Pepsi Presents Singsation! Mosaic Singers in Concert at the Detroit Film Theater, 3/12 and 3/13

The Mosaic Singers are taking audiences from Detroit straight to the bright lights of Broadway! Filled with their signature powerhouse vocal performances, the critically acclaimed group will bring Singsation! Mosaic Singers in Concert presented by Pepsi to the Detroit Film Theatre inside the DIA on March 12th and 13th, 2011.

Under the direction of DeLashea Middleton, Co-Artistic Director and Director of Music Programs, Singsation! has a little something for everyone. The show opens with the music they are best known for- classical, spiritual, and world music. After intermission the Singers put their own colorful spin on Broadway favorites and little known gems from shows like "Spring Awakening", "13 the Musical" and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." This final show has a special significance to the young artists - the Broadway production of "Spelling Bee" featuring Mosaic alumni Celia Keenan-Bolger for which she earned a Tony award nomination for "Best Featured Actress in a Musical."

"Broadway has given audiences a no pressure opportunity to confront, discuss and relate to the challenges that young people face everyday," stated Ms. Middleton. "This year we are paying homage to a few Broadway musicals that brought growing up and talking about it to the forefront of everyone's mind. We are singing about life's crazy turns, getting more responsibility and the emotional rollercoaster that is life."

The internationally acclaimed Mosaic Singers have performed in over 25 states, at The White House and The Kennedy Center. Internationally, they have represented the United States at the World Festival of Children's Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, performed at the Millennium Done in London, England and participated in cultural exchanges in Dakar, Senegal and Singapore. They have also performed at a myriad of major local events (the final game at Tiger Stadium, Mayoral and Gubernatorial Inauguration ceremonies, Super Bowl XL festivities) and have been honored to open performances for Sweet Honey and the Rock, Pete Seeger, Al Green, The Temptations, Maya Angelou.

Thanks to the generous support of the Hot Topic Foundation, Tickets for the Saturday, March 12th at 2pm tickets are half priced at $10. To purchase tickets, order online at www.mosaicdetroit.com or call 313-833-4005. Special group rates are available by calling 313-872-6910 ext. 4024. All shows are general admission. Children under 5 are not admitted.

SINGSATION! MOSAIC SINGERS IN CONCERT

Show dates and times:
Saturday, March 12 2:00pm
Saturday, March 12 8:00pm
Sunday, March 13 6:00pm

Singsation! Mosaic Singers in Concert is performed at the Detroit Film Theatre inside the DIA, 5200 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48202 (John R. Entrance)

Additional sponsors of Singsation! Mosaic Singers in Concert presented Pepsi include: Hot Topic Foundation, Masco, Chase, Henry Ford Health System, Mercedes Benz Financial Services, Ford Motor Company Fund, MGM Grand Detroit, Charter One, Comerica, National Endowment for the Arts, Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs.

ABOUT MOSAIC YOUTH THEATRE OF DETROIT:

Mosaic's mission is to empower young people to maximize their potential through professional performing arts training and the creation of first-rate theatrical and musical art. Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit has toured its acclaimed all-youth performances to Africa, Asia, Europe and more than 30 states throughout the U.S. and Canada, including the White House and Kennedy Center. Mosaic has also received the prestigious Governor' Arts Award and the Coming Up Taller Award from the President's Council on Arts and Humanities as one of the nation's top youth arts programs, as well being named Best-Managed Nonprofit by Crain's Detroit Business. In an area where dropout rates are staggering, Mosaic proudly reports that 95% of the young artists who participate in Mosaic's Youth Ensemble Program graduate high school and go on to college...many with scholarships. To learn more about Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, visit us online at www.mosaicdetroit.org.

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