Newsies

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This article is about the fandom for the 1992 musical film and 2012 stage musical. For the LiveJournal community, see Newsies (LiveJournal community).
Fandom
Name: Newsies
Abbreviation(s):
Creator: Disney, Kenny Ortega
Date(s): 1992, 2012
Medium: movie, musical
Country of Origin: United States of America
External Links: Newsies at Wikipedia; Newsies (musical) at Wikipedia
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Newsies was a movie produced by Disney in 1992 in an attempt to bring back the live-action musical movie. The attempt failed dismally, and the movie bombed in theaters, but a steady cult following continues.

It premiered as a successful live musical on Broadway in 2012.

Terms for fandom subdivisions and particular productions include 92sies (the original 1992 film), Livesies (the Broadway musical, particularly the proshot), West Endsies/UKsies (the West End musical production), and Tutsies (the Theatre Under The Stars musical production). Some fans call themselves Fansies, a term associated with Livesies-centered fandom.

Story Synopsis

The story follows (vaguely) the history of the Children's Crusade--a worker's rights movement in the summer of 1899 most notable for the fact that it was run by and for child workers. Specifically, the movie focuses on the Newsies, who are a little different from most child workers as they have the run of the city instead of being shut into sweatshops and factories. It also follows the growing friendship and coming-of-age trials of Jack and David--two very different boys, both named for giant-killers, and both all kinds of stubborn.

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Fandom

In the 90s and the start of the 2000s, there was a small slash community but the majority of fanworks followed self-insert characters, often being het shipped with canon boys. Some parts of fandom focused more on self-inserts and OCs, such as in lodging houses.

The creation of the slash archive The Refuge in 2004 marks the approximate time that Newsies fandom shifted to be predominantly slash-focused. Previous archives such as Seize The Night had existed, but were overpowered by non-slash fandom at the time.

The introduction of the stage musical brought new fans to a relatively inactive fandom in the 2010s, especially as musical fandom grew with the popularity of shows like Hamilton.

Modern Newsies fandom blends movie and musical elements based on individual preferences, with most fandom spaces respecting individual interpretations. Fanworks are still largely slash, but femslash has been introduced with Sarah Jacobs/Katherine Plumber, and gender-bent reinterpretations such as the West End cast in the 2020s have added more variety to the dynamics of previously slashed ships, especially Racetrack Higgins/Spot Conlon.

Shipping

See also List of Newsies Relationship Names.

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