Auditions for the 12th Akron All-City Musical, Disney’s Newsies! Seeking high school freshmen through 12th graders. Please see the details below.
ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED.
About the project:
Disney’s Newsies, based on the 1992 motion picture, features a score by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and Jack Feldman and a book by four-time Tony Award® winner Harvey Fierstein. Newsies is inspired by the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, when newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphan and runaway “newsies” on a two-week-long action against Pulitzer, Hearst, and other powerful newspaper publishers. Timely and fresh, the fictionalized adaptation of Newsies addresses age-old themes of social injustice, exploitative labor practices, and David-versus-Goliath struggles as the young learn to harness their power against a corrupt establishment. High-energy with non-stop thrills, the stage version introduces eight brand-new songs by the original team of Menken and Feldman while keeping many of the beloved songs from the film, including “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” “King of New York,” and “Santa Fe.”
Additional info:
What to Prepare: Two contrasting 32-bar cuts to be sung a cappella
Callbacks
• Monday, February 24 | 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Rehearsals
• Begin: April 13
• Schedule: Sundays (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM) and Monday-Thursday (6:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
Tech Week
• June 8-13
Performances
• Friday, June 14 | 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
• Saturday, June 15 | 2:00 PM
If interested, please apply.
