OHS Students Prepare to Perform Disney’s Newsies
Oswego High School will bring the high-energy musical “Newsies” to the stage in the coming weeks, with a cast of talented students set to perform the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a young newsboy who leads a group of underdogs in a fight for justice.
Set in turn-of-the-century New York City, "Newsies” follows Jack and his band of "newsies" as they strike against the powerful publishers who raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense. The production is inspired by the 1992 Disney motion picture and based on a true story. Featuring a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, and a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, “Newsies” is packed with beloved songs like “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” and “Santa Fe.”
Directed and produced by Oswego High School’s talented theater department, the show promises a thrilling experience with its message of courage, community, and standing up for what’s right.
The talented cast is made up of Nate Carr as Jack Kelly, Romello Velazquez as Crutchie, Kian McCarthy as Davey, Maddon Carr as RaceTrack, Apollo Avery as Les, Jake Barton as Governor Roosevelt, Jomuel Rodriguez-Fuentes as Specs, Kayne Kerling as Seitz, Leah Norton as Finch, Virgil Fitzgerald as Romeo, Kevin Clifford as Elmer, Len Lin as Mush, Miles Turtura as Buttons, Nora Newell as Splasher, Lucas Rose as Tommy Boy, Nate Jerrells as JoJo, Kaleb Ramirez as Spot, Gianna Ellingwood as Katherine, as Mason Bandla Weisel, Madeleine Shaver as Morris, Miles Bandla as Pulitzer, Ethan Baldwin as Bunsen, Chloe Helmer as Hannah, and Wendy Thompson as Medda. Playing an ensemble of Nuns: Emily Simpson, Jules Gordon, Ana Galt, & Joscelyn Coniski, and filling out the rest of the ensemble: Mia Naumann, Ava Hodges, Mara Begoske, Alessia Braun, Hailee Haven, Kailyn VanBuren, Marion Freeth, Trevor Griffiths, Kendyra Riley, Dominick Natoli, Carilyn Snyder, Mackenzie Joyce, Logan Myhill, Jason Carr, and Nora Kelly.
Performances will take place at Oswego High School’s auditorium on February 7 at 7 p.m. and February 8 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at ohsmusical.ticketleap.com/newsies.