Catalyst: NWCT’s Youth Company presents Newsies JR.
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Jack Feldman, Book by Harvey Fierstein
Originally Produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions (under the direction of Thomas Schumacher)
Based on the Disney film by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White
Estimated run time: 90 minutes, plus a 15-minute intermission
Thank you to our sponsors!
Regional Arts and Culture Council
Kafoury McDougal: Lawyers for the People
Oregon Arts Commission
Oregon Cultural Trust
Pacific Office Automation
NWCT’s Donor Families
Newsies JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Cast
JACK KELLY: Jason Nuesa
KATHERINE: Paige Mercer
DAVEY: Lars Hoffbeck
LES: Kiah Ferrer Dunne
CRUTCHIE: Daphne Bray
SPOT CONLAN, ALBERT: Judah Haynes
PULITZER: Claire Hunsberger
BUNSEN, JOJO: Roxie Kalk
SEITZ, PIGTAILS: Linda James
HANNAH, ROMEO: Teegan Foley
MEDDA LARKIN: Maxine Nuesa
OLIVE: Liana Maciukenas
ETHEL, OSCAR DELANEY, NANCY: Ingrid Gish
ADA: Lilah Kellogg
PAT, SPECS: Beckett France
WIESEL: Tilly Mansfield
MORRIS DELANCEY, BUTTONS: Ivy Chiavarini
SNYDER, TOMMY BOY: Lily Baskin
RACETRACK: Yuyoun Choi
MURIEL: Nuala Bastable
HAZEL: Giselle Laughlin-Koch
Creative Team
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER: Dustin Brown
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Leona Skinner Kindermann
SCENIC DESIGNERS: Dustin Brown & Paul Brown
COSTUME DESIGNER: Dustin Brown & Nancy Christy
PROPERTIES DESIGNER: Dustin Brown
LIGHTING DESIGNER: Paul Brown
SOUND DESIGNERS: Dustin Brown & Leona Skinner Kindermann
NWCT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Sarah Jane Hardy
Production & Support
STAGE MANAGER: Lorelei Ramowski
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR: Owen Abrahams
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR: Duncan Brown
BACKSTAGE CREW: Maggie Graepel, Stella MacKay, & Ingrid O’Boyle Rosenau
MASTER CARPENTER: Paul Brown
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Steve Hambrick
MARKETING DIRECTOR: Rachael Brown
POSTER ART & VIDEOGRAPHY: Jillian Jackson
PHOTOGRAPHY: David Kinder & the Catalyst Marketing Committee
Musical Numbers
Overture
Santa Fe (Prologue): JACK, CRUTCHIE
Carrying the Banner: RACETRACK, ALBERT, MURIEL, JACK, CRUTCHIE, NANCY, NEWSIES
Carrying the Banner (Reprise): JACK, NEWSIES
Just a Pretty Face: MEDDA, ADA, OLIVE, ETHEL
The World Will Know: JACK, CRUTCHIE, DAVEY, LES, HAZEL, PIGTAILS, NEWSIES
Watch What Happens: KATHERINE
Seize the Day (Part 1): JACK, DAVEY, CRUTCHIE, MURIEL, HAZEL, SPECS, LES, NEWSIES
Seize the Day (Part 2): SCABS, DAVEY, NEWSIES
Santa Fe / Letter from the Refuge: JACK, CRUTCHIE
King of New York: RACETRACK, PIGTAILS, ROMEO, MURIEL, ALBERT, LES, HAZEL, DAVEY, KATHERINE, NEWSIES
Brooklyn’s Here: SPOT CONLAN, NEWSIES
Seize the Day (Reprise): NEWSIES
Once And For All: JACK, DAVEY, KATHERINE, LES, RACETRACK, NEWSIES
Finale: COMPANY
