Disney's NEWSIES - Paper Mill Playhouse Opening Night

Behind the scenes of Opening Night at the Paper Mill Playhouse!
Now is the time to seize the day with NEWSIES, Disney's smash-hit New York musical.
Winner of the 2012 Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Choreography, NEWSIES has audiences and critics alike calling it, "AN EXHILARATING JOLT OF ENERGY!" (NY Daily News) This inspiring true story about a band of underdogs who stand up to the most powerful men in New York is high-energy explosion of song and dance. It's a TOP CRITICS' PICK (New York Magazine, Time Out New York, Entertainment Weekly) you just don't want to miss.
A record-breaking phenomenon, NEWSIES was brought to the stage by a winning creative team. Featuring a score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, choreography by Christopher Gattelli and a book by Harvey Fierstein, NEWSIES is directed by Jeff Calhoun.
NEWSIES North American tour begins fall 2014.

[@TonyStark-zz6rr]

Grown men: *Stretching*, *putting on makeup*, and other stuff Mike: *announces cookie cake* Grown- nope. Nope those are 8 year olds.

[@Smoloompaloompa]

Mike: not to freak anyone out but maxes mom brought cookie cake for everyone *stampede of 5 year olds* *Tommy is already eating the cake*

[@ella9163]

He channeled his inner Spot Conlon

[@millielach545]

Tommy is adorable I can’t be the only one here

[@Smoloompaloompa]

@@millielach545 you aren't alone 😌

[@millielach545]

Silly Doodler and Ben cook He’s such a cinnamon roll

[@the_piano_diva]

They were eating in costume!!!😯😧😵😩

[@brittanybroquadio8846]

Mike: Guys not to freak you out, but Max's mom brought cookie cake for everyone. oh Mike. so much for not trying to freak them out

[@cattytamms5251]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@velvetsrose]

My favorite thing is after Mike tells everyone there's cake and they freak out, Tommy just stays behind eating something.

[@PupCake1025]

the best part is that the "something" is the cookie cake lol

[@hadleylayla7290]

lol I play to my boy in my studios newsies lol

[@_-.alexiss.-_1404]

@@PupCake1025 i know

[@dorisbarkler8570]

At first they are all funny mature Broadway performers..then...COOKIE CAKE? A stampede of 8 year olds for the door! That part made me giggle :)

[@kateymay8928]

Doris Barkler my question: who yelled "get out of my way I want it"?

[@ashleylaroue8398]

Cookie cake is an important part of performance

[@devinhairston1548]

He ran out with no shirt

[@gracielabeltran-hall3786]

yep, we have been blessed with seeing a shirtless Ryan Steele

[@heathertrent3881]

There not 8 years old they are teenagers

[@Laralove14927]

1:39-1:47 Mike: maxes mom brought cookie cake for Ewerton Everyone stampedes over Tommy already eating Andrew: guys let me get a shot of the cake before it gets cut up Cake gets cut up Andrew: are you kidding me?

[@willbaggett2543]

I just freaking realized that was mike Faist and I had no idea he was in this so it blew my mind😂😂

[@daniescobarm]

Oh my god Mike is a CHILD! I just saw him a month ago on Dear Evan Hansen and he's so grown up I can't

[@spacecowboy5803]

Mike: Guys, not to freak you out, but Max's mom brought cookie cake for everyone Everyone: **BARRELS THROUGH THE DOOR WITHOUT HESITATION** **PUSHES EACH OTHER THROUGH THE DOORWAY TO GET THERE FIRST** **STAMPEDES OVER EACH OTHER TO GET THE THE COOKIE CAKE** Everyone: DO YOUR RAP Ryan: Like, on the spot?? *looks nervous* Everyone: YES Ryan: Alright.... I guess...... **LITERALLY DOES THE BEST RAP EVER LIKE HOLY SHIT** Girls: **practicing Medda's number in nun costumes** Everyone: **playing a dance game** Ryan: **Promptly thrusts his hips and boogies down the floor** Evan: **doesn't even STOP putting on his makeup** So glad to see that theater kids never change

[@juliaflores257]

*Jumps out of costumes* YEAH DO THE RAPPING

[@ImpossibleHobbit01]

YEAH DO THE FREESTYLE BRES!!! 😂😂😂

[@TonyStark-zz6rr]

I love how everyone's favorite part of this is the stampede of 8 year-olds after Mike announces the cookie cake.

[@Mswiee]

Rule #1 if you want a newsie: Bring cookie cake

[@brooke5428]

My favorite part is when Mike says Max's Mom just got cookie cake and everyone runs. Then Tommy Bracco is standing there with a piece -- thinking suckers I got the first piece 😂

[@jasmynjohnson4346]

MICHAEL FAIST JUST MADE ME LOVE MY LIFE “Cookie cake-“ *STAMPEED*

[@Smurfy1211]

Mike coming in announcing the cookie cake :'))) (and the random "get in me" was wonderful)

[@SamanthaHackerActor]

at 1:42 when mike showed up i gasped SO LOUD

[@breezza_time]

"Hi!! I'm Andrew Keenan-Bolger, and I play Crutchie in Newsies at the Papermill Playhouse!" *that line is forever engraved into my brain but honestly I'm not complaining*

[@emilymisiewicz40]

Ben Fankhauser dancing at 2:38

[@sketchers3115]

He has moves tho

[@meowlody]

Everyone is talking about how Mike announced the cookie cake while I'm here at 2:36...... is no one going to talk about it? Really???

[@xx_lily_xx1691]

meowlody Wait was that him?

[@jaydasmalls7467]

@@xx_lily_xx1691 Yes that's him alright.

[@maelie6580]

No it was Jeremy Jordan

[@oliviamorey7849]

Maelie the gold that’s not jeremy it’s mike

[@ameshatiwari563]

mike fast breakdancing at 2:36 I'm living for it

[@Miah1DTW]

SAME!!

[@meluuunia6949]

It’s so funny how Mike Faist sounds so deadpan when he announces the cookie cake

[@TonyStark-zz6rr]

I what some someone to make a 6 hours loop of Ben's dancing at 2:39 - 2:40 and the audio the Poor Guy's Head Is Spinning 8000 Times and send it to him.

[@kateymay8928]

1:38 Mike Faist and cookie cake?! Count me in!!

[@MrsSkittleGir]

"GET OUT OF MY WAY I WANT IT" (then you see awkward Tommy B in the back munching on something)

[@riffraff8472]

Tommy B is munching on said cookie cake

[@sketchers3115]

He's such a mood lol

[@Scissorsluvr88]

The jumping nun at the end made my life!

[@kiera.9318]

“hi i’m andrew keenan-bolger and i play crutchie in every newsies ever.”

[@thor_butnotdead]

That's crazy how this cast moved from Paper Mill to Broadway! I saw them on Broadway in January and it amazes me how far this production has come! Congrats!

[@ellison_4710]

2:35 Mike Dancing :)

[@seriousblack15]

MIKE FAIST!!! when i first saw Newsies he was playing Jack Kelly and I love him!

[@velvetsrose]

Okay but, Ben's face at 1:13 is literally the cutest

[@personpeople6297]

Juliane Nguy he looks like the pikachu meme

[@alyr228]

*accents game * *mike bopping in the back *

[@shaniaa.1397]

I just cried....but where was Jeremy's spotlight? I wanna see that man's face!

[@rainyday6512]

I love how one of the Newsies just comes out of the clothes rack saying “Yeah, do the the freestyle rap!”

[@aingeav497]

"Hey guys, not to freak you out...." omg mike

[@mailuening933]

Idk why Ryan is shirtless for the better part of this video but I'm not complaining

[@chad2CCC]

When he bursts through the costumes and yells "YEAH DO THE RAP BRAD!" I nearly died.

[@SarahLouise94]

"Okay, Evan, you're up!," "Can I do it with makeup?," :) and the cookie cake, oh my god. I love these boys!

[@casstheshifter2176]

He told them Max's mom brought cookie cake when no one else did.

[@Smoloompaloompa]

Who else is only here because this is the only rehearsal video that has mike in it for more than 2 seconds?

[@bnuuyzs]

uh haha absolutely not

[@sketchers3115]

True

[@natisinvisible]

1:46 "Get in me" lmfao

[@poisonousjinx9823]

natisinvisible I JUST HEARD THAT, HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THAT BEFORE!?

[@personpeople6297]

ikr!

[@confetti_kisses427]

I think he said "ya kiddin me"

[@mimiandcheese1357]

2:05 randomly pops out from behind clothing rack “YeAh Do ThE FrEeStYlE BrEt”

[@t0ken.b1ker]

Mike: "Guys not to freak you out or anything, but Max's mom brought cookie cake for everyone." Newsies: *stampede out the door like they just missed one of their scenes* Tommy: *good thing I got my cake before these nitwits got to it*

[@josilevitt1930]

"Get out of the way I want it!"😂

[@mercuryh3463]

But where can I buy The World Will Know with Ryan rapping bc I need it now

[@cattytamms5251]

u made that comment exactly a yr ago

[@mercuryh3463]

Catty Tamms heh and i still haven't found a place to buy it, but i do know how to rip audios from youtube now

[@cattytamms5251]

+Cory Sapienza no but i wish i did so im just gonna learn the song and record myself rapping it to the world will know

[@mercuryh3463]

hahaha

[@idkwhatimdoingbuthopefully6980]

3 years now and no way to buy it yet

[@blaufufyv1823]

"GET OUT OF MY WAY, I WANT IT!!!" They r such boys i luv it

[@alizzahGrace]

2:04 He just shows up out of no where. LOVE THESE GUYS!

[@theaveryandnorashow1295]

OH MY GOSH ITS LITTLE MIKEEEE

[@Mushroom-rz6cn]

Tiny Mike Faist telling everyone theres cookie cake kills me

[@asexualbert7262]

Couldn't remember the name of the video so I searched "Max's mom brought cookie cake" and it was the first result

[@AllisonCamm]

I love how they're all running to get cookie cake, and Tommy is just standing there eating a piece.

[@newsiesgirl6307]

That fact you can hear Bens voice in seize the day louder than anyone’s makes me smile :)

[@macyvanwart2514]

I love how they're hip hop dancing on newspapers!

[@Izzy-Maurer]

They still had Katherine wearing a hat at this point :)

[@potatoluna3389]

Is no one gonna talk about that amazing rap!?

[@EYDstudios]

"Okay Evan Kasprazak you're up!" "Can I do it with make-up?" His dance with make-up is the greatest thing I've ever seen.

[@Emma-ev3cd]

I love the bond we can see between them! It's just so amazing.

[@alafral]

I like the one that runs out shirtless to get the cookie cake! ah these boys are all so adorable

[@isabelladippel9649]

my face hurts from smiling so much

[@amandaunzicker4190]

1:38 Mike Faist💙

[@milanaracelis1940]

Why does this make me so freaking happy?

[@confetti_kisses427]

I havent seen any of the cast until now and when the guy who plays Crutchie popped up in the first few seconds I literally teared up because he is so beautiful-- The rest of the cast will probably do the same. Edit: I WAS CORRECT Edit 2: THEYRE STAMPEDING FOR COOKIE CAKE I LOVE THEM ALL EDIT 3: why did the video have to end

[@oxoxkatiebugxoxo]

dear Lord, they're so attractive. i want to marry them all.

[@greenfinch_1266]

That seems like such a fun group to be apart of

[@oliviapayne3978]

jeremy and ben sitting steaming their vocal chords in silence when all of this absolute chaos is ensuing around them omfg

[@delilahlittlejohn7294]

"Not to freak anyone out but maxes mom brought cookie cake" *everyone* "move out of the way I want it!"

[@GabbyGail]

I've never seen a group of grown men act like such children over cookie cake 😂 that was entertaining

[@drewbertdoo]

I got real excited when the video started with Andrew.

[@sheor16]

lol at the jumping nun at the end XD

[@manuelorozco7760]

So this is where it all began! I have to thank the recent Fathom Events presentation for my semi addiction to these Newsies videos

[@umylia3812]

Pretty sure I've watched this video like 15 times, I love them all so much💓

[@maryann778]

1:38 - 1:45 omg they all freaked out because of cookie cake!

[@thewaywardpoet]

I love each and every one of these gents. Why do I live so far away? I want to see the show with them in it!! :O

[@grayyuzon]

Ah, cookie cake.

[@tash8495]

1:40 IS THAT MIKE FAIST I SEE????

[@gabrielnersessian3134]

1:01 Garett Hawe came to our school to give us tips because we did newsies and I swear to god my friends and I showed him that clip and I did that same split move in front of him

[@OmniaVincit414]

God. I loved the movie when I was a kid and this looks great too.

[@fab_u_lissa]

So like they aren’t playing Newsies. THEY ARE NEWSIES

[@celiabrazil1252]

This is the best video I've ever seen

[@phrog3858]

1:21 *mike's little laugh in the back just made me fall off of the milky way 👊😔*

[@erinbrogan1274]

Omg I love all of them the one I love the most is Ben

[@AJREO]

This show rocked saw it in New York the best show I ever saw

[@addisonmccarthy3731]

I LOVE THEM!!!!

[@cookie3549]

Before I clicked on this I saw Andrew and my brain went “Hi, I’m Crutchie and I play Andrew Keenan Bolger.”

[@mishapenmoonmoth]

it’s the way i never fail to locate mike faist even if he’s barely on screen and it’s for half a second

[@crhiannonelizabeth4267]

2:03 random newsies popping out of nowhere

[@delilahlittlejohn7294]

"Max's mom brought cookie cake"

[@oliviaglover8220]

It's funny how hardcore Broadway actors are so like my middle school Aristocats kids, well at lest when someone mentions cookie cake (;

[@princepeterwolf]

That's amazing..!! Who wouldn't like one?

[@chappiejen]

I love how the guy is carrying the Mac Laptop like its a boombox.

[@anwynb03o3o5]

That was adorable

[@mag1cw0rks]

Anyone would do that if there was cookie cake

[@1920jenny]

0:23 The vaporizers. I am in love with them both

[@emilydimiceli6337]

mike faist announcing cookie cake is the best part of the whole video

[@bedluvr1314]

I love this so much aha

[@mslife7926]

When they coms out of the costumes It cracks me up every time

[@anniebuchholz5505]

The cookie cake part😂😂

[@louzoe9538]

These are my Queens 😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻

[@sketchers3115]

1:38 literally me when I'm at a party or something and someone brings food lol

[@KevinBiedrzycki1]

I legit met John Dossett over my summer vacation! I randomly saw him at the beach,wish I had my phone at the time lol but anyway. Yeah I got to meet him and talk with him a little. Such a humble guy. Really sweet =)!

[@DizzyDarlin29]

Brilliant Rap. In love right now

[@Kinseykclayton]

i love that mike is now riff in WSS and that ryan had jets in his rap manifesting the future here