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Meet Andrew Keenan-Bolger, playing Crutchie in NEWSIES. Now is the time to seize the day with NEWSIES, Disney's smash-hit New York musical. Winner of the 2012 Tony Awards for Best Score and Best...
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Andrew Keenan-Bolger is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for originating the roles of Crutchie in Newsies and Jesse Tuck in Tuck Everlasting on Broadway. His other Broadway credits include Robertson Ay in Mary Poppins, Jojo in Seussical, and Chip in Beauty and the Beast.
Mar 14, 2012 · After talking to Andrew Keenan-Bolger, who play’s ‘Crutchie’ in Disney’s new Broadway musical, Newsies, I feel like a slacker. Andrew created the role of ‘Crutchie’ from it’s first read-through to it’s run at the Paper Mill Playhouse and now in it’s limited engagement at the Nederlander Theatre.
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Jul 18, 2021 · Andrew Keenan-Bolger originated the role of Crutchie in Newsies. He then performed in A.R. Gurney 's drama Family Furniture, which ran from November 12 to December 22, 2013, at The Flea...
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Crutchy/Crutchie Morris is a Manhattan newsboy who is arrested during the strike. He walks with a limp and uses a crutch because he has a "bum leg." His nickname is spelled "Crutchy" in the movie and "Crutchie" in the musical.
His real name and the cause of his disability are not established in the 1992 movie or the 2011 musical. (Andrew Keenan-Bolger, the actor who originated the role on Broadway, said in interviews that he played the character as a polio survivor, and this information was later repeated in trading cards and in the official production guide, but it is not in the script itself. Matthew Duckett, who played Crutchie in the 2022 West End production of the musical, said that Crutchie's real name is Sean Hanlon and his leg was crushed by a trolley.)
In Newsies Jr., it is confirmed through dialogue that Crutchie's real name is Casey and he had polio.
His character was based on the real-life secretary of the Newsboys' Union, a boy named Crutch" or "One Leg" Morris.
In the 1992 movie, Crutchy is a secondary character. In the 2011 musical, Crutchie is a secondary main character with vocal solos, most notably Letter From The Refuge. In both versions he is mostly absent from the second act of the story.
2011 Musical
In the musical, Crutchie is Jack Kelly's best friend and confidante and sleeps with him on the rooftop of the lodging house. The Delancey brothers pick on Crutchie because of his disability, but the other boys look out for him. He is shown to be tough and resilient, with a sense of humor. He is sometimes played as younger and more innocent, but in other productions (notably the 2023 West End run) he is Jack's trusted lieutenant and a co-leader of the strike alongside Jack and David.
Though it is 88 degrees during the strike, Crutchy/Crutchie wears more layers of clothes than many of the other newsies. In the movie, Crutchy wears long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and a vest, all in neutral colors, as well as a checked cap worn backwards. He uses his crutch on the right side, the same side as his weak leg. On Broadway, Crutchie ...
Keenan-Bolger returned to Crutchie in the 2017 theatrical release of Newsies. He has performed in numerous concerts and cabarets, including BC/EFA‘s annual Broadway Backwards...
Mar 8, 2013 · Below, Newsies’ lovable supporting player Andrew Keenan-Bolger (who plays his final performance as Crutchie on March 10) looks back on his time in amazing Tony night and the band of Newsie...
