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Stage Directions
On Stage: Jack (sitting facing upstage toward skyline, drawing) and Crutchie (getting ready) on platform.
Enter Right House Aisle: Newsies and Newsie Ensemble down to risers
Enter Left House Aisle: Newsies and Newsie Ensemble down to risers
Enter Stage Right: Owl Lunch Worker (Rohan 1/Andrea 2&3) , Albert & Muriel (to stoop), street sweeper (Nora1/Sammy 2&3) - (x SR to SL)
Enter Stage Left: Musicians & Race (corner), customer (x to DSR truck)
Newsies get to risers by last four lines - one at a time w spotlight then sit.
Jack turns forward when Crutchie stands. "Hey Crutchie, where...)
Jack gets up to go to center of Platform on "Don't worry..."
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Props Stage Right: Jack's sketchpad and pencil, broom for street sweeper,
Props Stage Left:
Lights: slow count up as Newsies come down asiles - daybreak
Projection: Either the street and then pan to skyline or start on skyline
On Stage: Owl Lunch Worker (Rohan 1/Andrea 2&3) in truck, Albert & Muriel (on stoop), Musician: Klarika & Race (corner), Newsies on risers.
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Enter Stage Right:
Hannah and Seitz - from USR to Apron DSL-E
Police - from USR to DSC to SL flat
Les - from USR to #19 (wait until 4th count of four)
Wiesel - from DSR to above #12 (wait until 4th count of four)
Street sweeper (x SL to SR) - (Nora1/Sammy 2&3)
By DSR Apron Stairs: Medda - from SR Apron steps to Apron DSL-F
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Enter Stage Left:
Pulitzer - from USL to SL flat (wait until 4th count of four)
Katherine and Darcy - from USL to Apron DSR- B
Davey - to DSL in front of # 8
Oscar and Morris - from DSL to above #12
By DSL Apron stairs: Bowry girls (Olive, Ada, Ethel) - from SL Apron steps to Apron DSR-A
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Race sees Albert and Murial and meets them DSC.
Jack and Crutchie enters UPS between flats they go to numbers.
All to numbers on "'long as suckers don't mind payin'"
Katherine and Darcy walk across from food truck DSR to USL.
End of Song: Morris and Oscar Exit SL Police, Pulitzer, and Seitz Exit SR
Wiesel pull out cart and writes the headline on chalk board. Newsies all crowd together to see board.
Morris and Oscar Enter SL move through crowd on "The trolley strike? Not again!" go to front of cart.
Newsies fan out onto numbers.
LIne up on bell.
Go to risers after getting paper.
Les and Davey enter from SL and get in line.
CARRYING THE BANNER
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
LesN1 LesN2 MedN1 JackN1 JacN2 CrutN1 CruN2 DavN1 DavN2 MedN2
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Tommy Albert Hazel (Jack N1) (JackN2) (CrutN1) Romeo JoJo Murial Race
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
KathN1 Jack Crutche KathN2
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Props Stage Right: Food truck food, cart and chalkboard,
Props Stage Left:
Lights: Street lights on full stage with apron lights
Projection: Perspective of street
Already on Stage: Enter during blackout/scene change - Pulitzer, Hannah, Bunsen
Enter Stage Right: Seitz Enter Stage Left: none
Seitz comes in with lights up to SR of Bunsen's desk giving Bunsen receipts from pockets.
Hannah, Bunsen, and Pulitzer at desks. Hannah typing, Bunsen calculating, lots of receipts on desk, and Pulitzer reading a report with feet up on desk.
"That's not exciting, it's epic!' - Pulitzer feet down off desk, sitting up.
"We don't sell papers, newsies sell papers!" - Pulitzer stands hitting the desk.
Bunsen - "Right now we charge (pause to calculate) the newsies fifty cents for a hundred papers."
Exit Stage Right: all in blackout Exit Stage Left: none
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Props Stage Right: Receipts in Seitz pockets
Props Stage Left:
Already on Stage in Blackout: Owl Lunch Worker (Rohan 1/Andrea 2&3)
Enter Stage Right: Jack x to 7, Delancy brothers and Wiesel to alley between flats.
Enter Stage Left: Davey x to 3, (Crutchie and Les), Street sweeper (Nora 1/Sammy 2&3) down the stairs across to hallway door, (Snyder and Police)
Enter Hallway Door: Hannah, Seitz, Darcy, to food truck and Newsies (minus bowery) playing on risers and DSL floor (jumprope, jacks, miss mary mack)
Les, Crutchie enter from SL on "And mine taught me not to starve" to between 4 and 5 and 5 and 6.
Darcy walks from DSR to DSC on "I got one more". Exits USL after paying for paper.
Snyder and Police enter from SL on "Too bad about your Dad" - chase scene.
Newsies up from risers to ring around the rosie around Snyder and Police.
Exit Stage Right: Davey, Jack, Crutchie, Les followed by Police and Snyder.
Exit Stage Left: Musicians and Newsies kids
Exit Hallway Door: Hannah, Seitz sit on stage edge to eat and then exit at end of scene.
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Props Stage Right: Coin purse for Darcy, Rope for jumprope, Newspapers, jacks.
Props Stage Left: Newspapers
Already on Stage: Bowery Dancers stretching
Enter Stage Right: Davey to 5, Jack to 2, Crutchie to 4, Les to 3.
Enter Stage Left: Medda upstage left followed by Pat. Medda to 18-19.
Medda enters and goes to 18-19 on "the more money the city pays 'em"
Pat enters to SR of Medda on "Stay clear of Snyder and The Rufuge" exits SR.
Jack crosses to Medda on "give me a hug" and stands SR of her.
Davey, Crutchie, and Les back up to USR of dancers when Jack crosses.
Les crosses to dancers on the second "I'm Les."
Pat enters from SR on "places" - Pat gets Bowery dancers to line up along curtain and exits SL. Les goes to introduce himself to more dancers in the line on the third "I'm Les".
Crutchie crosses to Medda on "how's the leg" stopping center stage and shaking leg on "Zero percent change of rain".
Crutchie continues to Medda to give her a hug after she opens her arms on "That's my Casey!".
Jack interrupts the hug by putting a hand on Medda's shoulder and walking her down to 8-9 on "Miss Medda, I got a little..."
Les crosses to center stage 14 on "Hey Jack, did you really escape..." Jack backs up to 16 and Medda goes back to Crutchie.
Davey calls Les back on, " By the way Jack".
Pat enters from SL after "I never knew no one with a aptitude!" calling her over.
Bowery Brigade goes to other side of the curtian after "Break a Leg, Miss Medda!"
Crutchie crosses to Les and Davey on "It means "good luck" in theatre lingo".
Davey, Les, and Crutchie peak around the curtain USR after "You can watch from backstage" and go to other side of curtain on blackout.
Blackout after Jack says "I'm going out front" - Scene change to front of theatre - footlights on from SR centered on 5 and chairs on from SL to DSR
Spotlight on center of black curtain up on Pat.
Jack finds his seat and sits down as Pat does her introduction.
Upstage lights on Medda's stage.
Curtain opens on "Bowery Bridage" to edges of Platform.
Brigade crosses to spots out on "Brigade and I are gonna tell you all about them."
Medda crosses down to edge of Medda Stage just behind 5.
Katherine enters from Hallway Door and sneaks to her seat on But I'm planning to have the last word.
Katherine and Jack turn their bodies around in their chairs to face the audience on lines.
Exit Stage Right: Katherine, Bowery and Medda.
Exit Stage Left: Jack
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Props Stage Right: Footlights Props Stage Left: Two wooden chairs
JUST A PRETTY FACE
U21 U22 U23 U24 U25 U26 U27 U28 U29
Nora JackB1 JackB2 CrutB1 CrutB2 DavB1 DavB2 MedB1 Isabelle
U12 U13 U14 U15 U16 U17 U18
MedB2 KathB2 Paisley Mara Emma G. KathB1 Lucy
On Stage: In blackout, Wiesel and Delancey's with cart SR and board with "New Newsie Price: Sixty Cents per Hundred" - Wiesel "writes it" on lights up, Newsies to Newsie riser spots with Crutchie by 8 and Race and Musician against lampost, Albert and Murial on Stoop USR, Owl lunch worker.
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Enter Stage Right: Davey, Les to 3 and 5,
Enter Stage Left: Jack
Albert meets Les by Wiesels cart on "here it comes now".
All Newsies on risers run up upstage behind Albert and Les after "What'd you say?"
Jack enters from USL on commotion "what? that's crazy" and goes to 6-7 between Crutchie and Davey.
Newsies line up with Wiesel's bell. Jack crosses to the front of the line.
All huddle around with Jack on "C'mere everybody" around 5 - Crutchie and Davey and Les next to Jack, newsies at different levels in a circle some squatting in front.
Darcy and Katherine enter from SL on "I nominate Jack Kelly for President!"
All to number spots on "Strike!"
Weisel, Morris and Oscar to DSR at beginning of song and leave at "kick their rear"
All huddle around with Jack on "Circle up!"
Newsies stand up on their lines, "i'll take.."
Katherine steps forward after "Me and Davey will take Brooklyn."
Katherine walks up the risers to meet Jack on 4 -5 on "Asking a question". Davey backs up to 2.
Davey calls Jack over to 2 with a nod of his head after "How about an exclusive interview?"
All girl Newsies and Les gather around Katherine sitting on edge of stage or behind her and Crutchie backs up to 8.
After "Deal" Katherine calls Darcy over.
Jack and Katherine walk to second row of risers as Darcy takes close up pictures and Katherine writes in her notebook. Newsies all trying to get in the picture.
Newsies leave up the aisles after "You can count on me!"
Les and Davey exit USR after "You bet" and Katherine nods to Darcy to go ahead and she leaves out hallway door.
Katherine and Jack are left alone on the risers.
Jack sits down on edge of stage on ...you kiddin' me. I'm just a newsie."
Katherine sits down next to him on "You're not just a Newsie"
Jack stands on "but ask me again in the morning."
Katherine stands on "Good answer.."
Jack goes up risers toward USR, stops on 3 to turn back to Katheirne for "Hey, Plumber. Write it good. We both got a lot ridin' on you."
Katherine nods and Blackout
Scene change to Katherine's Office - Katherine walks upstage and sits at desk.
Exit Stage Right: Jack, Davey, Les
Exit Stage Left: Crutchie
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Props Stage Right: Darcy's camera Props Stage Left:
THE WORLD WILL KNOW
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LesN1 LesN2 MedN1 Leah CruN2 DavN1 DavN2 MedN2 Paisley Mara
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Tommy Emma Les JackN1 JacN2 CrutN1 Romeo JoJo Cleo Olivia
Boy
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
KathN1 Albert Hazel Davey Jack Crutche Lucy KathN2 Murial Race
Owl Lunch Worker Klarika/ Kath/Darcy
Wiesel, Morris and Oscar
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Props Stage Right: Props Stage Left:
On Stage: Lights up on Katherine at her desk.
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Enter Stage Right:
Enter Stage Left:
Start walking backwards to Center at the start of the song.
Move to DSR (#2) on "Ha! It's a cinch..."
Start moving toward DSC on "Am I insane?"
Stop at DSC (between #5 and #6) and look at audience on "A girl? That's a girl!?"
Start moving toward DSL on "that's how things get better"
Stop at DSL (#9) on "Give life's little guys.."
Start walking backwards to Center on "And who's there with her camera".
Stop and go around to the back of the chair on "They'll storm the gates"
Sit in the chair on the word "do" in "watch what happens when they do."
Slowly stand on "give those kids and me"
Move back to Center on "but all I know is "
Move to DSC on "and it just so happens"
Exit Stage Right: Katherine
Exit Stage Left:
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Props Stage Right: Props Stage Left:
Seize the Day (Part 2)
Front line does echoing of Davey's movements as all Newsies go to numbers.
All do Mirrored Choreography starting at "Wrongs will be righted" when everyone is on their number.
Wrongs will be righted - boxstep
If we're united - grab hands with neighbors
Let us sieze the day - raise hands on "day"
Houson to Harbor - step touch left snap, step touch right snap
Look what's begun - Rainbow arm left
One for all - see mirrored video
All but Jack Davey and Crutchie back up on "all for one and one for all" before "strike"
First two counts of instrumental eight Jack, Davey and Crutchie pull out the dancers/give them papers - then Seize the Day paper dance.
Now is the time to seize the day - sashay left, leap turn back right
Now is the time to make 'em pay - sashay right, leap turn back left
Fight
8 counts of 8
1 - Newsies make a circle around Jack and Crutchie as Weisel, Delanceys, Snyder, and Police creep in.
2 - Newsies start to peel off and spin as Weisel, the Delancys, Snyder, and police pass them - crutchie uses crutch (like lion tamer) on Snyder on last 4 count before line.
3 - Crutchie and Jack back to back turning as more and more Newsies fall off leaving just them by last count . Jack peels off to USR
4 - Crutchie and Jack still turning Crutchie uses crutch on Delancys and Wiesel
5 - Jack "crutchie" - as Wiesel, Snyder, and Delancys pounce on Crutchie
6 - After "Jack run" - Newsies forever - Crutchie being carried off backwards
7 - Snyder - Runs after Jack.
8 - Police
On Stage: Newsies to riser spots - Race on lampost, risers, Tommy boy on edge of stage SR. Davey 3, Les next to Tommy boy on edge of stage, Jack 5, Crutchie 7, Albert, Murial, Hazel all sitting on stage ledge.
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Enter Stage Right: Weisel with cart SR.
Enter Stage Left: Morris and Oscar from SL after "I got the same fish-eye in Midtown." and cross to cart with Wiesel.
End of Seize the Day 1 - Katherine and Darcy enter from Hallway door.
Weisel, Morris and Oscar DSR on "strike starts here and now" for lines and then leave out hallway door at cowboy part
Scabs enter through house right aisle at end of song. Jack stops them at end of ramp.
All go to numbers when echoing Davey, "Now is the time to seize the day."
End of song - Wiesel and Delanceys descend from SR and Snyder, Police from SL. All freeze and then start the fight with music.
All Newsies try to fight and then disperse/hide hurt - Jack and Crutchie back to back in center - Police and Snyder get Crutchie after "Run, Jack, Run!! I got this!" and he swings his crutch.
Jack runs off SR. Snyder follows after, "somebody grab that hooligan".
Crutch left stage center after Police carry Crutchie off SL after "everyone go home!"
Lights down and spotlight on the crutch.
Jack re-enters from USC between flats to crutch center stage.
Exit Stage Right: Jack, Snyder, Delancy Bros, Wiesel, some newsies
Exit Stage Left: Police with Crutchie, some newsies
Exit Aisles:
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Seize the Day
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LesN1 LesN2 MedN1 Leah CruN2 DavN1 DavN2 MedN2 Paisley Emma
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Tommy (KathN1) Les JackN1 JacN2 CrutN1 Romeo JoJo Cleo Olivia
Boy
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
(KathN1) Albert Hazel Davey Jack Crutche Lucy KathN2 Murial Race
Kath/Darcy
Katherine and Darcy to horseshoe on "Strike, Strike, Strike" then dancing with them after cowboy dance splitting 1.
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Props Stage Right: Props Stage Left: Crutchies strike sign.
On Stage: Crutchie on platform - Light transfers from Jack at center with crutch up to crutchie on platform.
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Enter Stage Right:
Exit Stage Right:
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Enter Stage Left:
Exit Stage Left:
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Props Stage Right:
Props Stage Left: notebook and pencil for Crutchie to write, tattered white blanket.
King of New York
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Tommy Boy Leah Titania(1/2) Audra (2)
Audra (3) Elise (1)
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Emma Nora Kira (1/3) KathN1 Anna (1/2) Sia (1/2) Lucy KathN2 Paisley Darcy
Sammi (2) Sammi (3) Tilly (3)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Tilly (1) Albert Hazel Romeo Katherine Davey Lu Race joJo Murial
Elise (2)
Titania (3)
On Stage: Newsies to riser spots - Race on lampost, risers, Tommy boy on edge of stage SR. Davey 6, Les next to Tommy boy on edge of stage, Albert, Murial, Hazel all sitting on stage ledge. Owl Lunch worker, musician.
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Enter Stage Right: Katherine
Enter Stage Left:
Katherine enter from USR with newspaper to 7.
Romeo 4, Hazel, gather around Katherine at 5 after "Front page of what? "
Race to 8 on, "Would you look at that..."
Exit Stage Right: Davey, Katherine, Les
Exit Stage Left:
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Props Stage Right: Newspaper Props Stage Left:
On Stage: Jack and Medda
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Enter Stage Right: Davey, Les, Katherine - Oscar and Morris behind the curtain
Enter Stage Left:
Medda and Jack on 18 and 19
Jack exits with letter SL after, "while you were painting."
Davey and Les enter SR after Jack exits SL and meet Medda at center at 25 & 26.
Katherine enter SR after Medda says, "Happy to help the cause" to 13.
Jack enters from SL to 19 after, "Just doing my job" and Katherine x to 17 - Davey and Les cross back to 13 & 14.
Les crosses to Jack's painting on Katherine's line, "Jack you have to come to the rally tonight."
Jack turns the painting around on, "take a look at this."
Jack goes to 2, passing the letter to Davey on the way on, "Specs brung me..."
Morris and Oscar cross downstage to Jack from behind the curtain.
Exit Stage Right: Davey, Les, Katherine
Exit Stage Left: Medda, Jack with Morris and Oscar
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Props Stage Right: Props Stage Left: money
Already on Stage: Enter during blackout/scene change - Pulitzer in front of his desk, Bunsen & Seitz by Bunsen's desk, Katherine upstage of Hannah's desk
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Enter Stage Right:
Enter Stage Left: Hannah
Hannah enters on, "I want a public example..." and then goes to front of desk and Pulitzer goes to 16.
Oscar and Morris bring in Jack to 18 on, "you're in enough trouble as it is." p.77
Katherine crosses to 25 on, "Katherine, come here."
Snyder enters and goes to 9 on "Would'nt you say so.." Jack tries to run off SL but the Delancey's stop him.
Hannah exits SR tearfully on, "I do wish you'd reconsider, Mr. Pulitzer" and Bunsen follows her. p. 79
Exit Stage Right: Katherine, Seitz
Exit Stage Left: Jack, Pulitzer, Delancys
BROOKLYN'S HERE
Enter HR Aisle: Newsies and citizens
Enter HL Aisle: Newsies and citizens
Enter Hallway Door: Newsies dancers
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Props Stage Right: Props Stage Left:
BROOKLYN'S HERE
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Sammy Andrea Rohan Nora Klarika Isabelle Cleo Oliva Romeo JoJo
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
LesN1 LesN2 MedN1 JackN1 JacN2 CrutN1 CruN2 DavN1 DavN2 MedN2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Tommy Albert Hazel KathN1 Les Davey Lucy KathN2 Murial Race
Boy
On Stage: Full Cast
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Enter Stage Right: Katherine
Enter Stage Left: Medda, Jack
All but Davey and move back into horsehoe on "make way for Spot Conlon" and
Spot Conlon crosses to 4.
Medda crosses to 9 after, "Brooklyn's got your back, brudda!" and Katherine cross to 2.
Jack enters from SL on, "from now on they will treat us as equals" and croses to 6.
All exit on "Vote No" and the Delancys enter from SR to give Jack the money. Medda goes to Jack's painting and calls Katherine over.
Jack crosses to 4 and Katherine to 6 when the Delancys leave.
Exit Stage Right: Darcy with camera, Katherine, Jack
Exit Stage Left: Medda
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Props Stage Right: Camera Props Stage Left:
ONCE AND FOR ALL - Blocking
Group at printing press cranking out papers - hands them to the Newsies lined up.
m. 31 -38 - lining up bucket brigade style on each side of press.
m. 43 - Jack to center and Katherine to press to get the first copy of the paper and reads it next to Jack.
m. 59 - 74 passing the papers
m. 75 - 82 stop passing - sing to the audience
m. 83 Lines cross each other as press is moved off SR and curtains open in back to show the street: USR line croses to DSL stairs to front, USL line crosses to DSR stairs to front. DSR line croses to USL, DSL crosses to USR. Main newsies to number spots 1 - 10.
On Stage: Curtains closed up to platform
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Enter upstage platform: Jack and Katherine, Davey and Race
Enter Stage Right: Newsies, Bill, Darcy, bringing in printing press and paper
Enter Stage Left: Newsies
Katherine goes down the step to the printing press and waves Jack down on, "The old printing press is inside"
Davey and Race enter to upstage platform when Katherine leaves.
Davey, Race, and Jack go down the step to stage left of the printing press after, "Let's do this thing" - Les (who was already down there) joins them.
Bill and Darcy stage right of the printing press talking to Katherine.
Jack crosses to 5 after Katherine says "very interested to see them"
Davey crosses to 4, Katherine to 6, Les to 3, and Race to 7 on lines at the beginning of Once and for All - they split the stage when Newsies start lining up.
Katherine exits upstage platform after, "You, too, Katherine" and goes off SR.
Exit Stage Right: Jack, Davey, Spot
Exit Stage Left: Cleo
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Props Stage Right: Props Stage Left:
On Stage: Bunsen, Hannah, Seitz, Pulitzer on stage.
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Enter Stage Right: Jack, Davey, Spot Conlon
Enter Stage Left:
Jack, Davey, and Spot to 14 - Pulitzer to 16
Spot to 5 on, "Have a look out there" looking out the window at the newsies down below. Pulitzer, Davey, and Jack join them.
All on stage leave except for Jack when Pulitzer says, "Mr. Kelly if I may..."
Lights out on handshake
Exit Stage Right: Seitz, Davey, Spot
Exit Stage Left: Hannah
Jack and Pulitzer to platform
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Props Stage Right: Newspaper for Jack to give Seitz
Props Stage Left:
On Stage: Jack, Pulitzer on platform, Katherine, Hannah and Darcy stage SL of platform
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Enter Stage Right: Teddy, Medda, Crutchie, Police, Snyder. Davey Les, Weisel, Morris, Delancy. Emma, Mara, Paisley as Bowery. Seitz
Enter Stage Left: Hazel, JoJO, Murial, Race, Romeo
Enter Hallway door: Newsie ensemble with signs.
Medda and Teddy Roosevelt enter SR. Medda to #13 and Roosevelt to #24.
Teddy to platform after, "May I?"
Crutchie enters SR to #13 "Casey huh?" Medda backs up to #23
Police and Snyder to #15 on "now look who's wearing the handcuffs!"
Roosevelt to SR with onlookers after, "Newsies forever!"
To spots on Finale.
Exit Stage Right:
Exit Stage Left:
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Props Stage Right: Props Stage Left: