Disney's NEWSIES - Paper Mill Playhouse Opening Night

Behind the scenes of Opening Night at the Paper Mill Playhouse!

Now is the time to seize the day with NEWSIES, Disney's smash-hit New York musical.

Winner of the 2012 Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Choreography, NEWSIES has audiences and critics alike calling it, "AN EXHILARATING JOLT OF ENERGY!" (NY Daily News) This inspiring true story about a band of underdogs who stand up to the most powerful men in New York is high-energy explosion of song and dance. It's a TOP CRITICS' PICK (New York Magazine, Time Out New York, Entertainment Weekly) you just don't want to miss.

A record-breaking phenomenon, NEWSIES was brought to the stage by a winning creative team. Featuring a score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, choreography by Christopher Gattelli and a book by Harvey Fierstein, NEWSIES is directed by Jeff Calhoun.

NEWSIES North American tour begins fall 2014.

[TonyStark-zzrr]

Grown men: *Stretching*, *putting on makeup*, and other stuff
Mike: *announces cookie cake*
Grown- nope. Nope those are 8 year olds.

[brittanybroquadio]

Mike: Guys not to freak you out, but Max's mom brought cookie cake for everyone.

oh Mike. so much for not trying to freak them out

[velvetsrose]

My favorite thing is after Mike tells everyone there's cake and they freak out, Tommy just stays behind eating something.

[dorisbarkler]

At first they are all funny mature Broadway performers..then...COOKIE CAKE? A stampede of 8 year olds for the door! That part made me giggle :)

[Smoloompaloompa]

Mike: not to freak anyone out but maxes mom brought cookie cake for everyone

*stampede of 5 year olds*
*Tommy is already eating the cake*

[spacecowboy]

Mike: Guys, not to freak you out, but Max's mom brought cookie cake for everyone
Everyone: **BARRELS THROUGH THE DOOR WITHOUT HESITATION** **PUSHES EACH OTHER THROUGH THE DOORWAY TO GET THERE FIRST** **STAMPEDES OVER EACH OTHER TO GET THE THE COOKIE CAKE**

Everyone: DO YOUR RAP
Ryan: Like, on the spot?? *looks nervous*
Everyone: YES
Ryan: Alright.... I **LITERALLY DOES THE BEST RAP EVER LIKE HOLY SHIT**

Girls: **practicing Medda's number in nun costumes**

Everyone: **playing a dance game**
Ryan: **Promptly thrusts his hips and boogies down the floor**
Evan: **doesn't even STOP putting on his makeup**

So glad to see that theater kids never change

[Mswiee]

Rule #1 if you want a newsie: Bring cookie cake

[daniescobarm]

Oh my god Mike is a CHILD! I just saw him a month ago on Dear Evan Hansen and he's so grown up I can't

[jasmynjohnson]

MICHAEL FAIST JUST MADE ME LOVE MY LIFE
“Cookie cake-“
*STAMPEED*

[Smurfy]

Mike coming in announcing the cookie cake :')))
(and the random "get in me" was wonderful)

[TonyStark-zzrr]

I love how everyone's favorite part of this is the stampede of 8 year-olds after Mike announces the cookie cake.

[brooke]

My favorite part is when Mike says Max's Mom just got cookie cake and everyone runs. Then Tommy Bracco is standing there with a piece -- thinking suckers I got the first piece 😂

[juliaflores]

*Jumps out of costumes* YEAH DO THE RAPPING

[SamanthaHackerActor]

at 1:42 when mike showed up i gasped SO LOUD

[MrsSkittleGir]

"GET OUT OF MY WAY I WANT IT" (then you see awkward Tommy B in the back munching on something)

[Laralove]

1:39-1:47
Mike: maxes mom brought cookie cake for Ewerton

Everyone stampedes over

Tommy already eating

Andrew: guys let me get a shot of the cake before it gets cut up

Cake gets cut up

Andrew: are you kidding me?

[Scissorsluvr]

The jumping nun at the end made my life!

[ameshatiwari]

mike fast breakdancing at 2:36 I'm living for it

[breezza_time]

"Hi!! I'm Andrew Keenan-Bolger, and I play Crutchie in Newsies at the Papermill Playhouse!"





*that line is forever engraved into my brain but honestly I'm not complaining*

[velvetsrose]

Okay but, Ben's face at 1:13 is literally the cutest