Seeking Kids and Teens for "Newsies" Musical
Seeking talent ages 10 and up for "Newsies" Musical. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. Additional info: WHAT TO PREPARE: SINGING: Directors would like you to come prepared with 32 bars of any musical number. This can be any song of your choice. Music should be sung with a track or if voices are on the track they cannot be louder than your voice. Please bring a device to play your music. Directors will have a speaker to plug into with an aux and USB-C. ACTING: You will be asked to read select scenes at your audition based on the role you are auditioning for. DANCING: Please be prepared to stay for a movement audition. You will be taught a short dance sequence by the choreographer and she will evaluate your skill leve. Do NOT let this deter you from auditioning if dance is not your strength. We can work with all skill levels. Some roles are not dance-heavy at all. CALLBACKS: Directors will NOT call back all rolls. Not receiving a callback does not mean you are not cast. Note that the participation fee will be applied. Please see the attachment for details. If interested, please apply.
32 roles
The charismatic leader of the Manhattan newsies, is an oprhaned dreamer and artist who yearns to get out of the crowded streets of New York and make a better life for himself out West. Fiercely protective of his best friend, Crutchie, and strongly loyal, Jack isn’t afraid to use his voice to attain better conditions for the working kids of New York City. Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: Bb2
A dedicated newsie with a bum leg that’s painful, but helps sell more papes. Though he walks with the assistance of a crutch, Crutchie doesn’t let it define him; when in a jam, Jack Kelly’s best friend relies on a goofy- sweet sense of humor and optimistic resilience. Crutchie is the heart of the resistance. Though his movement will suggest his bum leg, Crutchie should still be included in the dance numbers. Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: C3
Les’s straight-laced, bright big brother starts selling newspapers to help his family earn a living, but becomes swept up in the fervor of the strike. A leader in his own right who is learning to use his voice to uplift others, Davey is the brains of the resistance. Vocal range top: A4 Vocal range bottom: D3
Davey’s cheeky younger brother, is inspired by the freedom of the newsies and loves their independent lifestyle. A precocious and natural newsie, Les is an intuitive salesboy and a pint-sized charmer. He should present as younger than the other newsies. Vocal range top: Bb3 Vocal range bottom: Db3
A young reporter, works hard to make a name for herself as a legitimate journalist.. Quick, funny, and resourceful, she boldy captures the voice of a new generation rising in her coverage of the newsies’ strike. While she generally has no time for cocky, streetwise young men, she makes an exception for Jack Kelly. She only has a brief dance solo in “King of New York,” should have a great contemporary pop voice with a high belt – diction is key. Range top: F5. Vocal range bottom: A3
Three newsies who are hesitant to join the strike.
The proud leader of the Brooklyn newsies, boasts an intimidating reputation and a short singing solo in “Brooklyn’s Here.”
The upper-class kid of a publisher who sides with the newsies. Can double as a newsie.
The son of William Randolph Hearst who joins the newsies' cause. Can double as a newsie.
Or “Weasel,” runs the distribution window for the World and knows most of the newsies by name. Assisted by the Delancey brothers, who keep order by any means necessary, Wiesel is Pulitzer’s disgruntled paper- pusher.
Tough brothers who work at the distribution window for the World, take the side of the publishers in the strike and are known to use their fists to make a point.
Tough brothers who work at the distribution window for the World, take the side of the publishers in the strike and are known to use their fists to make a point.
Assist the Delanceys in roughing up the newsies at the end of Act One.
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