ANGELINA BALLERINA Plays Final Week At Union Square Theater, Closes 3/13

ANGELINA BALLERINA THE MUSICAL will play its final performance at the UNION SQUARE THEATRE on Sunday, March 13th. The production, with book and lyrics by Susan DiLallo, music by Ben Morss and directed and choreographed by Sam Viverito, based on the famous dancing mouseling and her friends created by Katharine Holabird and illustrated by Helen Craig opened at Vital Theatre Company's home theater at 76th Street and Broadway on October 2nd 2010 and ran through January 2nd 2011. The show then moved to the Union Square Theatre January 8th. ANGELINA BALLERINA THE MUSICAL also made several tour stops including the Pittsburgh International Children's Theatre Festival. The new NYC location will be announced soon.

Ticket prices range from $39.50 to $65 with $25 lap seats available at the Union Square Theatre box office on the day of the show for children under 1 year of age. The show is geared towards families with children, ages 3-12. For reservations call Ticketmaster at 1-800-982-2787 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. UNION SQUARE THEATRE is located at 100 East 17th Street, between Union Square East and Irving Place. For more information visit www.angelinathemusical.com.

ANGELINA BALLERINA THE MUSICAL, Angelina And her friends, Alice, Gracie, AZ, Viki and even their teacher, Ms. Mimi, are all aflutter because a special guest is coming to visit Camembert Academy! Angelina And her friends will perform all types of dance, including hip-hop, modern dance, the Irish jig and of course, ballet and they are excited to show off their skills to their famous visitor. Angelina is the most excited of all, but will she get the starring moment she hopes for? Based on the CG-animated series, Angelina Ballerina The Next Steps on PBS KIDS®, ANGELINA BALLERINA THE MUSICAL is a family-friendly show that will have the entire audience dancing in the aisles.

ANGELINA BALLERINA THE MUSICAL had its initial sold out run October 2nd, 2010 through January 2nd, 2011 at Vital Theatre Company on the Upper West Side.

The cast features Carole Ashley, Ronn Burton, Amber Coartney*, Alexis Field, Jessica Freitas, Kara Jones, Harmony Livingston, Maggie Gomez-Madonia, Whitney Autumn Meyer*, Cassie Okenka*, Wesley Tunison, Kevin Michael Wade*, Jake Weinstein, Amy White*, Tiffany Weisend and Amanda Yachechak*. *Original cast member.

ANGELINA BALLERINA^TM, a beloved publishing property for close to three decades, is a little star with big dreams of becoming a prima ballerina. This feisty little mouse works hard to reach her goals and along the way, always learns from her mistakes. When little girls share in Angelina's experiences, they're inspired to go after their big dreams too. In addition to the critically acclaimed story books created by Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig, Angelina Ballerina dances her way into the hearts of young girls weekly on PBS KIDS® in the CG-animated series, Angelina Ballerina The Next Steps. For more information about Angelina Ballerina, please visit www.angelinaballerina.com.

Susan DiLallo (Book and Lyrics) is the recipient of the covetEd Kleban Award. Her libretto for an original musical comedy, IRON CURTAIN, earned her a Jonathan Larson Award, and was further developed during a residency at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Her book and lyrics to another musical, ONCE UPON A TIME IN NEW JERSEY, won both a Richard Rodgers Award and The Global Search for New Musicals Competition, Cardiff. Other credits include: the Mattel/Clear Channel production of BARBIE LIVE! IN FAIRYTOPIA (book, lyrics); THAT'S LIFE (Outer Critics Circle nominee); PINOCCHIO, A MUSICAL ABOUT ADOPTION (winner, KIDDstuff new play competition); and the revised libretto for the classic A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN.

Ben Morss (Music) wrote the music and lyrics for CINDERELLA'S MICE, which was produced by Vital in 2006. CINDERELLA'S MICE and his other children's musical, POP STAR, are published by Samuel French. He is an alumnus of the BMI Workshop, arranged the music for the stage version of Trey Parker's CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL and created music for ANANSI THE STORY KING at Georgetown University. He has played piano and arranged for platinum-selling bands such as Cake and Wheatus, and his playing was used in the films Sidewalks of New York and L.I.E. His own new band, Chariots of Tuna, has been praised on blogs from Sweden to Brazil and, in 2010, will be playing festivals around the world. He leads the nine-piece crossover group, THE INFINATE ORCHESTRA. He earned his doctorate in music from the University of California at Davis.

The ANGELINA BALLERINA crew includes Director and Choreographer Sam Viverito, Assistant Director Lynn Sterling, Set Designer Kyle Dixon, Costume Designer Elisabeth Vastola, Lighting Designer Josh Bradford, Sound Engineer Martin Peacock and Production Stage Manager Shani Colleen Murfin.

HIT ENTERTAINMENT is one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights-owners. HIT's portfolio includes properties, such as Barney^TM, Bob the Builder^TM, Thomas & Friends^TM, Pingu^TM, Fireman Sam^TM, Angelina Ballerina^TM and Rainbow Magic^TM. HIT represents Chapman Entertainment's Fifi and the Flowertots^TM and Roary the Racing Car^TM in North America, as well as Wallace & Gromit^TM, Shaun the Sheep^TM, Timmy Time^TM and Aardman Classics from Aardman Animations. HIT also acts as representative for The Wiggles® in the UK. Launched in 1989, HIT's lines of business span television and video production, content distribution, publ! ishing, consumer products licensing and live events and has operations in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Japan. HIT is a part-owner of US-based preschool channel, PBS KIDS SproutSM, and international preschool channel JimJam, (outside of the US, UK and China). For more information, visit www.hitentertainment.com

Vital Theatre Company commissions new musicals for children each season. Since its founding in 1999, Vital Theatre Company has been honored with two AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE by the Off Off Broadway Review and has received high acclaim from audiences and critics alike for being "a wonderful place for parents to introduce their kids to the glories of live theatre, done well and at modest prices." Now in its 12th season, the company is dedicated to producing entertaining and educational theatre for young audiences. To date, the company has presented 50 original productions for over 160,000 children and their families.

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