paigepea
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Post by paigepea on Apr 27, 2016 14:53:57 GMT
It's coming this summer and i'm wondering if it's good for my (by then) almost 8 yr old.
Paige.
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Post by lynnek on Apr 27, 2016 15:26:19 GMT
My mom took my 12 year old daughter and they both really loved it. I will check with them to see their thoughts for an 8 year old. I know it is my cousin's daughter's all time favorite. They are a bit older too.
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Post by scrapcat on Apr 27, 2016 15:30:57 GMT
I loved it but I am a big Newsies fan, grew up with the movie. Maybe check out the movie first? It's pretty close to the stage show, a few differences. The subject matter may be a bit over their head, but the performance is great. Because it's a male dominant cast the dancing is almost acrobatic in ways.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2016 15:44:57 GMT
I saw it last summer and thought it was excellent. There were tons of kids in the audience, even much younger than yours. I'm planning to take my 5 year old this summer. Even if they can't follow the plot, the dancing is awesome and they'll be entertained by that. I actually prefer the stage to the movie for my son because the violence is less realistic, for obvious reasons. Here are a couple of youtubes that I think are pretty good representations of the show linklink 2
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Post by tanya2 on Apr 27, 2016 15:46:51 GMT
I saw it last summer with the touring company in Toronto. Very well done!!
We also saw Kinky Boots in Toronto last summer - and I preferred the storyline of that one, but Newsies was still awesome
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Post by peasapie on Apr 27, 2016 16:10:04 GMT
I think it would be great for any age. We loved it.
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Post by oliquig on Apr 27, 2016 16:11:31 GMT
It's a lot of fun and dancing. We saw it on Broadway a few years ago and my niece loved it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2016 16:14:58 GMT
It basically felt like 2 hours of "Steppin Time" from Mary Poppins.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2016 16:36:19 GMT
I grew up with the movie...and I absolutely loved the production.
It was so good.
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Post by cmpeter on Apr 27, 2016 16:40:13 GMT
I saw it on Broadway a few years ago. I think an 8 year old would love it. My teen dd saw it when she was 13, it was a little too "Disney" for her. But she saw Hedwig and the Angry Inch on the same trip...so by comparison, Newsies was very tame.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 27, 2016 17:21:28 GMT
The dancing in it is fantastic!
I would imagine an 8 year old would enjoy it
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Post by Dictionary on Apr 27, 2016 17:57:55 GMT
It's appropriate, I personally didn't care for it. I do a seasonal ticket to the shows and this one is on the bottom of my lists. My grandson saw it in NY and didn't care for it but he was 15. I decided it's a glorified HS musical and everything is the same so no one person stands out, that way anyone can fill the roles. Another option would be Matilda but that one is a hit and miss with people as well.
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Post by stampinfraulein on Apr 27, 2016 19:56:41 GMT
We just saw it in March in Denver and loved it! I was a huge huge fan of the movie growing up. My 11-year-old daughter absolutely loved it! The dancing is pretty amazing. I personally didn't care for the female lead role or the actress in it but the rest of the show was really fun!
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Post by disneypal on Apr 27, 2016 21:11:24 GMT
I love Newsies and I think an 8 year old would like it too. It is appropriate.
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Post by Dani-Mani on Apr 27, 2016 21:15:21 GMT
We saw it with the OBC and it was beyond amazing. Highly recommend it.
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 1, 2016 1:35:10 GMT
I saw it last summer with the touring company in Toronto. Very well done!! We also saw Kinky Boots in Toronto last summer - and I preferred the storyline of that one, but Newsies was still awesome We saw both also last summer in Toronto! My kids are theatre kids so they enjoyed both. |
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