Set in New York City at the turn of the 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 Strike of 1899,' when newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphan and runaway newsies on a two-week-long action against Pulitzer, Hearst and other powerful newspaper publishers.
The stage version introduces several brand-new songs by the original team of Menken and Feldman while keeping many of the beloved songs from the film, including 'Carrying the Banner,' 'Seize the Day,' 'King of New York' and 'Santa Fe.'
Track listings:
1. Overture
2. Santa Fe (Prologue)
3. Carrying the Banner
4. The Bottom Line
5. That's Rich
6. I Never Planned on You/Don't Come a-Knocking
7. The World Will Know 8. Watch What Happens
9. Seize the Day
10. Santa Fe
11. King of New York
12. Watch What Happens (Reprise)
13. The Bottom Line (Reprise)
14. Brooklyn's Here
15. Something to Believe In
16. Once and For All
17. Finale
CD Only Bonus Tracks (not available on digital downloads):
Santa Fe (Performed by Jeremy Jordan accompanied by Alan Menken)
Seize The Day (Full Song with Dance Break)
King of New York (Full Song with Dance Break)
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