Since I was little, I feel like I have been waiting for the moment in the universe when the stars would align and Broadway would produce the Disney Classic Newsies. As I was reading through Arts Beat this week, a small article in the corner caught my eye. After numerous wonderful reviews, The new play has generated a substantial amount of broadway buzz. It was produced, for the first time, at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey recently…
“Executives from the Nederlander Organization and Jujamcyn Theaters, two of Broadway’s major chains, have reached out to Disney to talk about opening “Newsies” in one of their houses, according to the people familiar with the talks, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to divulge private business discussions.”
Along with Peter and the Starcatcher, This production would mark the second Disney production with Broadway on the Horizon. However, the two of these productions are not just about the campy music and glitzy costumes. Each of these plays have a great deal of heart and a lot to say. They also seem particularly relevant at this moment in time. With Occupy Wall Street on everybody’s mind, it only seems fitting that the Newsies would finally get its big break. Perhaps the world wasn’t ready for it before….but now, I have a feeling it will come in with guns ablazin’…
