Vital's THE PRINCESS OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE Runs Thru 3/1

VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is pleased to announce its weekday performances for Washington's Birthday and Midwinter Recess for its production of "THE PRINCESS OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE," with book by LINDSAY JOELLE, music and lyrics by JUSTIN S. FISCHER and directed by TERESA K. POND. The production continues through March 1st, Saturdays and Sundays at 11 am and 1 pm. All tickets are $20. The show is appropriate for ages 2 - 8 and animal lovers of all ages. For reservations, visit www.vitaltheatre.org or call (212) 579-0528. VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is located at 2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side.

Whenever Chloe plays make believe, she loves to be in charge. But sometimes her friends think she gets a bit too bossy. When Chloe is left alone with her little terrier, Sparkle, she makes a wish that sends them both on an adventure in the Riverside Dog Park-where she soon discovers that the big dogs play by different rules.

LINDSAY JOELLE (Book) trained as a lyricist in the TONY award-winning BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop and is a proud member of the American Theatre Wing's Springboard Program and the Dramatists Guild. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in English Literature.

JUSTIN S. FISCHER (Music and Lyrics) recently completed a run as Associate Music Director for TRIP OF LOVE, a new dance musical, which had its international premiere in Osaka, Japan in April, with plans for a New York transfer in 2009. He has served as resident music director for the Columbia Gorge School of Theatre, the Naples Dinner Theatre, the Winter Park Playhouse, and Seaside Music Theater. Regionally, Justin has music-directed and arranged, orchestrated and composed for the Winter Park Playhouse, Paper Moon Theatre Company, the Orlando Repertory Theatre and the University of Central Florida. Commissions: Erie Playhouse and the Seagle Music Colony.

TERESA K. POND (Director) has produced and directed numerous plays, musicals, and opera during her seven-year tenure as Producing Artistic Director of ACT (Alaska). Musicals include West Side Story, THE MUSIC MAN, THE WIZARD OF OZ, CAMELOT, and HONK! Regional work includes MACBETH, TARTUFFE, LYSISTRATA, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER and OF MICE AND MEN. Her award-winning production of HALF LIFE was hailed as the top show of The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) in 2005 (New York Magazine). Recent work includes: EXTRAORDINARY! at Vital Theatre Company, PERFECT WEDDING and RUN FOR YOUR WIFE at Millbrook Playhouse.

The production features choreography by Jessica Redish, sets by Adam Koch, lighting by CHRISTINA WATANABE, and costumes by ELIZABETH VASTOLA. KARA TEOLIS is the Production Stage Manager and KRISTIN ORLANDO is the Stage Manager.

VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is the winner of two Awards for Excellence for its Family Programming 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 tenth year, the company is dedicated to producing entertaining and educational theatre for young audiences.

 

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