Buttons

Button's is a Manhattan newsie.

Role
Button's is one of the main little newsies. He was originated by Jess LeProtto. The role was later taken over on Broadway by Damon J. Gillespie in 2014. Enno Haan portrayed Buttons for the entirety of the national tour, (minus a medical leave in 2016 when the role was covered by swing JP Ferreri). Wolcott also portrayed Buttons in Newsies Live.

Button's is a very minor character in the musical NEWSIES. He carries spoons and hits them during “King of New York." Typically, Buttons will be cast singing all the harmonies but not always.

In both the Broadway production and the tour, the actor that plays Buttons also plays one of the Brooklyn newsies in "Brooklyn's Here", as well as the fly rail operator at the Bowery. (This was not the case in Newsies Live, with Buttons being played by Chaz Wolcott with Andy Richardson as the second scab, and the swings of the national tour playing the Brooklyn newsies).

Character
For the Broadway production and first half of the tour, Buttons was a prominent part of the "spoons" section in "King of New York". For the latter half of the tour, as well as Newsies Live, Buttons took over the broom solo for that number.

Costume
-Knicker pants

-Boots/tap shoes

-Suspenders

-Newsies cap

-Thigh Highs