Dance Opportunities for Kids in "Newsies" Musical
Kids aged 9 and up are invited to audition for "Newsies". Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Additional info: The audition will consist of two parts: singing and dancing. Plan and prepare to sing one of the songs from the show for your audition. Directors will have the accompaniment tracks there for you to sing with. Please plan to stay for a dance audition after you sing your prepared song. Rehearsals for NEWSIES will begin Monday, May 5, 2025. Production dates for NEWSIES will be June 12-22, 2025. If interested, please apply.
41 roles
The charismatic leader of the Manhattan newsies
A dedicated newsie with a bum leg
Les's straight-laced bright big brother
Davey's younger brother
Three newsies who are hesitant to join the strike
Proud leader of the Brooklyn newsies
Ambitious young reporter, works hard to make a name for herself
Upper-class kid of a publisher who sides with the newsies
The son of William Randolph Hearst who joins the newsies' cause
Runs the distribution window for the World
Tough brothers who work at the distribution window for the World
Tough brothers who work at the distribution window for the World
Assist the Delanceys in roughing up the newsies.
Pompous businessman, owns the World, concerned solely with the "bottom line"
Editor, advises Pulitzer
Pulitzer's bookkeeper comes up the the idea to raise the newsies' price per paper
Pulitzer's practical and insightful secretary
Pulitzer's barber
Crooked and sinister warden of The Refuge
Inspired by vaudeville performer Aida Overton Walker, offers her theater as a safe haven for the newsies
Female performers ad Medda's Theater
Three nuns offer breakfast to the hungry newsies
Allows the newsies to congregate in his restaurant to plan their strike
The mayor of New York City
Governor of New York