I typically don’t care for recordings of stage plays—particularly musical theater productions. It's common to find these adaptations miss the spark of a live performance, leaving viewers with something that feels incomplete. However, Disney has done an admirable job of preserving much of the energy and excitement present in this version of Harvey Fierstein’s story about the 1899 newspaper delivery boys' strike in New…

It's unusual for a Broadway show to be adapted into a film, yet with Newsies, it felt like something that was simply meant to occur, showcasing some truly remarkable dancing and singing. I’ve consistently rated Newsies as perfect—a true 10/10—but this high-quality recording elevates it even further; now, in my estimation, it's an 11.