NEWSIES Premieres Exclusive Video with Alan Menken and Jeremy Jordan TODAY on WSJ.com

[Samara Shwidock]

Newsies Premieres Exclusive Video with Alan Menken and Jeremy Jordan TODAY on WSJ.com

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Wednesday, June 6th 2012 - New York, NY - The irresistible, highly acclaimed Newsies released an exclusive video of the bonus track, "Santa Fe" today on WSJ.com, watch it HERE<http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/06/06/tony-nominee-jeremy-jordan-sings-from-newsies/>.  This unique footage gives an insider perspective of the intimate NYC studio setting with Tony-nominated star Jeremy Jordan singing a stripped-down alternate version of "Santa Fe" accompanied by Academy Award Winner Alan Menken on piano. This version of "Santa Fe" is featured as one of the three special bonus tracks on the physical release of Newsies Original Broadway Cast Recording. For more information on the cast recording, visit: http://newsiesthemusical.com/music

After only three weeks since the highly anticipated Newsies Original Broadway Cast Recording became available in stores on Ghostlight Records, it's the bestselling original cast recording of a new musical in 2012.  After its digital release, the Newsies Original Broadway Cast Recording debuted in the Billboard Top 200, Top Digital Chart and at #1 on the Top Broadway Chart. This season, Newsies has already been nominated for eight Tony awards, seven Outer Critics Circle Awards, six Drama Desk Awards and two Drama League Awards, including Best Musical nods from all four organizations.  Earlier this month, the Newsies cast premiered their first music video "The World Will Know," on MTV.com<http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/05/16/newsies-behind-the-scenes-video/> featuring exclusive footage from the recording session and scenes from the hit Broadway show.

In celebration of their success, the Newsies cast will be at Barnes and Noble in NYC on June 22nd for a performance and signing, don't miss this special event!

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.

For more information on Newsies, please visit NewsiesTheMusical.com<http://NewsiesTheMusical.com>, Facebook.com/Newsies<http://Facebook.com/Newsies> and Twitter.com/Newsies<http://Twitter.com/Newsies>.

For more information on the Original Cast Recording, contact:

Press Here
Gina Schulman,  gina at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:gina at pressherepublicity.com>
Samara Shwidock, samara at pressherepublicity.com<mailto:samara at pressherepublicity.com>

Disney Theatrical Group
Michael Cohen, Michael.A.Cohen at Disney.com<mailto:Michael.A.Cohen at Disney.com>

For more information on Newsies, the Musical, contact:
Disney Theatrical Group
Dennis Crowley, Dennis.M.Crowley at Disney.com<mailto:Dennis.M.Crowley at Disney.com>
Michelle Bergmann, Michelle.Bergmann at Disney.com<mailto:Michelle.Bergmann at Disney.com>


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