Award
Winning TADA! Youth Theater
Continues
Its
25th
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
With
the family musical
WIDE-AWAKE
JAKE
Beginning
April 16
NEW
YORK
,
NY
– Featured in NY Magazine, NY Times, LA Times and the Wall Street Journal,
and the recipient of a 2009 Drama Desk Award and one of 15 youth organizations
nationally to win the Presidential “Coming Up Taller Award,” TADA!
Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive
& Artistic Director), continues to celebrate its 25th
anniversary with
Wide-Awake Jake, book
by Alice Elliott, music by Robby Merkin, lyrics by Faye Greenberg, and
is based on a children’s picture book. The second of three amazing musical
productions for the whole family this season, will open on April
16 and run through May 23.
Premium tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for children. Regular
tickets are $20 for adults, $8 for children and can be purchased by visiting www.tadatheater.com
or calling (212) 252-1619 x128.
TADA! Theater is located at
15 West 28th Street
.
Wide-Awake
Jake
is the wonderful musical for kids, by kids, about a young boy named Jake,
who
simply can’t fall asleep, and the adventures he encounters on his quest for
slumber. Join Jake as he meets a lion, a dragon, and a giant, and learn how
easy and fun YAWN POWER can be!
Cast TBA.
ABOUT
TADA! PRODUCTIONS:
TADA!’s
original productions employ professional directors, choreographers and
designers who work with a multi-ethnic cast of NYC children (ages 8-18) who
are members of the TADA! Resident Youth Ensemble. TADA!’s productions lauded
by critics around the country including
New York Magazine who said, “Since
these young actors are a millisecond away from going pro, this is a good time
to take a gander at stars on their way up.”
ABOUT
TADA! YOUTH THEATER:
For
25 years, the Drama Desk Award-winning TADA! Youth Theater has produced
original musicals performed by kids aged 8-18 for family audiences. TADA!
makes theater accessible through classes, school residencies, and a free youth
development program for the most talented kids in the area. TADA! believes in
giving every child the chance to explore and perform musical theater together
in an artistic, educational, supportive and professional environment.
Wide-Awake
Jake (April
16 – May 23)
book
by Alice Elliott, music by Robby Merkin, lyrics by Faye Greenberg,
based
on the book by Helen Young
and
directed by Janine Nina Trevens , choreographed by Joanna Greer,
musical direction by Jim Colleran, set by Joel Sherry, costumes by Cheryl
McCarron, lighting by Steve O’Shea
Opening
Night, Friday, April 16 at 7PM
Performances
Schedule: Saturday and Sunday at 2PM & 4PM’
Additional
performances: Wednesday, April 28 at 10AM & Noon
Friday,
May 21 at 7PM
NO
PERFORMANCES ON MOTHER’S DAY, SUNDAY, MAY 9
TADA!
Theater is located at
15 West 28th St
.,
Second
Floor (between Broadway and
5th Ave
), NYC
General
tickets: Adults $20, Children $8;
Premium
tickets: Adults $25, Children $15.
Premium
tickets allow you to support TADA!’s mission while enjoying choice seating
for adults and guaranteed front-row bench seats for children.
Tickets
can be purchased online at www.tadatheater.com
or
through
the Box Office at (212) 252-1619 x 128.
Upcoming
productions:
The
NY Premiere of The
Magic Pot: Three Tales from
China
(July 9-August 4)
