Alan Menken and Harvey Fierstein, Songs from NEWSIES (Full Episode)

Original tape date: May 4, 2012.
First aired: May 19, 2012.
Our focus is Newsies, the crowd-pleasing musical nominated for 8 Tony Awards. Joining us at our grand piano are the show's composer Alan Menken, and librettist Harvey Fierstein, who describe the popular show's incubation period and perform not only several of the show's best songs, but a couple of others that didn't make the show, including a tune from the score of the original 1992 movie of Newsies, that won Menken that year's "Razzie "Award for Worst Song.

[@kaylamcook696]

I've always loved hearing composers sing their own songs because you can feel what they originally intended the pieces to be rather than how the performers or directors interpreted them. Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda are my favorite because, although their vocal qualities aren't the greatest, they put a lot of emotion into their performances.

[@jasperkensington2644]

I love me some Harvey Fierstein! He’s my teddy bear…wish I could hold him!

[@c.w.r.794]

My favorite Newsie is AKB!

[@lizajenkins5151]

clearly the've made some changes to the songs, bu totes for the better!

[@MrGabeanator]

Jeremy Jordan varian

[@lauraromano5313]

Tara Lindsay lol

[@HappyPhantom1984]

Alan needs to wait til he's asked to sing, goddamn. Let them speak for my seconds.

[@MrGabeanator]

ik

[@HappyPhantom1984]

Good thing Alan doesn't sing in the shows.

[@jasperkensington2644]

Who gives a flying F! He’s filthy rich from writing such wonderful songs. I love him so much!

[@JWS1050]

He's a legendary songwriter/composer, not a self-proclaimed Broadway singer haha

[@KarpAlexK]

Good thing you don't sing in the shows.