CAN YOU DIG IT? A '70s LOVE STORY Premieres at the Riverdale YM-YWHA, Now thru 7/23

Lace up your disco shoes, light up your lava lamp, and boogie on down to the Riverdale Y for the world premiere of CAN YOU DIG IT? A '70s LOVE STORY. Equal parts "High School Musical," "Grease," and "Welcome Back Kotter," this hilarious new musical will be presented for five performances only:

Saturday, July 18 at 9:15pm

Sunday, July 19 at 3:00pm

Tuesday, July 21 at 7:30pm

Wednesday, July 22 at 7:30pm

Thursday, July 23 at 7:30pm

Tickets are $10, and may be purchased at the door prior to showtime. Performances will be held at the Riverdale YM-YWHA, located at 5625 Arlington Avenue (just off of Riverdale Avenue and West 256th Street), in Riverdale, Bronx, NY. For more information, visit www.riverdalerisingstars.com

At a groovy little high school in Anywheresville, USA, the hunky heartthrob falls hard for the new girl at Generic High. But will a pack of jealous cheerleaders, political differences, and a budgeting crisis shut down the school - and the romance between Zach and Vanessa - before prom? Join the student body's cool cats and chumps and the harried teachers as they work together to set things right before graduation in this far-out new musical with original songs.

CAN YOU DIG IT? A '70s LOVE STORY includes music, lyrics, and book by Bob Walton (co-writer of Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical, My Brother's Keeper, and Double Trouble: A Tour de Farce; and performer in Broadway's 42nd Street, Once Upon a Mattress, Show Boat, and City of Angels.) and is directed by Riverdale Y Director of Performing Arts Laurie Walton. The show is choreographed by Rachel Szpilka. The design team includes Tony Want (Set Building), David Pentz (Lighting), and Penelope Margeotes (Costumes), and Denise Eberly (Sound Design.

The show features a cast of current and alumni performers from the award-winning teen theatre troupe Riverdale Rising Stars, as well as adult actors from Riverdale Repertory Company.

The Riverdale Y presented a previous version of the show, then titled A High School Musical, 1973 as a workshop presentation in 2009.