Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical

Name: Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical
Genre: Musical
Released: 2017-02-16
Rating: 90
Cast: Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay, Ben Fankhauser, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Steve Blanchard

Released Feb 16, 2017

2 hr. 29 min.

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Newsboys go on strike in 1899 New York in this stage performance of the musical "Newsies," filmed at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

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Lilman L

It's relatively good but just doesn't hit the jackpot like it used to. I remember there being tons of original and fun songs but in reality it's only like 3 songs and the ones from the theatre scene. Characters are kinda bland but the choreography makes up for some of the many flaws this has. Obviously managing and performing a full musical is hard and takes talent but I just feel like this could have been so much better. Overall this is really good to watch while doing laundry or making your bed. 6.2/10 Worth trying, barely.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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Teddy B

This story works MUCH better on Broadway than the silver screen, even if it doesn't completely separate itself from the syrupy faults of the film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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Alexis A

JEREMY JORDAN, BEN FANKHAUSER, ANDREW KEENAN-BOLGER, KARA LINDSAY, AND BEN COOK ARE ALL AMAZING IN THIS I LOVE NEWSIES THE SONGS ARE GREAT* I HAVE THIS ENTIRE THING MEMORIZED i highly recommend watching this musical! *except for the bottom line and bottom line reprise, those ones are trash

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/23/23

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Julia C

This play is Top-notch! I loved it!! It tells the story of the 1899 newspaper kid's strike in a fun and musical way. I also did this play in school, and I fell in love with it intstantly. I would totally reccommed this to someone!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/12/23

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Paul G

Great cast, no bad songs (although no standout songs), great sets, a worthwhile story, so in theory this should have been great. Unfortunately it is not. The New York accents are too much, the story does not appeal, I don't know exactly what the problem is but the sum of the parts is less than individual components. Don't bother.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/17/22

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Audience Member

A fun performance with great music and an incredibly talented cast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Brett Sullivan

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Jeremy Jordan

Jack Kelly

Kara Lindsay

Katherine

Ben Fankhauser

Davey

Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Crutchie

Steve Blanchard

Joseph Pulitzer

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Dazzling staged musical has some mild cursing.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 29, 2017

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Synopsis

Newsboys go on strike in 1899 New York in this stage performance of the musical "Newsies," filmed at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

Director: Brett Sullivan
Screenwriter: Bob Tzudiker, Noni White
Rating: PG (Some Language|Smoking Images|Mild Action)
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 16, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 25, 2017

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