Description:

Set in turn-of-the century New York City, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged "newsies." When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what's right!

Based on the 1992 motion picture and inspired by a true story, Newsies features a Tony Award-winning score with the now classic songs “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” and “Santa Fe.” Newsies is packed with non-stop thrills and a timeless message, perfect for the whole family and every audience.

Director: Thais Doyle
Assistant Director: Hilary Millikan
Musical Director: Thais Doyle
Choreographer: Shelley Crowley
Assistant Choreographer: Hannah Townsend
Stage Manager: Carissa Wiegel

NEWSIES is presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtihows.com

Dates / Times:

  • Friday, Oct 24th @ 10:00am  
  • Friday, Oct 24th @ 7:00pm
  • Saturday, Oct 25th @ 3:00pm
  • Friday, Oct 31st @ 10:00am  
  • Saturday, Nov 1st @ 2:00pm
  • Saturday, Nov 1st @ 7:00pm
  • School Days Performance
Tickets go on sale Saturday August 30, 2025 at 12:00am

Ticket Prices:

  • $19.00: Standard Ticket Price
*ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES.* *Discounts/coupons must be used at time of purchase and cannot be added to already purchased tickets. *Ticket holders can sell tickets, but for no more than originally paid. Ticket holders can trade tickets with other ticket holders. If tickets are sold or traded, please transfer the PDF or paper copy of the ticket. If any dispute arises over seats at a show, or somehow duplicate tickets are presented for the same seat, CYT will consider only the original purchaser of the tickets in the CYT database to be the owner of the seats.

Oak Hills Church:

1100 Blue Ravine Road, Folsom, CA 95630

Show Notes:

  • CYT students ages 8-18 who are currently enrolled in a class in FOLSOM may audition for this show.  
    • SPECIAL NOTE: Fall show auditions for Newsies & Frozen Jr. will be COMBINED. If you are willing to be cast in EITHER Newsies OR Frozen Jr., please sign up for a class in your first-choice area.
  • An online audition form will be emailed to all students enrolled in a CYT class who have selected to participate in auditions. Please be prepared with the following items needed for your form: 
    • headshot (does not need to be professional)
    • audition music track upload link
    • flexible measuring tape to provide some basic costume measurements 

VOCAL & PRELIMINARY DANCE AUDITIONS:
Friday, Aug. 15 @ Radiant Church (7801 Hazel Ave., Orangevale ) 
  • Students will sign up for a 20 min. group audition slot sometime between 4:00-8:20pm.  
  • Please choose an accompaniment track with no vocals (such as a karaoke track - no a cappella audition songs). 
    • Audition song cut should be no more than 1 minute. The director needs to see how well the student can stay with the music, both in tune and in rhythm. You will be able to upload your music to the audition form. It's best if you have a YouTube link or a song file. We cannot access tracks through iTunes, Spotify or Amazon. 
  • For the Dance portion, students will learn choreography at home via video and will come ready to perform it for the directors following their vocal audition. This is performed in a group with the other auditioners in the same time slot.

CALLBACKS: (including Featured Dancers) 
Saturday, Aug. 16 @  9am
  • The purpose of Callbacks is for the directors to see certain students dance additional choreography, sing a selection from the show, read a scene, or any combination of these. 
  • Directors may ask pairs or groups of students to read scenes to see how different combinations of personalities, ages, and heights work together. 
  • CYT callbacks are CLOSED to everyone except the artistic team. 
  • If a student is not "called back" it DOES NOT mean that they will not be cast in the show.
PLEASE NOTE:
  • Students who audition are NOT eligible for a class tuition refund, regardless of casting. 
  • All students cast in the show will be charged a production fee of $250
  • All families are required to serve A MINIMUM OF 20 HOURS on a parent team. 
For additional show information, check out the Audition Tips and Show FAQ sections on the Auditions Page.

CAST ANNOUNCEMENT: Sunday, August 17

REHEARSAL DATES: Oak HIlls Church (1100 Blue Ravine Rd., Folsom)

Saturdays 9am-3pm (any known conflicts must be listed on the audition form)
8/23, 9/6, 9/13, 9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11 (NO REHEARSAL 8/30 - Labor Day)

Reset Rehearsal (between show weekends): Thursday, 10/30  6:00 - 8:00 pm.

Mandatory Rehearsal Dates (no pre-arranged absences will be accepted these dates)
Super Saturday 9am-3pm - 10/18
Tech Week 4pm-9pm - Sun. 10/19, Mon. 10/20, Tues. 10/21, Thurs. 10/23 (No Rehearsal Wed. 10/22 - Rest Day) 

SHOW DATES (MANDATORY):
10/24 @ 10am & 7pm
10/25 @ 3pm
10/31 @ 10am
11/1 @ 2pm & 7pm (Strike 9:30pm - midnight)

Questions? Email Bonny Verner, Show Coordinator  folsom@cytsacramento.org

Parent Meeting

Saturday, August 23rd 9:15am

followed by New Parent Orientation @ 11:30am

Characters:

Jack Kelly

The charismatic leader of the Manhattan newsies, is an oprhaned dreamer and artist who yearns to get out of the crowded streets of New York and make a better life for himself out West.

Crutchie

A dedicated newsie with a bum leg that’s painful, but helps sell more papes. Jack Kelly’s best friend relies on a goofy- sweet sense of humor and optimistic resilience.

Davey

Les’s straight-laced, bright big brother .... a leader

Les

Davey’s cheeky younger brother, precocious and a natural newsie

Newsies

Including Albert, Buttons, Elmer, Finch, Henry, Ike, Jo Jo, Mike, Mush, Race, Romeo, Specs, Splasher, and Tommy Boy, are some of the hard-working kids of New York City.

Katherine Plumber

An ambitious young reporter, works hard to make a name for herself as a legitimate journalist in a time when women aren’t taken seriously. Quick, funny, and resourcesful.

Joseph Pulitzer

A pompous businessman through and through, owns the World and is concerned solely with the bottom line. Katherine’s no-nonsense father.

Wiesel

Pulitzer’s disgruntled paper- pusher who keep order by any means necessary.

Scabs

Three newsies who are hesitant to join the strike.

Spot Colon

The proud leader of the Brooklyn newsies, boasts an intimidating reputation.

Darcy

The upper-class kid of a publisher who sides with the newsies.

Bill

The son of William Randolph Hearst who joins the newsies' cause.

Oscar & Morris Delancey

Tough brothers who work at the distribution window for the World, take the side of the publishers in the strike and are known to use their fists to make a point.

Goons

Assist the Delanceys in roughing up the newsies.

Seitz

Editor, advises Pulitzer, but ultimately admires the kids’ newspaper.

Bunsen

Pulitzer’s bookkeeper

Hannah

Pulitzer’s practical and insightful secretary

Nunzio

Pulitzer’s barber

Guard

The Guard removes the newsies from Pulitzer’s building.

Snyder

The crooked and sinister warden of The Refuge, a filthy and horrible orphanage, is concerned only with catching enough kids to keep his government checks coming.

Medda Larkin

Big-voiced saloon singer and star of the Bowery. An astute entertainer and good friend to Jack.

The Bowery Beauties

Stage Manager

Nuns

Photographer

Mr. Jacobi - restaurant owner

Mayor of New York

Governor Teddy Roosevelt

Policemen