FRECKLEFACE THE MUSICAL to Hosts MLK Day Special Performance and Talkback

Rose Caiola, Producer/co-book writer and head of Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (248 West 60^th Street) has invited a special group of inner-city kids to see the Monday, January 16th performance of the hit off Broadway show FRECKLEFACE THE MUSICAL.

This is the second time the show has hosted kids from New York City schools for a performance and after-show talkback with the cast and creators about bullying, which is a prominent theme of the musical.  The musical is based on the popular children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry” by actress Julianne Moore which is actually based on her life growing up with red hair and freckles. The universal themes of anti-bullying and teasing and learning to love the skin you are in reaches kids from ages 4-12 and even adults learn from these important messages.

The invited children will come from the following agencies and organizations: PAL (Police Athletic League), Building Bridges and St. Gregory The Great in Brooklyn.

The speciAl Martin Luther Day performance will take place at 1 pm and tickets are still available for the performance.   Tickets are priced at $45.00 and can be purchased through Telecharge.com at 212 239-6200.  Audience members purchasing tickets for Monday are welcomed to stay for the talkback . 

With music and lyrics by Gary Kupper and book by Kupper and Caiola, the show is playing an open end run at MMAC Theatre, 248 West 60^th Street.  Buddy Crutchfield directed with choreography by Gail Pennington Crutchfield.