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Disney’s Newsies

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July 16–22 Making Headlines — and History.

Performance time 8:15 p.m. nightly

This Disney favorite seizes the day at The Muny after nine years! When New York’s powerful newspaper publishers raise distribution prices, charismatic teenage newsboy Jack Kelly rallies his fellow “newsies” to strike back. Inspired by a true story and based on the 1992 film, the Broadway smash features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman and a book by Harvey Fierstein. With empowering anthems, jaw-dropping choreography, nonstop thrills and a timeless message of standing up for what’s right, Disney’s Newsies delivers an electrifying evening of theatre the whole family will cheer for.

Music by Alan Menken • Lyrics by Jack Feldman • Book by Harvey Fierstein • Based on the Disney film written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White

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  • Denis Jones

    Director

  • Richard J. Hinds

    Choreographer

  • Annbritt duChateau

    Music Director/Conductor

  • Patrick Garr

    Associate Choreographer

  • Tijana Bjelajac

    Scenic Designer

  • Emily Rebholz

    Costume Designer

  • Paige Seber

    Lighting Designer

  • Joshua Hummel

    Sound Designer

  • Caite Hevner

    Video Designer

  • Tommy Kurzman

    Wig Designer

  • Kelsey Tippins

    Production Stage Manager

  • The Telsey Office, Lindsay Levine, CSA

    Casting

Cast

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CASEY LIKES

Jack Kelly

makes his Muny debut. He is an award-winning and critically acclaimed actor, singer, writer, director and producer known for leading performances on Broadway as Marty McFly in Back to the Future (OCC nom), William in Almost Famous (Theatre World Award) and recently off-Broadway as JD in Heathers The Musical. A performer since age 3, he led MGM’s film Dark Harvest and played Kiss legend Gene Simmons in Spinning Gold. Other film: Everything Must Go. TV: Sheriff Country, The Birch, Acts of Crime (directed by Sam Esmail), American Blackout. Regional: A Christmas Carol. He recently directed (and starred in) a reimagining of Spring Awakening, performed his solo cabaret show Back to the Past at 54 Below and has several awarded short films. Jimmy Awards finalist.
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MICHAEL PARK

Joseph Pulitzer

Originally from Canandaigua, NY, Michael Park is a distinguished performer whose versatile career spans Broadway, television and film. After honing his craft at Nazareth College and Rochester’s Blackfriars Theatre, he gained national recognition touring with The Phantom of the Opera. Park is a celebrated fixture of the New York stage, notably originating the role of Larry Murphy in the hit musical Dear Evan Hansen, for which he received both a Grammy and an Emmy Award. His extensive Broadway credits include the Grammy-winning Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Carousel, Tuck Everlasting and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. On television, Park is widely recognized for his 13-year tenure as Jack Snyder on As the World Turns, a performance that earned him two back-to-back Emmy Awards for outstanding lead actor. His screen presence extends to acclaimed series such as Stranger Things, You, Mindhunter and House of Cards. Most recently, he appeared in the La Jolla Playhouse production of The Recipe.
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ANASTACIA McCLESKEY

Medda Larkin

is an award-winning actor, singer, writer and speaker and returns to The Muny for the third time. On Broadway, she recently originated Carol Evans in Boop! The Musical and Mary Church Terrell in the Tony-winning Suffs. Other Broadway: Nurse Norma in Waitress (HBO Max); Dottie in the revival of Caroline, or Change; an original Diva in Priscilla Queen of the Desert; Abraham Lincoln in Hair; The Book of Mormon; Violet; Tarzan. West End: Close to You. Regional: Mighty Real, a Fabulous Sylvester Musical (Izora Rhodes/Choreographer); Rent (Joanne) and The Color Purple (Celie, St. Louis Theater Circle Award) at The Muny; Disney’s Hercules (Thalia) at Paper Mill; The Tattooed Ladies (Trixie/Eddie) at PTC; Ain’t Misbehavin’ at Barrington; Afterwords (Jo) at 5th Avenue; Annie Live! (Sophie, Mrs. Greer, Perkins) on NBC. TV/film: New Amsterdam, The Good Fight, Daredevil, Public Morals, Madam Secretary, Release, Sex and the City 2. Nominated for Helen Hayes, Alliance and Audelco awards.
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BRYCE WILLIAMS

Davey

returns to The Muny for his second year. Muny: Randall in Bring It On: The Musical. Pre-Broadway workshops: Bobby in Oh L’Amour, Ensemble in The Turning. Regional: Daniel in Once on This Island (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma), Drifter/Ensemble in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Broadway Rose Theatre Company). Bryce is a rising senior at The University of Oklahoma.
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KAYLA PECCHIONI

Katherine Plumber

makes her Muny debut. She is a New York City-based actor currently appearing in Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theater. Broadway: Ragtime (OBRC, u/s Sarah), The Great Gatsby (OBC, u/s Daisy Buchanan), Some Like It Hot (OBC, u/s Sugar), Paradise Square (OBC, u/s Nellie). She also appeared as Nabulungi on the national tour of The Book of Mormon and as Maggie in A Chorus Line at Signature Theatre, featuring original choreography by Denis Jones. Television: The Tony Awards (75th, 76th), the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Good Morning America. Originally from Louisville, Ky., Kayla holds a BFA in musical theatre from Northern Kentucky University.
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NOLAN ALMEIDA

Crutchie

returns to the role that marked his professional theatre debut at age 15 (5-Star Theatricals, director Richard J. Hinds). Since then, he has led the national tour of Peter Pan (director Lonny Price), in which he performed over 350 shows in more than 35 cities across North America. Most recently, Nolan spent the last year in Austin, Texas, filming the upcoming Apple TV series Brothers, where he appears opposite Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
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JARON BENTLEY

Les

makes his professional debut. A St. Louis native, Jaron performed his first season at The Muny in 2025 in the Youth Ensemble for Evita and Disney’s Frozen. His previous credits include Raisin (Travis Younger) with The Black Rep; Finding Nemo (Nemo) and The Color Purple (Young Harpo) with the Center of Creative Arts; Ragtime (Young Coalhouse Jr.) with Union Avenue Opera; and A Christmas Carol (Tiny Tim) with The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Jaron is a COCA Pre-Professional Dancer in two companies: Ballet Eclectica and COCAdance.

Creative Team

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DENIS JONES

Director

A veteran of 12 Muny productions and a three-time recipient of the St. Louis Theater Circle Award, Denis is also a two-time Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominee. Denis’ work on Broadway has been seen in Tootsie, Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn and Honeymoon in Vegas. Recent credits include Bye Bye Birdie, Guys and Dolls, and How to Succeed … (Kennedy Center); Elf and Mary Poppins (Seattle 5th Ave); Misery and Oliver! (Maltz Jupiter Theatre); She Loves Me (Bucks County Playhouse); Crazy for You (Asolo Rep); A Chorus Line (Signature Theatre); Chasing Rainbows and The Road to Oz (Paper Mill Playhouse); Hello, Dolly! (Marriott Theatre); Eurydice (Metropolitan Opera); Call Me Madam and Paint Your Wagon (NY City Center Encores!); The Flamingo Kid (Hartford Stage); and The Music Man (Goodman Theatre).

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RICHARD J. HINDS

Choreographer

Richard’s directing and choreography credits include Come From Away (Paper Mill Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, La Mirada Theatre); La Cage aux Folles (The Muny); Catch Me If You Can, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Holiday Inn, Guys and Dolls (The REV); Escape to Margaritaville, Mamma Mia!, Saturday Night Fever (Ogunquit Playhouse); Cabaret, Little Shop of Horrors, The Fantasticks (Kansas City Repertory Theatre); Newsies (5-Star Theatricals, Pittsburgh CLO, La Mirada Theatre); How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Evita (Flat Rock Playhouse); and Fame (Macau International Festival). Broadway: Elf The Musical, Company, Come From Away, Newsies, Jekyll & Hyde and Il Divo: A Musical Affair. TV: Encore!, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, America’s Got Talent, The Bethenny Show, Bring It and commercials for Macy’s.

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ANNBRITT duCHATEAU

Music Director/Conductor

Chicago native, BM and MM DePaul University in piano performance with Mary Sauer, pianist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Fourteen Broadway shows to date. Career highlight: music director/conductor for Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends on Broadway, starring Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga. Other highlights include Kristina at Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall (AMD/pianist), as well as Sondheim’s Company with the New York Philharmonic (AMD/pianist). Annbritt can be heard on OBC recordings of Some Like It Hot, Frozen, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Into the Woods (2002), The Frogs, Kristina: At Carnegie Hall and Company (NY Philharmonic). Last year she conducted the OBC recording of Once Upon a Mattress with Sutton Foster.

Disney’s Newsies is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. mtishows.com