This is a beautiful April 2012 playbill from the opening weeks of the Original Broadway production of the ALAN MENKEN, JACK FELDMAN and HARVEY FIERSTEIN musical "NEWSIES" at New York's Nederlander Theatre. (The production opened March 29th, 2012 at the Nederlander Theatre and closed August 24th, 2014 after 1004 performances.) ..... Based on the 1992 Disney film, the musical starred JEREMY JORDAN, JOHN DOSSETT, KARA LINDSAY, CAPATHIA JENKINS, BEN FANKHAUSER, ANDREW KEENAN-BOLGER, LEWIS GROSSO and MATTHEW J. SCHECHTER and featured AARON J. ALBANO, MARK ALDRICH, TOMMY BRACCO, JOHN E. BRADY, RYAN BRESLIN, KEVIN CAROLAN, KYLE COFFMAN, MIKE FAIST, MICHAEL FATICA, JULIE FOLDESI, GARETT HAWE, THAYNE JASPERSON, EVAN KASPRZAK, JESS LePROTTO, STUART MARLAND, ANDY RICHARDSON, JACK SCOTT, RYAN STEELE, BRENDON STIMSON, NICK SULLIVAN, EPHRAIM SYKES, MADELINE TRUMBLE, LAURIE VELDHEER, ALEX WONG and STUART ZAGNIT ..... CREDITS: Music by ALAN MENKEN ("Little Shop of Horrors", "King David", "A Christmas Carol", "The Little Mermaid", "Sister Act" and for Disney; "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "Newsies", "Pocahontas", "Hercules", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Little Mermaid"); Lyrics by JACK FELDMAN; Book by HARVEY FIERSTEIN based on the 1992 Disney film written by BOB TZUDIKER and NONI WHITE; Sets designed by TOBIN OST; Costumes designed by JESS GOLDSTEIN; Choreographed by CHRISTOPHER GATTELLI; Directed by JEFF CALHOUN; Produced by DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS under the direction of THOMAS SCHUMACHER ..... DETAILS: The 56 page playbill measures 5 3/8" X 8 1/2" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team as well as individual head shots of each of the cast members ..... CONDITION: This playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.