Newsies | Based on a True Story

Newsies, the musical, is surprisingly good - and yes - based on a true story. Not exactly accurate, but safely inaccurate.
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references:
A compilation of newspaper articles from 1899:
https://cityhallpark1899.com/newspape...

David Sansaw, Children of the City (NY: Random House, 1985) 66-94.

Susan Bartoletti, Kids on Strike (NY: HMH Books, 1999) 34-61. https://amzn.to/2zJcjMq

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsboy...

http://whenicanbreathe.blogspot.com/2...

http://www.urbanlegendnews.org/featur...

http://callingextra.com/the-history/n...
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Wiki:
Newsies (released as The News Boys in the United Kingdom) is a 1992 American musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega in his film directing debut. Loosely based on the New York City Newsboys Strike of 1899 and featuring twelve original songs from composers Alan Menken and J.A.C. Redford, it stars Christian Bale, David Moscow, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall and Ann-Margret.
The film was an initial box office bomb and received negative reviews at the time of its release, but later gained a cult following on home video.[2] It was later adapted into a successful stage adaptation on Broadway that was nominated for eight Tony Awards, winning two.
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