Schools
Grand Reserve Elementary Performing "Newsies" Tonight
The fifth graders will put on a show of "Newsies" at 7 p.m. on April 25.
The following release was provided by Yorkville 115:
Grande Reserve Elementary School fifth grade students will present Newsies on Thursday, April 25th at 7:00 p.m.
The following is information about the production from Grande Reserve Elementary School teacher and director, Michael McHugh.
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“In 1899, New York City got its news from an army of ragged orphans and runaways, called newsies. They sold the newspapers of Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst. Like many of his friends, newsie Jack Kelly dreams of a better life far from the hardship of the streets.
But when Pulitzer and Hearst raise distribution prices at the newsies' expense, Jack finds a cause to fight for. Joined by Davey, their newest member, the newsies band together and create a working boys union. Together they will discover what it truly means to ‘seize the day’.”
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The cast is led by Caroline Schweikert as Jack Kelly and Cameron Wiley as Davey.
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