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Disney's Newsies!
JUNE 10 - 25, 2023
Program


Production of

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Music By
Alan Menken

Lyrics By
Jack Feldman

Book By
Harvey Fierstein

Based on the Disney Film written By Bob Tzudiker and Noni White

Originally produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions

Orchestrations by Danny Troab

Incidental Music & Vocal Arrangements by Michael Kosarin

Dance Arrangements by Mark Hummel

Director
PATRICK FITZWATER
Choreographer
TRENT SOYSTER
   
Music Director
MICHAEL URSUA
Fight Director
TIM CANALI
   
Scenic Design
KELLY TIGHE
Lighting Design
CLIFFORD SPULOCK
   
Costume Design
RICK PEÑA
Sound & Wig Design
PATRICK FITZWATER
   
Projection Design
ANDRÉ RUSSELL*
Technical Director
TIMOTHY S. DICKEY
   
Production Stage Manager
ERIN JOY SWANK*
Assistant Stage Manager
ANDRÉ RUSSELL*

NEWSIES

Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

          All authorized performance materials are supplied by MTI.

www.MTIShows.com

The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

Company (in order of appearance)

Cast

Jack Kelly

 

NATE PROMKUL

Crutchie

 

JOEL HUNT

Race

 

TIM CANALI

Albert

 

AUSTIN CARROLL

Specs

 

MATTHEW J. BRIGHTBILL

Henry

 

SAMUEL COLINA

Finch

 

JAMIE BRUSTEIN

Romeo

 

MATTHEW QUINTERO

Katherine

 

LEA MARINELLI*

Elmer

 

JONATHAN EISELE*

Mush

 

IMRAN HYLTON

Buttons

 

CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL

Splasher

 

STEPHEN EISENWASSER

Tommy Boy

 

ELI FLYNN

Jo Jo

 

KEVIN HINCAPE

Darcy

 

ELI FLYNN

Nuns

 

JENNIFER FRASER, LAUREN HORGAN, KAREEMA KHOURI*

Morris Delancey

 

KEVIN HINCAPE

Oscar Delancey

 

CHRIS ALVAREZ

Wiesel

 

RYAN CROUT

Davey

 

MICKEY WHITE

Les

 

NATE COLTON

Joseph Pulitzer

 

MATTHEW W. KORINKO*

Seitz

 

GEOFFREY MERGELE

Bunsen

 

JEREL BROWN

Hannah

 

JENNIFER FRASER

Snyder

 

MICHAEL CARTWRIGHT

Medda Larkin

 

KAREEMA KHOURI*

Stage Manager

 

RYAN CROUT

Mr. Jacobi

 

RYAN CROUT

Scabs

 

JOHN CAVASENO, STEPHEN EISENWASSER, CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL

Mayor

 

RYAN CROUT

Spot Conlon

 

JOHN CAVASENO

Bill

 

IMRAN HYLTON

Governor Roosevelt

 

MICHAEL MATERDOMINI


Citizens of New York
CHRIS ALVAREZ, MATTHEW J. BRIGHTBILL, JEREL BROWN, JAIME BRUSTEIN, TIMOTHY CANALI, AUSTIN CARROLL, MICHAEL CARTWRIGHT, JOHN CAVASENO, SAMUEL COLINA, RYAN CROUT, JONATHAN EISELE*, E STEPHEN EISENWASSER, ELI FLYNN, JENNIFER FRASER, KEVIN HINCAPIE, LAUREN HORGAN, IMRAM HYLTON, KAREEMA KHOURI*, MICHAEL MATERDOMINI, GEOFFREY MERGELE, CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL, NATE PROMKUL, MATTHEW QUINTERO, LARRY TOYTER


Production Team

Director

 

PATRICK FITZWATER

Choreographer

 

TRENT SOYSTER

Music Director

 

MICHAEL URSUA

Fight Director 

 

TIM CANALI

Scenic Design

 

KELLY TIGHE

Lighting Design

 

CLIFFORD SPULOCK

Costume Design

 

RICK PEÑA

Sound & Wig Design

 

PATRICK FITZWATER

Technical Director

 

TIMOTHY S. DICKEY

Production Stage Manager

 

ERIN JOY SWANK*

Assistant Stage Manager & Projection Design

 

ANDRÉ RUSSELL*

Dance Captain

 

AUSTIN CARROLL

Assistant Dance Captain

 

SAMUEL COLINA

Fight Captain

 

 JOHN CAVASENO

Child Wrangler

 

DANIEL POVEDA

Production Intern

 

JACK RODMAN


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*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Slow Burn Theatre Company, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. This Theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Musical Numbers

Act I

Prologue: Rooftop, Dawn

 

 

"Santa Fe" (Prologue)

………

Jack, Crutchie

Scene 1: Newsie Square

 

 

"Carrying the Banner"

………

Jack, Newsies

Scene 2: Pulitzer's Office, Afternoon

 

 

"The Bottom Line"

………

Pulitzer, Seitz, Bunsen, Hannah

Scene 3: A Street Corner

 

 

Scene 4: Medda's Theater

 

 

"That's Rich"

………

Medda

"I Never Planned on You/Don't Come a-Knocking"

………

Jack, Bowery Beauties

Scene 5: Newsie Square, Next Morning

 

 

"The World Will Know"

………

Jack, Davey, Les, Newsies

Scene 6: Jacobi's Deli and Street. Afternoon

 

 

"The World Will Know" (Reprise)

………

Newsies

Scene 7: Katherine's Office

 

 

"Watch What Happens"

………

Katherine

Scene 8: Newsie Square, Next Morning

 

 

"Seize the Day"

………

Davey, Jack, Newsies

Scene 9: Rooftop

 

 

"Santa Fe"

………

Jack


Act II

Entre' acte

 

 

Scene 1: Jacobi's Deli, Next Morning

 

 

"King of New York"

………

Davey, Katherine, Les, Newsies

Scene 2: The Refuge

 

 

"Letter from The Refuge"

………

Crutchie

Scene 3: Medda's Theater

 

 

"Watch What Happens" (Reprise)

………

Davey, Jack, Katherine, Les

Scene 4: Pulitzer's Office and Cellar, Afternoon

 

 

"The Bottom Line" (Reprise)

………

Pulitzer, Seitz and Mayor

Scene 5: Brooklyn Bridge and Medda's Theater

 

 

"Brooklyn's Here"

………

Spot Conlon and Newsies

Scene 6: Rooftop, Night

 

 

"Something to Believe In"

………

Katherine, Jack

Scene 7: Pulitzer's Cellar

 

 

"Seize the Day" (Reprise)

………

Newsies

"Once and for All"

………

Jack, Davey, Katherine, Newsies

Scene 8: Pulitzer's Office, Next Morning

 

 

"Seize the Day" (Reprise)

………

Newsies

Scene 9: Newsie Square

 

 

"Finale"

………

Jack, Newsies


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ALFRED & ROSE MINIACI AND ALBERT & BEATRIZ MINIACI FOUNDATIONS

Funding for this project is provided in part by the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.


Slow Burn would like to thank the Salah Foundation for their generous support of our student ticket program for the productions of NEWSIES and THE LITTLE MERMAID

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Board and Staff
Slow Burn Theatre Board of Directors

President: Ryan Poliakoff•Vice President : Matthew Korinko (Co-Founder)•Treasurer: Gary Deinken•Secretary: Michael Mehmet

Joe Balchunas•Frank Bolaños•Marivi Bryant•David Diaz
Tonya Evans•Patrick Fitzwater (Co-Founder)•Mark Strauss•Lorin Rodman•Todd Rodman
Beatriz Miniaci (Honorary)

Staff
Executive Director
Artistic Director
Managing Director
Technical Director
Costume Designer
Accounting Services
Grants Administrator
Newsletter Coordinator
 Matthew W. Korinko
Patrick Fitzwater
Julie Valent
Timothy S. Dickey
Rick Peña
Gary Deinken
Frank Galloway 
Alina Virga

 

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Tom Moran
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Theatre Guild ($150 - $499)

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Roy Anderson
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Ben & Anna Sorensen

MEMBERS

Atherton, Galardi, Mullen & Reeder, PLLC. • Thomas DeSanto •Giuliana Hirshson and Todd Pelletier • Dennis & Kimberly Kozlowski • Tom Macey * Tom Moran • Adam andLauren Schwartz • Wayne and Lucretia Weiner


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