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The Monroe-Woodbury Middle School Drama Club will present  "Disney’s Newsies” on Friday, March 11, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 12, at 2 p.m.  Tickets must be purchased online at https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/60515. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children/seniors. TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ONLINE IN ADVANCE AND WILL  NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. Monroe-Woodbury Middle School is located at 199 Dunderberg Road in Central Valley. Public ticket sales will open on Monday, February 28. 

“Disney’s Newsies”  is a fully staged and costumed production performed by approximately 40 Monroe-Woodbury Middle School students. “Disney’s Newsies” has a cast of 60 students including Greg Grisar as Jack Kelly; Joely Levine as Katherine; Jillian Portnoy as Medda Larkin; Maeve McPeek as Crutchie; Kaia Glander as Davey; and Clara Wittrock as Les.

The production is under the direction of Jacob Gardner, with choreography by T.J. Larke; music direction and accompaniment by Richard Schacker; costumes by Mallory Greenberg; lighting and sound design by Noreen Guerra; technical design by Veronica Coloma; musical assistance by Noelle Larson; and is produced by Marie Mignano.

They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines... Newsies, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing musical from Disney is now playing at Monroe Woodbury Middle School.  A two-time Tony Award-winning show, Newsies  has audiences and critics alike calling it “a musical worth  singing about!” (The New York Times). Filled with one heart-pounding number after another, it’s a high-energy explosion of song and dance you don’t want to miss.

Now is the time to seize the day with Newsies!