Photo Coverage: NEWSIES Opening Night Curtain Call!

By: Mar. 30, 2012
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Newsies, the new American musical opened last night at the Nederlander Theatre for a strictly limited performance run. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture the entire evening and here is the cast at the show's emotional opening night curtain call!

The score includes songs from the film such as "Carrying the Banner," "Seize the Day," "King of New York" and "Santa Fe." It also features six new songs, three of which ("The Bottom Line," "That's Rich" and "Something to Believe In") have been added for the Broadway production.

The musical, featuring music by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Sister Act), lyrics by Jack Feldman and a book by four-time Tony® Award winner Harvey Fierstein (La Cage aux Folles, Torch Song Trilogy), played its first Broadway preview on March 15th prior to its March 29th opening night. Newsies, produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, is directed by Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun (Big River revival) and choreographed by Tony nominee Christopher Gattelli (South Pacific revival).

The Broadway company of Newsies will feature Jeremy Jordan (Bonnie & Clyde) as Jack Kelly, John Dossett (2003 revival of Gypsy) as Joseph Pulitzer, Kara Lindsay (Little House on the Prairie) as Katherine Plumber, Capathia Jenkins (Caroline, or Change) as Medda, Ben Fankhauser (Spring Awakening national tour) as Davey, Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Mary Poppins) as Crutchie, and Lewis Grosso (Mary Poppins), and Matthew Schechter (Elf) alternating the role of Les. Jordan, Dossett, Lindsay, Fankhauser and Keenan-Bolger will all reprise the roles they created in the Paper Mill Playhouse production last fall.

The ensemble of Newsies features Aaron J. Albano, Mark Aldrich, Tommy Bracco, John E. Brady, Ryan Breslin, Kevin Carolan, Caitlyn Caughell, Kyle Coffman, Mike Faist, Michael Fatica, Julie Foldesi, Garett Hawe, Thayne Jasperson, Evan Kasprzak, Jess Le Protto, Stuart Marland, Andy Richardson, Jack Scott, Ryan Steele, Brendon Stimson, Nick Sullivan, Ephraim Sykes, Laurie Veldheer, Alex Wong and Stuart Zagnit.

Photos by Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.

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Ensemble Featuring: Ben Fankhauser, Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay during the 'NEWSIES' Opening Night Curtain Call at the Nederlander Theatre in New York on 3/29/2012

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Ensemble Featuring: Ben Fankhauser, Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay

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Ensemble Featuring: Ben Fankhauser, Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay

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Ensemble Featuring: Ben Fankhauser, Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay

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Ensemble Featuring: Ryan Steele

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Ensemble Featuring: Garett Hawe, Alex Wong & Kyle Coffman

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Ensemble Featuring: Kyle Coffman & Aaron J. Albano

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Ensemble featuring: Kyle Coffman & Aaron J. Albano

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Jess LeProtto

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Ryan Breslin

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Ensemble Featuring: Tommy Bracco

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during the 'NEWSIES' Opening Night Curtain Call at the Nederlander Theatre in New York on 3/29/2012

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Capathia Jenkins & John Dossett

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Andrew Keenan-Bolger

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Ben Fankhauser & Matthew J. Schechter

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Kara Lindsay

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Capathia Jenkins, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Ben Fankhauser, Kara Lindsay & Jeremy Jordan

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Ben Frankhauser, Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay & Matthew J. Schechter

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Kara Lindsay & Matthew J. Schechter

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Jeremy Jordan & Kara Lindsay

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Ben Frankhauser, Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay & Matthew J. Schechter

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Ben Frankhauser, Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay & Matthew J. Schechter

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