Disney’s “Newsies” takes center stage at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 18 and at 2 p.m. April 19 as Chadwick-Milledgeville School District’s spring theater department production.

Join charismatic strike leader Jack Kelly (Gabriel Pauley), journalist Katherine Plumber (Natalie Pilgrim), and new newsboy Davey Jacobs (Makayla Meier) as they take on the rich and powerful New York newspaper publishers for fair wages.

Based on a true story from 1899, this family friendly musical about the power of standing together against adversity, with an invigorating score by Alan Menken (who also wrote the music for “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast” and “Aladdin”), is a perfect show for most (with a PG rating).

For $10 a ticket at 19 School St., Chadwick, join the district’s third through 12th grade theater students as they “Carry the Banner” and “Seize the Day” with Disney’s “Newsies.”

“Newsies” is sponsored by CGH Medical Center, McKenna Flooring & EVS Hobbies.