Newsies: The Broadway Musical
2017 · Movie · PG · 134 min · ★ 8.0 · 88% critics
In turn-of-the-century New York, a group of young newspaper sellers face harsh, exploitative working conditions. When a powerful publisher pushes for more profit, they band together to organize a strike, testing their unity and resolve against pressure from those who control the city’s headlines.
Based on Newsies
Also known as Disney's Newsies the Broadway Musical
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Streaming on Disney+ and BroadwayHD.
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Details
- Original title
- Newsies
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-02-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (94 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an inspiring, high-energy stage musical about young workers standing up to power, with big ensemble numbers and memorable songs; Not for you if you dislike filmed theatre or frequent angle changes, like some viewers noted.
Pros: high-energy singing; standout dancing; uplifting message | Cons: some story changes; rushed final stretch; distracting shot changes
Themes
- new york city
- musical
- based on true story
- based on play or musical
- love
- teenage girl
- orphan
- teenage boy
- based on movie
- corrupt official
- workers union
- turn of the century
- +10 more
Cast & crew
Jeremy Jordan
as Jack Kelly
Kara Lindsay
as Katherine
Ben Fankhauser
as Davey
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
as Crutchie
Steve Blanchard
as Joseph Pulitzer
Aisha de Haas
as Medda Larkin
Ethan Steiner
as Les
Tommy Bracco
as Spot Conlon
Joshua Burrage
as Jojo
Ben Cook
as Race
Directed by Brett Sullivan