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Delavan High School presents
Disney’s Newsies
[February 09, 2026]
Delavan High School will be
performing the musical Newsies on March 13th and 14th, 2026 at
7:00pm and March 15th at 2:00pm the Delavan High School Poppenga
gymnasium. Tickets can be purchased at the door. If you have any
questions about the musical performance you can direct them at
Alison Knapik at knapika@delavanschools.com.
Newsies is set in New York City in 1899. Jack Kelly and his ragtag
team of newsboys make a meager living selling newspapers on the city
streets. But when the prices of “papes” are hiked and the newsies
are hung out to dry, there is nothing left to do but “open the gates
and seize the day!” Led by charismatic Jack and independent, young
newspaper reporter Katherine Plummer, the Newsies form a union and
organize a strike against the greedy publisher of the New York
World. Can a group of idealistic newsboys win against a foe as
powerful as acclaimed publisher Joseph Pulitzer? Inspired by the
true story of the 1899 Newsboys Strike, Newsies is an ebullient,
joyful, and entertaining musical capturing the strength that young
people have when they join together and stand up against injustice.
With a funny, poignant book by Harvey Feirstein and stunning music
by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman -- including the show-stopping Seize
the Day, power ballad “Santa Fe” and lovely new songs like
Katherine’s “Watch What Happens" -- Newsies is a classic with the
power to inspire.
Delavan’s performance stars Cash
Calsyn-Grys as Jack Kelly, Jaylyn Diekhoff as Katherine, Elisha
Waggoner as Davey, Ryker Grys as Les, Nola Houston as Crutchie,
Seanik Gagliardi as Pulitzer, Gwen Tierney as Medda Larkin, Nick
Glisson as Race, Lillian Borton as Finch, Hayden Koehler as Albert,
Drake Neuendorf as Romeo, Peyton Nafziger as Mush, Willow Gomez as
Henry, Karsyn Kramer as Elmer, Charlie Green as Specs, Isabella
Houston as Buttons, Elyse Brinkmeyer as JoJo, Isaac Meeker as Mr.
Wiesel, Aiden Sydney as Morris Delancey, Ben Williams as Oscar
Delancey, Zoe Minton as Hannah/Nun/Bowery Beauty, Cammeron Connell
as Bunsen/Stage Manager/Cop, Drake Ring as Seitz/Photographer,
Carson Ibbotson as Mayor/Mr. Jacobi/Nunzio/Cop, Hailey Wade as a
Nun/Bowery Beauty/Cop, Embree McWhorter as a Nun/Bowery Beauty/Goon,
Lauren Saylor as a Nun/Goon, Eugene Webb as Darcy/Cop, Alannah White
as Bill/Goon, and Maria LiCalzi as Woman/Goon. The High School
ensemble is comprised of Reagan Ziegler, Aubrey Fann, and Abbie
Beal.
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There will also be
twenty-six 4th-8th graders appearing in the show, including
Oliver Knapik as Spot Conlon, Kathryn Staker as Scab #1/Flushing
Newsie, Everett Tierney as Scab #2/Brooklyn Newsie, and Elliot
Knapik as Scab #3/Brooklyn Newsie. Karson Lowery, Stout
Williams, and Sam Zimmer will appear as Brooklyn Newsies.
Charlie Gaines, Nora Harland, Ashley Moore, Addilyn Stockham,
and Emilee Winter will appear as Flushing Newsies. Jamie Fann,
Lacey Fann, Gracelyn McDougle, Harper Pierson, Hannah Ross, and
Madilynn Watts will appear as Richmond Newsies. Alison Borton,
Walker Gomez, Noah Koehler, Peyton Lyle, and Ethan Sydney as
Woodside Newsies; and Hayes Grys, Charleigh McWhorter, and
Haines Nelson will appear as Bronx Newsies. The technical crew
for the musical includes Remy Martin, Ella Green, Lizzie Mount,
Kylin Brockhouse, Isaac Meeker, Izzy Brothwood, Maddy Albers,
Addison Fisher, Khloe Stockham, and Mia Mammen. Newsies is
directed by Alison Knapik. Nate Brooks serves as the technical
director, Kaliee Burkhalter serves the assistant director, and
David Knapik serves as the set builder. Other adult supervisors
include Aleta Hoff as the accompanist and Trudy Schaffner as the
choreographer. Ben Haushalter will play the drums with Heather
Maughan on the trumpet, Tony Jones on the Bass, and Maura
Shepherd on the reed book.
Before Friday night’s performance there will be a dinner hosted
by the Delavan FFA. Tickets for this event will be sold
separately from the musical tickets and will take place in the
school cafeteria. If you have questions about the dinner,
contact Theo Allen at
allent@delavanschools.com.
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