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Cast of Broadway’s Newsies to Perform on Good Morning America

A scene from Newsies
(© T Charles Erickson)
A scene from Newsies
(© T Charles Erickson)

Cast members from Broadway’s Newsies will perform the songs “Seize the Day” and “Santa Fe” on the Thursday, March 22 episode of ABC’s Good Morning America. The new musical begins previews tonight, March 15, at the Nederlander Theatre, in advance of a March 29 opening.

Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Newsiesis based on the film of the same name, and includes six songs added for the stage. The show features music by Alan Menken, with lyrics by Jack Feldman and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Jeff Calhoun directs, with choreography by Christopher Gattelli.

The show tells the story of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenaged ‘newsies,’ who dreams only of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. But when publishing titans Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack finds a cause to fight for and rallies newsies from across the city to strike for what’s right.

Jeremy Jordan stars as Jack, with the principal cast also including John Dossett (Joseph Pulitzer), Kara Lindsay (Katherine Plumber), Capathia Jenkins (Medda Larkin), Ben Fankhauser (Davey), and Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Crutchie), with Lewis Grosso and Matthew Schecter alternating the role of Les.

Featured in the ensemble are Aaron J. Albano, Mark Aldrich, Tommy Bracco, John E. Brady, Ryan Breslin, Kevin Carolan, Caitlyn Caughell, Kyle Coffman, Mike Faist, Michael Fatica, Julie Foldesi, Garett Hawe, Thayne Jasperson, Evan Kasprzak, Jess LeProtto, Stuart Marland, Andy Richardson, Jack Scott, Ryan Steele, Brendon Stimson, Nick Sullivan, Ephraim Sykes, Laurie Veldheer, Alex Wong and Stuart Zagnit.

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