Newsies

Newsies was a movie produced by Disney in 1992 in an attempt to bring back the live-action musical movie. The attempt failed dismally, and the movie bombed in theaters, but a steady cult following continues.
It premiered as a successful live musical on Broadway in 2012. 
Terms for fandom subdivisions and particular productions include 92sies (the original 1992 film), Livesies (the Broadway musical, particularly the proshot), West Endsies/UKsies (the West End musical production), and Tutsies (the Theatre Under The Stars musical production). Some fans call themselves Fansies, a term associated with Livesies-centered fandom.
== Story Synopsis ==
The story follows (vaguely) the history of the Children's Crusade--a worker's rights movement in the summer of 1899 most notable for the fact that it was run by and for child workers. Specifically, the movie focuses on the Newsies, who are a little different from most child workers as they have the run of the city instead of being shut into sweatshops and factories. It also follows the growing friendship and coming-of-age trials of Jack and David--two very different boys, both named for giant-killers, and both all kinds of stubborn.
== Characters ==
===Main===
*Jack Kelly
*David Jacobs
*Les Jacobs
*Sarah Jacobs
*Joe Pulitzer
*Brian Denton
*Katherine Plumber
*Crutchy/Crutchie
===Supporting===
*Racetrack Higgins
*Spot Conlon
*Medda Larkin
*Kid Blink
*Mush Meyers
===Background===
*Albert DaSilva
*Blanket
*Bumlets
*Buttons
*Dutchy
*Graves
*Itey
*Skittery
*Snitch
*Specs
*Swifty the Rake
*Tumbler
==Fandom==
In the 90s and the start of the 2000s, there was a small slash community but the majority of fanworks followed self-insert characters, often being het shipped with canon boys. Some parts of fandom focused more on self-inserts and OCs, such as in lodging houses. 
The creation of the slash archive The Refuge in 2004 marks the approximate time that Newsies fandom shifted to be predominantly slash-focused. Previous archives such as Seize The Night had existed, but were overpowered by non-slash fandom at the time. 
The introduction of the stage musical brought new fans to a relatively inactive fandom in the 2010s, especially as musical fandom grew with the popularity of shows like Hamilton. 
Modern Newsies fandom blends movie and musical elements based on individual preferences, with most fandom spaces respecting individual interpretations. Fanworks are still largely slash, but femslash has been introduced with Sarah Jacobs/Katherine Plumber, and gender-bent reinterpretations such as the West End cast in the 2020s have added more variety to the dynamics of previously slashed ships, especially Racetrack Higgins/Spot Conlon. 
===Shipping===
See also List of Newsies Relationship Names.
====Slash====
*Jack Kelly/David Jacobs
*Albert DaSilva/Racetrack Higgins
*Crutchie/Jack Kelly
*Jack Kelly/Racetrack Higgins
*Jack Kelly/Spot Conlon
*Kid Blink/Mush Meyers
*Racetrack Higgins/Spot Conlon
*Snitch/Skittery
*Specs/Dutchy
====Het====
*Jack Kelly/Katherine Plumber
*Jack Kelly/Sarah Jacobs
====Femslash====
*Katherine Plumber/Sarah Jacobs
===Sites & Communities===
* The Refuge, a slash fanfiction archive and discussion board (defunct)
* Two for a Penny, a Newsies fanlisting
* Newsies Mailing List at Yahoo! Groups and nml community at LiveJournal
* newsies at LiveJournal
* We Love Slash offline (mailing list) Description: 	"For Disney's Newsies, but other fandoms are welcome for sharing, Newsies stories archived at Seize The Night."
*Newsies100
==Example Fanworks==
====Fanfiction====
*a Maldição de Diabo by Stress (2006 - 2008)
*Anything But That by Mondie (2003 - 2005)
*Behind Blue Eyes by clio21000 (2006 - 2008)
*Brooklyn Baby by PeterPansEyebrows (2016) 
*Choose Your Own Newsie Adventure Game by Patches, Spitfire, Sparky, Matchbox, and Mako (2009)
*Christy's Series by Christy (c. 1999)
*Don't Ask Me Why by Frisky Wallabee (2006 - 2007)
*Everything You've Done Wrong by Studentnumber24601 (2003 - 2005)
*Excuse Me, How Long? by T-R-Us (2004 - 2007)
*Help Me! I’m Trapped In A Mary Sue Body! by Sapphy (2003 - 2004)
*How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Newsies) by Studentnumber24601 (2003 - 2007)
*it all comes back to you by scarlettroses (2018)
*Learning to Receive by Spitfire (1999)
*Mountain Ridge Camp for Boys by timetogoslumming (2017) 
*One More Year by Trekkiehood (2020 - 2021) 
*Only Time by Blaze (2002)
*Pretend by Mondie (2003)
*Save The Last Dance For Me by The Second Batgirl (2004 - 2006)
*Sharps & Flats by cymbalism (2007 - 2010)
*Something Worth Winning by pjean19 (2019 - present)
*Stormy Night by Raindrop Allen (2000) 
*Sunny Days Saga by Laces (2000 - 2022) 
*The Beast of Brooklyn by ArtemisRayne (2018 - 2019) 
*The Spot Series by Birdie Kelley (1999 or earlier)
*the toaster fic by starrysence (2018) 
*Theories of Conflict by WaitingForMy (2019 - 2021) 
*When the Dice Are Rollin' by Action Monroe and Skweeker McCain (1998)
====Vids====
*Bet On It by shati (2009)
*Express Yourself by boom_queen (2011)
====Webmags and Zines====
*The Banner by Runaway and Tuesday (2004 - 2005)
==Fandom Resources==
* Newsies - All Media Types at Archive of Our Own
** Newsies (1992)
** Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
* Newsies film at FanFiction.Net
* Newsies play at FanFiction.Net
* Newsies fanworks recs at crack_van
* Archived version of The Refuge, an old Newsies slash fic archive, now defunct 
===Meta & Fandom Overviews===
* Newsies Overview by mxtape at crack_van (Dec 2006)
*Softer Side of Porn by collegecallgirl (2008)
* Newsies essays at ship_manifesto:
** Matching Outfits for Him and Him: The Blink/Mush Manifesto by queenitsy (Apr 2005)
** Proud and Defiant : Jack/David by poisonivory (Mar 2005)
** A Spot/Race essay – Gambling, Canes, and Head Nods by second_batgirl (Mar 2005)
*The Aftermath of Newsies by Sarah Marshall (Jan 2018)
* Santa Fe is a metaphor for death. (Jan 2018)
* Disney Films Need to Stop Emulating Ideas of Sexuality from 19th-Century Novels (May 2018)
* Newsies Costuming: Age and Control (Jul 2018)
* Why the Delancey Brothers are More Redeemable than the Other Villains (Oct 2019)
* Finding the Appeal of Newsies by Zack Paslay (Sep 2020)
* Why Queer People Love Jack Kelly and the Newsies (Sep 2021)
*Newbie Newsies by bigmack2go (2024)
==Canon & Historical Resources==
* No. 9 Duane Street, the history of the 1899 strike and newsies
* 1992 Newsies film script, written by ear
* May 1991 film shooting script
* 1991 scrapped film script, Hard Promises, the original concept, which was far darker and not a musical 
* Newsiepedia masterpost, collecting canon information on Newsies characters
* Newsboys-of-1899, Tumblr blog collecting historical sources on the strike
==References==
Category:Newsies