Newsies, The Tony Award-winning “Critics’ Pick,” celebrates two years on Broadway March 29th at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street, New York City) with gifts and one of a kind audience experiences.
To thank the fans of the show whose support brought Newsies to the Great White Way and who have made it the biggest hit of its season, tickets at the Newsies lottery will be completely free for the eight performances leading up to the anniversary. Beginning two and a half hours before every performance from March 23rd through the evening of March 29th, patrons are invited to enter the lottery for the chance to win up to two free tickets for that performance; winners will be drawn two hours before each performance. Winners must be present with valid identification at the time of the drawing. Complete terms and conditions of the lottery can be found below.
Additionally, following each performance from March 23rd through the evening of March 29th, one lucky audience member will be chosen to receive a backstage tour.
Since bursting onto Broadway, Newsies has set and broken seven Nederlander Theatre house records on its way to becoming the highest-grossing show of the 2011-12 Broadway season. The showreceived 23 major theatrical nominations – including eight Tony Award nods – and won Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Score and Choreography. One of Broadway’s highest-profile hits, it has been featured nationally on “Dancing with the Stars,” “The View,” “ABC World News,” “Nightline,” “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” and “The CBS Thanksgiving Day Parade.”
Newsies features a Tony Award-winning score with music by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and lyrics by Jack Feldman, with a book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, Newsies is directed by Tony nominee Jeff Calhoun and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, who won a 2012 TonyAward for his work.
Included in the best-of lists for Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, and The Daily News, Newsies can be counted one of the most critically-praised shows of recent seasons. Entertainment Weekly raves, “Stop the presses! Newsies is an irresistible, high energy winner… a surprise sensation!” Time Out New York calls Newsies “an invigorating extravaganza! A barnstorming, four-alarm delight,” and The New York Times hails it, “a musical worth singing about,” praising the “terrific songs – buoyant melodies and rousing lyrics – and a sweet, funny, emotionally satisfying book.”
The Broadway company of Newsies also features Corey Cott as Jack Kelly, John Dossett as Joseph Pulitzer, Liana Hunt as Katherine, Lavon Fisher-Wilson as Medda Larkin, Ben Fankhauser as Davey, Andy Richardson as Crutchie and Luca Padovan and Zachary Unger alternating the role of Les.
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 is inspired by the real-life ‘Newsboy Strike of 1899,’ when newsboy Kid Blink led a band of orphan and runaway newsies on a two-week-long action against Pulitzer, Hearst and other powerful newspaper publishers.
The Nederlander Theatre box office hours are Monday through Saturday 10am – 8pm and Sunday 11:30am – 6pm.Newsies is performed on the following schedule: Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm; Friday – Saturday at 8pm;Wednesday & Saturday at 2pm; and Sunday at 3pm. Visit NewsiesTheMusical.com for details.
COMPLETE TERMS & CONDITIONS OF THE NEWSIES FREE TICKET LOTTERY:
– A limited number of tickets for performances from the matinee performance on March 23 through the evening performance on March 29 will be given away free of charge through a same day lottery.
– Entries will be accepted at the Nederlander Theatre box office beginning two and a half hours prior to each performance for up to two tickets per person.
– Two hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for a limited number oftickets free of charge.
– Only one entry is allowed per person.
– Entries are checked for duplication prior to drawing.
– Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets.
– Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner.
Offer may not be combined with any other offer. Blackout dates and other restrictions may apply. Dates, times and cast subject to change without notice. Lottery may be ended without notice. Tickets cannot be replaced if lost, stolen or destroyed and are valid only for the event and seat for which they are issued. Tickets cannot be exchanged and are not redeemable for cash.