Jordan joins 'Newsies'

Jeremy Jordan is positioned to star inside the Broadway alternation in "Newsies," reprising the role he created inside the tuner's well-received regional preem. Casting was broadly expected, thinking about the commitment which will have saved him from turning up round the Primary Stem inside the part -- his gig one of the title figures in "Bonnie and Clyde" -- evaporated when that short-were living musical sputtered out 12 ,. 31. Jordan's perf in "Newsies" was broadly identified by experts inside the musical's world preem at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse a year ago. If "Bonnie and Clyde" had made it using the spring, "Newsies" would has advanced towards the Rialto having a completely new thesp inside the role. In "Newsies" Jordan may have a newsboy who leads several ragamuffins in the strike against a newspaper magnate. Presently the actor may also be round the bigscreen in gospel feature "Pleased Noise." Using the 1992 Disney pic, the legit version of "Newsies" has music by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman and book by Harvey Fierstein. Rob Calhoun, who also directed "Bonnie and Clyde," helms. "Newsies" begins previews March 15 before a March 29 opening within the Nederlander Theater. Show is presently penciled looking for a small play 100 perfs, but seems poised to improve should B.O. warrant. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com