Newsies Junior Script Better · Original & Trusted

The musical "Newsies Junior" brings the energetic and inspiring story of the 1899 Newsboys' Strike to a younger audience, adapting the original Broadway musical "Newsies" by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman. This junior version is specifically designed to be performed by younger actors, making the story accessible and engaging for a middle school or high school audience. The script, like the original, is based on the real-life events of the Newsboys' Strike of 1899, where a group of young newsboys in New York City fought against the exploitation by big newspapers. The story revolves around Jack Kelly, a charismatic and ambitious newsboy who dreams of a better life. When the large newspapers, led by Pulitzer and Hearst, raise the cost of the newspapers that the newsies sell, the newsboys decide to go on strike. Jack, along with his friends and a scrappy newcomer named Davy, rally the newsies across the city to stand up against their exploiters.

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The musical "Newsies Junior" brings the energetic and inspiring story of the 1899 Newsboys' Strike to a younger audience, adapting the original Broadway musical "Newsies" by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman. This junior version is specifically designed to be performed by younger actors, making the story accessible and engaging for a middle school or high school audience. The script, like the original, is based on the real-life events of the Newsboys' Strike of 1899, where a group of young newsboys in New York City fought against the exploitation by big newspapers. The story revolves around Jack Kelly, a charismatic and ambitious newsboy who dreams of a better life. When the large newspapers, led by Pulitzer and Hearst, raise the cost of the newspapers that the newsies sell, the newsboys decide to go on strike. Jack, along with his friends and a scrappy newcomer named Davy, rally the newsies across the city to stand up against their exploiters.