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AWARD-WINNING
VITAL THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
FANCY NANCY: SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS
November 22nd, 2014 - January 4th, 2015
Saturdays and Sundays at 11am and 1pm
The award-winning Vital Theatre Company is
pleased to announce the World Premiere of FANCY NANCY: SPLEDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS.
The show will run from November 22nd, 2014 - January 4th, 2015, Saturdays and
Sundays at 11am and 1pm, with holiday performances on November 28th and
December 26th, 29th, 30th, 31st and January 1st at 11am and 1pm. Tickets are
$39.50 for regular seats and $49.50 for premium seats.For reservations, visit
www.vitaltheatre.org or call (212)579-0528. Vital Theatre Company
is located at 2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at West 76th Street, on the Upper West Side.
What could be fancier than Christmas? Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles - and who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la! This year, Nancy is especially excited. She bought a brand-new sparkly tree topper with her own money and can't wait to decorate the Christmas tree. But when things don't turn out the way Nancy planned, will Christmas still be splendiferous?
FANCY NANCY: SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS is based on
the New York Times bestselling picture book by Jane O'Connor
and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, with book by Cara Lustik,
lyrics by Matthew Hardy, music by Randy Klein, and directed and
choreographed by Sam Viverito.
Cara Lustik (Book) has over 15 years in the entertainment, branding and licensing
industries. Previously, she worked with HIT
Entertainment for its preschool properties including Thomas the Tank
Engine™. Cara has worked with Production, Home Entertainment, Creative, Live Events,
Broadcast and Digital teams on live events and stage productions, new characters, and digital
initiatives. Cara worked at Warner Bros./DC
Comics working on the DC Super Heroes including Superman™, Batman™
and Wonder Woman™.
Matthew
Hardy (Lyrics) hails from Houston, Texas. He has written the book and lyrics
for the new musical comedies FLAMBÉ
DREAMS, BLING!, THE RUBBERERS and lyrics for the children's musical EVER HAPPILY AFTER. Matthew received an Honorable Mention for Excellence in
Lyric Writing at The New York Musical Theatre Festival 2012, is an Anna
Sosenko Trust Recipient (2012), and a Jerry Boch Award finalist (2011). As an actor, he has performed with the National Tour of Fosse, toured with Jane
Comfort & Co., presented his own cabaret act entitled SONGS FOR THE DYSFUNCTIONAL, and
worked at many regional theaters across the nation.Matthew is a proud member of Actor's
Equity, a graduate of the William Esper Acting Studio and a member of The BMI
Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop.www.matthewhardy.org
Randy
Klein (Music/Orchestrations/Vocal Arrangements) is an award winning composer and pianist
with 4 Emmy Awards and 2 Gold Records. His musical theatre works include: FLAMBÉ DREAMS - 2012 New York Musical Theatre
Festival; EVER HAPPILY AFTER, a
children's musical, 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival; MOVE!, a dance musical commissioned
- Royal Theatre Carre', Amsterdam; I
DON'T DO CLUB DATES, staged readings Victory Theater, by the National Musical
Theater Network and John Harms Arts Center. Recipient of the Simons
Fellowship at the Hall Center for the Humanities, University of Kansas, he is
an Anna Sosenko Trust Recipient; BMI Foundation Jerry Harrington Award for
Achievement in Musical Theatre, nominated for the Jerry Boch Award for
theater composition. Composer of the choral works FOR MY PEOPLE, FACING IT and DEAR JOHN, DEAR COLTRANE. Numerous
solo improvised piano recordings. Member of The BMI Lehman Engel Musical
Theatre Workshop, The Dramatists Guild. Randy is an Exclusive Steinway
Artist. www.randyklein.com
The cast
includes Nick Carroll, Taylor Coriell, Marc Cornes, Gabriell
Petrosino and Kaitlyn Sage. Set Design is by Kyle Dixon,
Costume Design by Amanda Jenks, Lighting Design by Aaron Meadow,
Musical Direction by Jaime Clegg and Production Stage Management by Abbey
Bay.
Throughout the year, Vital Theatre Company offers
Performance Camps for children, led by Camp Director Elise Reynard. Junior
Performance Camps are week long theatre skills camps which culminate in a
final musical sharing for family and friends and are open to children ages 4
- 6. Play In A Day camps take place on one weekend day from 10am - 3pm
in which campers create a performance for family and friends followed by a
reception and autograph signing. Play In A Day is open to children
ages 4 - 6 and 7 - 10. For dates and information, visit vitaltheatre.org. All
camps are held at St. Michael's Church, located at 225 West 99th
Street, on the corner of Amsterdam.
Vital Theatre Company is dedicated to
producing entertaining and educational theatre for young audiences. Located
on New York City's Upper West Side at the McGinn/Cazale Theatre, Vital
Theatre Company commissions three to five musicals for children each season.
Since its founding in 1999, Vital Theatre Company has been honored with the
2012 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Family Musical, 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" (Off-Off Broadway Review). Entering its 16th season, the company
has presented over 96 original productions for over 500,000 children and
their families. Vital Voices, Vital Theatre Company's vibrant Arts-in-Education
program, engages over 2,600 NYC public school students in eight school
communities by integrating theatre arts into the core curriculum to stimulate
academic progress and inspire creative achievement.
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