Harbor Lights' WEST SIDE STORY Presents Kids Matinee With Talk-Back Today

The Harbor Lights Theater Company, Staten Island's only professional Equity Theater Company lead by Founders and Artistic Directors Tamara Jenkins and Jay Montgomery and Associate Producer Beth Gittleman, announces an additional performance of their hit, West Side Story!

A special KIDS MATINEE is set for today, November 22nd at 2 p.m. All children under 18 will get $25 tickets with Code: KIDSDAY25. There will be a 'talk-back' with cast members after the show. Tickets can be purchased at www.hltc.org and by calling Ovationtix at 866-811-4111.

The "talk back" with actors and producers immediately following the performance will give audience members, including children, a chance to ask questions and discuss the show in an open forum.

The production, based on Arthur Laurent's original book, is under the direction of Helen Hayes and Triangle Award winner Stephen Nachamie and features the original Jerome Robbins choreography set by Felicity Stiverson and Mr. Nachmanie.

Harbor Lights' West Side Story design team is Tabitha Pease (Set Design), Jake Fine (Lighting Design), and Kurt Alger (Costume Design). Michael Mastromarino is resident Technical Director and Duane McKee is Sound Designer.

Show dates are: Nov. 13,14,15 at 8 p.m.; Nov. 16 at 2 p.m.; Nov. 20,21,22 at 8 p.m; and Nov. 22 and 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $35 - $45 with $5 off for seniors 65 and up and students 16 and under. They are available at www.hltc.org and by calling Ovationtix at 866-811-4111.

As a special offering "Dinner and a Show" packages are available for the first time. For $99.00, which includes Premier Show seating, 4 course gourmet meal from Celebrate at Snug Harbor, glass of wine, reserved parking, all taxes, fees, tips and VIP service, theater-goers have a complete evening of entertainment.

About The Harbor Lights Theatre Company - Harbor Lights is the first and only professional Equity Theater Company in Staten Island's history. Since founding Harbor Lights in 2010, Broadway veterans and Harbor Lights Founding Artistic Directors Tamara Jenkins and Jay Montgomery, and Founding Producer Beth Gittleman, have begun building a bridge from Broadway to Staten Island, bringing the nation's best to work with their community's finest. In four seasons of producing plays and musicals, Harbor Lights has presented over 75 Broadway professionals, including Tony, Grammy, Oscar, Emmy, Drama Desk, and Obie award-winning and - nominated artists, in sixteen productions at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Gardens. www.hltc.org.

About Snug Harbor - Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden is one of the largest ongoing adaptive reuse projects in America. It consists of 26 historical buildings, numerous distinctive botanical gardens and 10 acres of wetlands on a unique 83-acre campus in Staten Island. Formerly Sailors' Snug Harbor, a home for retired sailors built in the 1800s, Snug Harbor is now a distinguished regional arts center where history, architecture, visual art, theater, dance, music, environmental science and botanical gardens provide dynamic experiences for all ages. Snug Harbor is also home to the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, the Noble Maritime Collection, Art Lab, Staten Island Children's Museum, and the Staten Island Museum. Snug Harbor is a proud Smithsonian affiliate. Visit us at www.snug-harbor.org, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook.

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