Extra! Extra! Disney’s Newsies kicks off an exciting 2019 season at The Center for the Arts, onstage Jan. 11–27.

Based on the 1992 movie about the true story of the newsboy strike of 1899, the show inspires everyone to seize the day and fight for what’s right.

“This cast of Disney’s Newsies is top-notch!” said show director Mark David Williams. “The singing, the dancing, the dedication and work ethic already displayed is beyond anything I hoped for. I promise this is going to be one of the best shows ever produced by the Center!” Williams has appeared in many shows at the Center, including Jekyll & Hyde The Musical, Hairspray and Pirates of Penzance.

When Joseph Pulitzer (Adam Boe) decides the easiest way to fatten his bottom line would be to raise the price of the newspapers for the newsboys who distribute them, Jack Kelly (Nicholas True), a charming but cheeky newsie, decides that he’s tired of the publishing giants exploiting him and the other newsies in town. With the help of Davey (Callum Ammons), Les (Jude Williams) and journalist Katherine Plumber (Isabella Kearney), they rally the newsboys from all over the city to form a union and go on strike, where they discover that wrongs can be righted—if they’re united.

The Center for the Arts production also features Tucker Young as Crutchie, Drew Harris as Race and CFTA staff member Russell Forbes as Finch, along with choreography by Brittany Griffin.

Disney’s Newsies runs Jan. 11–27, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. This production is rated PG.

Tickets are available at boroarts.org, by calling 615-904-ARTS (2787), or at the Center for the Arts Box Office, 110 W. College St., in downtown Murfreesboro.