Our 27th Season

NEWSIES!

NEWSIES -   THE KWESKIN THEATRE
February 2 thru March 4, 2018
Directed by Gail Yudain     Music Direction by Eric K. Johnston     Choreography by Karen Casagrande

Set in New York City at the turn of the twentieth century, NEWSIES is the rousing tale 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. NEWSIES is inspired by the real-life Newsboy’s Strike of 1899, when newsboys Kid Blink and
David Simons led a band of orphan and runaway children on a two-week-long action against newspaper publishers Pulitzer and Hearst. This fabulous musical has delighted young and old across the country and we're thrilled to be one of the first theatres licensed to perform it!

CAST LIST IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Ann Alford……………..Hannah/Nun 1

Will Armstrong………..Elmer/Bill

Rob Ayala………………..Snyder

Chris Balestriere……..Jack Kelly

Seth Barkan……………Seitz/Customer 4/Goon

Jennifer Beveridge…..Katherine Plumber
(all performances except: 2/3, 2/11, 2/16, 2/22)

Lillie Bukzin……………..Newsie

Matt Bukzin…………….Les
     Performing 2/2, 2/8, 2/11, 2/17, 2/23

Mike DeSalvo………….Oscar Delancey

Tommy DeSalvo………Morris Delancey

Nicole DiBlasio…………Mike/Scab 2/Brooklyn Newsie

Jainee Didonato ……….Sniper/Spot Conlon

Dante DiFederico………Finch

Stephen DiRocco………Joseph Pulitzer

Stephen Emerick……….Davey

Nicholas Ferreira……….Les
     Performing 2/3, 2/9, 2/15, 2/18, 2/24

Scott Ferrara…………….Wiesel

Kevin Gillespie…………..Stagehand 1/PASSERBY/Goon

Skye Gillespie…………….Buttons

Monica Harrington…….Newsie

James Hobayan…………Ike/scab 3/Brooklyn Newsie

Frankie Isola……………..Newsie/Brooklyn Newsie

Kelly Kinas………………..Newsie

Mike Kraus………………..Bunsen/Customer 1/Goon

Tessa Kurtz………………Newsie/brooklyn newsie

Joshua Leferman……………..Henry

Justin McArthur.................Darcy/Newsie

Matt McArthur………………..Romeo

Michael McArthur……………Les
     Performing 2/4, 2/10, 2/16, 2/22

Trisha Carr McCoy……………Newsie
   Performing as Katherine Plumber: 2/3, 2/11, 2/16, 2/22

Gavin McGee…………………..Crutchie

Savannah Miller ………………Newsie

Nikki Monahan…………………Nun 2/Customer/Bowery Beauty/Server

Sean Pultz……………………….Stagehand 2/Passerby/Mayor/Goon

Bob Praid………………………..Stage Manager/Goon/Cameraman

Danny Randazzo………………Albert

Everton Ricketts………………Specs

Emily Rybnick………………….Newsie

Maya Sank……………………..Newsie

Hailey Sauerhoff…………….Newsie (Dance Capt.)

Vic Sauerhoff…………………Nunzio/Customer 2/Guard/Goon/Roosevelt

Daniella Sawyer…………….JoJo/Brooklyn Newsie

Kevin Sell……………………..Race

Bill Squier……………………..Jacobi/Policeman/Customer 3/Goon

Madeleine Tommins……..Nun 3/Bowery Beauty/Server

Emily Vrissis…………………..Mush

Meredith Walker…………..Medda Larkin

Jon Wu…………………………..Tommy Boy/Scab 1/Brooklyn Newsie

Photos courtesy of fotosbyfailla.com

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