Newsies

Newsies

They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines...

2017134 min8.0 / 10

A spirited, visually vibrant musical about working-class solidarity and youthful resilience in turn-of-the-century New York, balancing earnest social themes with theatrical joy.

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

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