Eponine), Modern Day Martyrdom (at Fuerza Fest NYC), and The Wild Party (Oscar D'Armano). Other professional credits include Creative Cauldron's Caroline or Change (Noah, Helen Hayes Nomination), NextStop Theatre's Singin in the Rain (Rod/ Hollywood Tenor) and The Secret Garden (Colin). Though she only has a brief dance solo in King of New York, Katherine should have a great contemporary pop voice with a high belt diction is key. * Newsies began as a film. Katherines no-nonsense father, Pulitzer doesnt sympathize with the strikers, but he does eventually and grudgingly respect Jack. Emres theater credits include local productions of The Addams Family (Pugsley) and Aladdin (Ensemble), as well as the PA production of Frankenstein Rocks at the Zlock Performing Arts Center. Splasher had always had a talent for swimming since he was very young and loves swimming in the lakes near their house. "Newsies" became a professional stage musical in 2011, in part because, as Ortega learned, high schools all over America had been producing their own unsanctioned stage versions of the film, without paying Disney any royalties. Performers in these roles must create unique and specific characters with physical and vocal . Three newsies who are hesitant to join the strike. TYA productions: The Little Mermaid, Anne of Green Gables, Shrek, Big (choreographer), Alladdin (director), Pinnochio. That's what's so great about New York.". May be cast male or female. * The Broadway production cost about $5 million to stage. He recently made his D.C.-area debut as Roger in Signature Theatres world premiere of Blackbeard. race: it takes an orphan with a stutter, finch: who's also blind- albert: and mute- elmer: and dead! We do offer some financial assistance to those who need it (see below) and we can offer a payment plan for those who require that as well. Inspired by true events, the Broadway smash hit is a testament to the power of standing up and speaking out. Contents. << /ProcSet [ /PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI ] /ColorSpace << /Cs1 7 0 R _h)Zvu5WZq53' Benisbopper. The editor of theWorldwhoadvises Pulitzer, but ultimately admires the kids newspaper. He is generous, and loves to crack jokes. (L to R) Ethan Van Slyke (Davey) and Josiah Smothers (Les) in Disneys 'Newsies' running November 1 through December 29, 2019 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. SUSAN R. WHITE (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be a part of Arena's 70th season and to be working, once again, with Artistic Director Molly Smith. This performer will double in other roles. Splasher had always had a talent for swimming since he was very young and loves swimming in the lakes near their house. A proud supporter of the newsies, she offers her theater as a safe haven for their revolution. Many of them are orphans, have families outside of NY who they send their money to, or have such poor families that they cant live at home, so they become roommates with the other newsies as well as close friends. Vaudeville-style dancers, these performers must have strong, sharp dance skills, big facial expressions, and be strong singers. * A scene with Jack, Davey, and Spot Conlon is absent, as is Spot's involvement in the fight between the newsies and scabbers; Spot doesn't appear until the rally. Joe Montoya (Crutchie) in Disneys 'Newsies' running November 1 through December 29, 2019 at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Think Mighty Mouse, should have an incredible presence. Pulitzers practical and insightful secretary. 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