Newsies

While not one of my favourites, this show definitely has some talented people and is worth the price of admission. It was the rave reviews my friend James gave this production that enticed me to buy tickets and go. I had 3^rd row from the front which I think added to the enjoyment. Sets were a bit minimalist and redundant but did the job, costumes and make up were well done. If you liked RENT, than you would most likely enjoy this show. We are fortunate to have access to so much live theatre in Toronto. I do miss Dancap, that’s when theatre peaked in Toronto.

I knew I wanted to write about something I absolutely loved for my 100^th review. This was it.
I grew up watching this movie, so when the musical came out, I’ve been meaning to see it, but it was on Broadway, in New York. Alas, they have dates for Toronto, July 8^th to August 30^th, 2015.
Newsies transformed Ed Mirvish Theatre into the set of 1890s New York City, where boys and young men sell newspapers («papes») to support themselves. This musical is as entertaining as the original movie.
While fans of The Newsies movie (such as myself) may expect to sit at the theatre singing along to all the songs, a few new songs have been added to the musical that was not in the original movie and a few songs from the movie have been altered, so best to refrain from singing along. For anyone who has never seen the movie, this stage production will give you an urge to see the film after.
Actors were fantastic. Doesn’t matter if you’ve seen the movie or not, you’ll fall in love with Crutchie. Choreography was done so well that some parts were even better than the movie.
I’m especially impressed with the set design and their effective use of the stage. Adding vertical stage space by building multiple levels, it lets theatre-​goers feel as though there are different sets.
Go check it out before it leaves Toronto. It’s fun for the entire family.