It's Showtime! September 2023 Exercise Challenge

[Twilight Sparkle]

Three cheers for ShannyMcB and Twilight Sparkle (me) for reaching Playbill Purple!! Hip hip hooray!!!!!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! The temps are not too bad here. It almost feels like fall. It hasn't been too awful to be outside lately!

 

[CarolineBowmanFan37]

Up to 4010/2000 after a very busy week

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Our next musical was never meant to be on Broadway. Instead it was merely being considered for professional and amateur licensing for regional, community, and educational performances. However, it was so well received during its run at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ, where it opened in September of 2011, that Disney Theatrical changed its mind and decided to bring it to Broadway after all.

It then opened on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre on March 29, 2012. Jeremy Jordan (of Broadway's Bonnie & Clyde, Supergirl (tv), Smash (tv), and an upcoming new production of Gatsby which will premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse next month and in which he will costar with one of our most favorite Broadway leading ladies, Samantha Pauly - we love Sam - one of CarolineBowmanFan37's 2 vocal instructors! Had to throw her name out there, too, for Gatsby) starred in this show about a real life strike that occurred in 1899. You can also watch this musical on Disney +. Can you guess what this next musical is?

Spoiler

It's Newsies The Musical!

Did you guess correctly? Stay tuned for more info!

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

After adding in the minutes just posted by CarolineBowmanFan37, our TEAM has now reached Performance Pink!!!! Yay, team!!!!

 

[PollyannaMom]

40 minutes since my last post - treadmill and yoga

150/300

 

[sophy1996]

+110

690/1500

I got it right!

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

+20 minutes from the exercise bike tonight! 240/475

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

+40 minutes from a lovely walk outside this afternoon! Loving these days in the 80s!
280/475

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

111 minutes - horses

1505/2500

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

High fives to PollyannaMom and Elizabeth Smith for reaching Playbill Purple!!!!!

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Here's an article about Newsies when it was playing at the Paper Mill Playhouse. A photo slideshow is partway down the article.

Newsies Trailer:

I'm exhausted just watching the trailer! What a physically demanding show this must be!

Newsies recently spent time on London's West End (opened in Nov 22, closed this past July), and here's an article featuring fun facts that came out as part of the show's promotion:

https://www.kxtickets.com/news-blog/interesting-things-you-didn-t-know-about-newsies

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

+40 minutes from a lovely walk outside this afternoon! Loving these days in the 80s!
280/475

I'm with you on this! We've been high 70s, low 80s lately, and it has been so, so nice!! I noticed today some of the trees are already turning. A little earlier than normal for us, so maybe we'll actually get a real fall.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

+110

690/1500

I got it right!

Have you seen Newsies before? If so, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

 

[ShannyMcB]

Seize the Day is such a motivating song for me

 

[livih99]

+77 over the weekend

238/600

 

[PollyannaMom]

Have you seen Newsies before? If so, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

I haven't seen the play, but I agree with this:

Seize the Day is such a motivating song for me

I first heard the song on a Disney CD years ago, and always liked it.

 

[sophy1996]

Have you seen Newsies before? If so, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Nope, not at all, not even the short show they used to have at DCA.

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

+15 minutes of dance workout! 295/475

I have never seen Newsies, but isn't there a version on Disney+?

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

45 minute run

1550/2500

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

+15 minutes of dance workout! 295/475

I have never seen Newsies, but isn't there a version on Disney+?

Yes, the proshot of the musical is available on Disney+. I wish they would do this with all of their musicals in order to make theatre more accessible to a wider audience. It can't replace live theatre, of course, but making the proshots available might inspire more people to give live theatre a try. And for those that find the ticket prices too costly, at least they'd have an alternative.