The Broadway cast of 13 will be featured on MTV News, on Tuesday, October 7th. The show, which opened on Sunday, October 5th, 2008, began preview performances on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 West 45th Street) on September 16th, 2008.
Get a good look at the lives of the teenagers in the cast when MTV invades their school and rehearsal to show that just because these teens are Broadway stars, does not mean they get to skip out on their high school homework. Leads
Graham Phillips (Evan),
Allie Trimm (Patrice),
Aaron Simon Gross (Archie) and other members of the cast answer questions about what it's like being young and on Broadway, while composer,
Jason Robert Brown discusses his inspiration and love for the show.
13 is a new musical with music and lyrics by Tony Award winner
Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years) and a book by award winning children's author & songwriter
Dan Elish ("Born Too Short, Confessions of an 8th Grade Basket Case") and veteran writer for TV and film
Robert Horn ("Designing Women").
13, A New Musical is directed by Tony Award nominee
Jeremy Sams (The Sound of Music in the West End) and choreographed by Tony Award nominee
Christopher Gattelli (
South Pacific).
Tom Kitt (High Fidelity) is the Music Director.
Tickets for
13, A New Musical can be purchased through Telecharge at (212) 239-6200 or
http://www.telecharge.com/ and at The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street) Box Office. The performance schedule is Tuesday – Saturday at 8pm, Saturday & Sunday at 2pm, and again on Sunday at 7pm.
For more information, cast videos and a free download of the title track, visit: http://www.13themusical.com/.
To join the 13 community, visit:
www.13fans.com
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