June 4th, 2021 7:00 pmJune 5th, 2021 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm

NEWSIES

THE BROADWAY MUSICAL

Music by: Alan MenkenLyrics by: Jack Feldman

Book by: Harvey Fierstein

Based on the Disney Film written by: Bob Tzudiker and Noni White

Originally Produced by: Disney Theatrical Productions

HOLLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL PRESENTSDisney

JUNE 4 & 5 2021

Director ............................................................................ Paula Barson

Music Director ................................................................Molly Barson

Technical Director .................................................Geoffrey Vaughn

Choreographer ...................................................Christine Kuczinski

Wardrobe/Costumes ..................................... Jennifer Colantonio

Assistant to the Director ................................................ Ali Michels

Assistant Music Directors ........ Noah Barson & Kellen Vaughn

Guest Choreographer .................................................Gabby Morris

Sets & Props ...... Geoff Vaughn, Craig Tobias, Ryan Kuczinski

Sound Equipment ...............................Zeo Brothers Productions

Videographer .......................................................Christopher Smith

Scenic Painting...............................................................Sarah Sheriff

Special Thanks to: Mr. Richard Hollahan, Mr. Timothy Keddie, Tom Romeo,

Darlene Bello, Sally Ottaviano, Carolyn Baxter, the entire Holland Middle School Teachers and Staff, Mindy Segal,

Annemarie Wichterman, Danielle Moore, Joanne McInerney, Tom Chieffo, Lucas Nunez, Mr. John Burns and The Council

Rock HS South Marching Band, Music Mountain Theater, Step Up Performance and Dancewear.

Without ALL of you we could not put on a show of this caliber!

THANK-YOU!

Newsies is based on the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899. The New York newsies – boys and girls who sold newspapers on the street – went up against two newspa-per publishers, Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal, to fight for the chance to earn a livable wage.

The Spanish-American War made New Yorkers hungry for headlines, and circulation boomed as a result. Once the war ended, people were less inclined to buy newspapers – war was bad for the world, but great for the newspa-per business. The strike was the result of the newspaper publishers refusing to lower the newsies’ cost-per-pa-per back down to the pre-war prices. The newsies were not willing to pay more for their papers to make up for a lack of headlines, so they decided to strike – their goal was to make the newspaper tycoons treat them as legitimate members of the business.

The strike lasted two weeks, from July 20 to August 2, 1899. The newsies eventually came to a compromise with the publishers: The price would stay the same, but the publishers would buy back any papers that the newsies couldn’t sell. The newsies’ strike is a significant mo-ment in history: It is one of the first strikes that was carried out by children and it ended in compromise. The kids succeeded!

Joseph Pulitzer Newsies selling papesDavid Simons (Davey)

ACT ONE Overture

ROOFTOP, DAWN

Santa Fe (Prologue) - JACK, CRUTCHIE

NEWSBOYS’ LODGING HOUSE & NEWSIE SQUARE

Carrying the Banner - JACK, NEWSIES, NUNS

PULITZER’S OFFICE, AFTERNOON

The Bottom Line - PULITZER, SEITZ, BUNSEN, HANNAH

A STREET CORNER

MEDDA’S THEATER

That’s Rich - MEDDA I Never Planned on You/Don’t Come a-Knocking - JACK, BOWERY BEAUTIES

NEWSIE SQUARE, NEXT MORNING

The World Will Know - JACK, DAVEY, LES, CRUTCHIE, NEWSIES

JACOBI’S DELI & STREET, AFTERNOON

The World Will Know (Reprise) - JACK, DAVEY, LES, NEWSIES

KATHERINE’S OFFICE

Watch What Happens - KATHERINE

NEWSIE SQUARE, NEXT MORNING

Seize the Day - DAVEY, JACK, LES, NEWSIES

ROOFTOP

Santa Fe - JACK

INTERMISSION (15 MINUTES)

Scenes | Musical Numbers

ACT TWO Entr’acte

JACOBI’S DELI, NEXT MORNING

King of New York - RACE, DAVEY, KATHERINE, LES, NEWSIES

THE REFUGE

Letter from The Refuge - CRUTCHIE

MEDDA’S THEATER

Watch What Happens (Reprise) - DAVEY, JACK, KATHERINE, LES

PULITZER’S OFFICE & CELLAR, AFTERNOON

The Bottom Line (Reprise) - PULITZER, SEITZ, BUNSEN

BROOKLYN BRIDGE & MEDDA’S THEATER

Brooklyn’s Here (cont’d) - SPOT, NEWSIES

ROOFTOP, NIGHT

Something to Believe In - KATHERINE, JACK

PULITZER’S CELLAR

Once and for All ........ JACK, DAVEY, KATHERINE, NEWSIES

PULITZER’S OFFICE, NEXT MORNING

NEWSIE SQUARE

Finale Ultimo (Part 1) - COMPANY Finale Ultimo (Part 2) - COMPANY

CAST

Jack KellyDylan Nunez

DaveyLillian Baniewicz

KatherineDelilah Figueroa

CrutchieTaylor Wichterman

RaceLogan Nunez

LesBrooke McInerney

PulitzerElizabeth Juba

Medda LarkinMichal Brown Hunte

Featured Newsies

FinchMegan Speak

Spot ConlonSophia Yarnall

AlbertAaron Solit

Henry/JoJoEthan Smith

SpecksLily Beard

RomeoAidan Vaughn

ElmerKatelyn Carroll

SplasherOlivia Kearney

MushElise Lindros

ButtonsSophia Moore

Tommy BoyMatthew Geiger

Pulitzer’s People

HannahMadison Schmidt

SeitzBobby Challender

BunsonZoe White

NunzioCade Schoetz

WeaselBriahnna Fein

Morris DelanceyAbigail McKee Stieber

Oscar DelanceyAva Gross

SnyderJessica Lydon

Bowery BeautiesBryn HaimovitzAva MarkleySara MarquesJulia Robbins

Borough NewsiesMia BaezHannah ChieffoBryn HaimovitzHannah HeustonAshley Howe-SmithKyleigh HudsonEilis KeeganMikaela KirkmanEmily LeoneJessica Lydon Grace MannSara MarquesAva MarkleyErin McCayAllison ParkerJulia RobbinsMaya RosenbergMadison SchmidtSimone SchvartsAlexa SmithEli SlowinskyHalle Wichterman

NunsAva GrossZoe White

ScabsMia BaezMikaela KirkmanEli Slowinski

GoonsBobby ChallenderMadison SchmidtAlexa Smith

CopsHannah HeustonKylie Hudson

DarcyHannah Chieffo

BillOlivia Kearney

Stage ManagerAshley Howe-Smith

Newspaper BuyersHannah ChieffoEilis KeeganEmily LeoneErin McCayAllison ParkerAlexis Smith

MayorEthan Smith

RooseveltMikaela Kirkman

CREW

Stage ManagerNicholas Devlin (Stage Right)

Assistant Stage ManagerHailey Chambers (Stage Left)Stage CrewMaddy CheungNicholas HerzogMichelle MartsinovskyColin Turnbull