Newsies

Newsies is an American musical and comedy television film and a Disney Channel Original Movie based on the broadway musical, Newsies. Loosely based on the New York City Newsboys' Strike of 1899 and featuring seventeen songs by Alan Menken and an underscore by Jack Feldman.
The film features most cast from the Broadway musical with some newcomers.
The film premiered on July 10, 2020 as a Disney Channel Original Movie to 9.4 million viewers and positive reviews.
==Plot==
Based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, this new Disney Channel musical tells the story of Jack Kelly, a rebellious newsboy who dreams of a life as an artist away from the big city. After publishing giant Joseph Pulitzer raises newspaper prices at the newsboys' expense, Kelly and his fellow newsies take action.
==Cast==
*Jeremy Jordan as Jack Kelly
*James Mersden as Joseph Pulitzer
*Kara Lindsay as Katherine Plumber
*Ben Frankhuser as Davey Jacobs
*Angela Grovey as Medda Larkin
*Cyrus Uy as Crutchie
*Andrew Keenan-Bolger as Les Jacobs
*Tommy Bracco as Spot Conlon
*Ben Cook as Race
*Andy Richardson as Romeo
*Garret Hawe as Albert
*Jordan Samuels as Specs
*Iain Young as Finch
*Joshua Burrage as JoJo
*John E. Brady as Wiesel / Mr. Jacobi
*Michael Gorman as Mayor
*Brendon Stimson as Oscar Delancey
*Devin Lewis as Morris Delancey
*Mark Aldrich as Seitz
*Bill Bateman as Bunsen / Stage Manager
*Laurie Veldheer as Hannah / Bowery Beauty
*Stuart Marland as Snyder
*Kevin Carolan as Nunzio / Theodore Roosevelt
==Music==
*Newsies - Soundtrack from the TV movie
==Trivia==
*This is the second film on Disney Channel based on a Broadway musical (the first being Washington Heights)
*This film consist most cast from the original/live Broadway musical of Newsies.
*This film will premiere as part of Disney Channel Summer 2020 and What The What? weekend.