Disney’s Newsies: The Broadway Musical, based on the 1992 Disney film of the same name, is set to be presented at the Zurcher Auditorium in Merillat Center for the Arts at Huntington University over two weekends, March 28-29 and April 3-5. 

A two-time Tony Award-winning show, the Newsies storyline was inspired by the Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. The plot revolves around Jack Kelly, a newspaper delivery boy — aka “newsie” — who is living among a group of other young newsies. 

While that may not seem like an uplifting story, it builds into a high-energy musical featuring great songs that you are likely to know, including “The World Will Know,” “Seize the Day,” and “Once and For All.”