Due to an immensely successful and record-breaking cinematic debut, "Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical!" returns to movie theaters nationwide for a two-day encore presentation. Captured live at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre early last year, the event features
Jeremy Jordan
, who currently stars in the television series "Supergirl," reprising the role he created as "
Jack Kelly
."
Fathom Events partners with
Disney Theatrical Productions
to bring this spectacular stage show back to the big screen on Saturday, August 5 at 12:55 p.m. and Wednesday, August 9 at 7:00 p.m. (all local times), including special behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and creators.
Tickets for "Disney's Newsies: The Broadway Musical!" can be purchased at
www.FathomEvents.com
or participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in more than 630 select cinemas. For a complete list of locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
Joining Jordan are original Broadway cast members
Kara Lindsay
as "Katherine,"
Ben Fankhauser
as "Davey" and
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
as "Crutchie," and NEWSIES North American Tour stars
Steve Blanchard
as "Joseph Pulitzer,"
Aisha de Haas
as "Medda Larkin," and
Ethan Steiner
as "Les." Since opening on Broadway in 2011, NEWSIES has played 1,711 performances between Broadway and the North American tour, to more than 2.5 million audience members in 65 cities across the country.
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, the new American musical, features a Tony Award-winning score with music by eight-time Academy Award®-winner
Alan Menken
and lyrics by
Jack Feldman
, a book by four-time Tony Award-winner
Harvey Fierstein
and is produced by
Disney Theatrical Productions
. NEWSIES is directed by Tony nominee
Jeff Calhoun
and choreographed by
Christopher Gattelli
, who won a 2012 Tony Award for his work on the show. The entire creative team was reunited to bring the break-out smash musical to audiences across North America.
"It's with great excitement that we're partnering with
Disney Theatrical Productions
once again to bring NEWSIES back to the big screen for audiences to enjoy this summer," said Fathom Events CEO
John Rubey
. "The tremendous success of the last event further proves the appetite and excitement the fansies have for NEWSIES!"