Category Archives: Musical

The Star Child at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Feb 7

The Star Child at Joe’s Movement Emporium, Feb 7

Zerkalo Musical Theater’s brings their rendition of Oscar Wilde’s “The Star Child” to the Mt. Rainier, MD community

The “Star Child” or “What makes a person truly beautiful” comes to Joe’s free of charge for all children

Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 4:00pm

Location: Joe’s Movement Emporium

Sunday Feb. 7, 2016 at 4 pm Zerkalo Musical Theater’s theatrical music and dance production, “The Star Child” based on the story by the famous English author Oscar Wilde, comes to Joe’s. As part of Joe’s mission to present accessible and affordable arts experiences to the community, Joe’s has partnered with the McLean, VA based Russian company to offer their free of charge to children. Adult tickets are $5, all children 12 and under are welcome for free. An adult must accompany all children. Tickets are limited.

Joe’s own Arts Education Director LaTanya Robinson introduced Zerkalo (“mirror” in Russian) Musical Theater’s founder and director Alexey and Olga Predit to Joe’s Movement Emporium back in September of 2015. The theater group and Joe’s partnered to bring their winter production of “The Star Child” to Joe’s community at a significantly reduced price. In order to make productions like this work, Joe’s is reliant on loyal donors whose dollars ensure arts education has a home a Joe’s. Joe’s will have an opportunity for donations at the event.

About “The Star Child”

Zerkalo Musical Theater first presented the Star Child in Russian at the 5th International Festival of the Russian Speaking Children’s Theaters. Our actors won prizes for the best male and female lead roles. The Theater won the nomination for the best expression of humanistic values. The script along with the original Russian songs was translated into English almost entirely by the young actors.

This story is about the Star-Child whose beauty has caused him to grow proud, cruel, and selfish. He denies that an ugly beggar woman is his mother. Learning he is wrong, he vows to search for her throughout the world. This story is about transformative power of determination, love, and compassion.

Tickets: $5 for adults, children 12 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here. For more info, visit the website or call 301-699-1819.

Twisted at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Jan 27-29

Twisted at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Jan 27-29

Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier

Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt. Sally Wagner Performing Arts Space, Room 004 in ERHS.

Thursday, January 27, 2016, 7:00pm
Friday, January 28, 2016, 7:00pm
Saturday, January 29, 2016, 7:00pm

Hop on your flying carpet, because this musical parody retells the classic tale of Aladdin… from the villain’s point of view! Long ago in a Magic Kingdom, one misunderstood Royal Vizier will go on a quest to save his city from its bumbling sultan, an invading prince, and the most notorious thief to ever live! With the help of the Kingdom’s free-spirited, teenage Princess, the Vizier must find a magical lamp containing a wish-granting Djinn (who’s really funny, by the way) and defeat the city’s most-wanted criminal… Aladdin! This musical adventure celebrates and lovingly pokes fun at everyone’s favorite series of hand-drawn, animated films.

Tickets are $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Advance tickets will be sold at the school during all lunches.

Zombie Prom at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 29-Feb 13

Zombie Prom at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Jan 22-Feb 13

Opening Weekend performances of Zombie Prom ARE CANCELLED

Given the predicted extreme blizzard event bearing down on the Mid-Atlantic region, and for the safety of our patrons, cast, and crew, Greenbelt Arts Center is very sorry to say we will be cancelling opening weekend performances of Zombie Prom (Friday 1/22 and Saturday 1/23).

For those who have pre-purchased tickets for this weekend, to the extent possible we will exchange your tickets for another performance during the run of the show at your request. We are looking at the option of adding additional performance dates within the run and will announce those if and when they are finalized.

If for some reason the storm does not materialize or downgrades to something smaller AND safer, we may announce the reinstatement of the Saturday performance.

Please stay safe, everyone.

Zombie Prom by John Dempsey and Dana P. Rowe
Directed by Jeffery Lesniak
Choreographed by Rikki Howie Lacewell

January 22- February 13, 2016
Friday and Saturday at 8:00
Sundays January 31 and February 7 at 2:00

It’s the atomic 1950’s at Enrico Fermi High, where the law is laid down by a zany, tyrannical principal. Pretty senior Toffee has fallen for the class bad boy. Family pressure forces her to end the romance, and he charges off on his mortocycle to the nuclear waste dump. He returns glowing and determined to reclaim her heart. He still wants to graduate, but most of all he wants to take Toffee to the prom. The principal orders him to drop dead while a scandal reporter seizes on him as the freak du jour.

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Ticket prices: $22 General Admission, $18 Students/Seniors/Military,
$14 Youth (12 and under with adult)

Buy tickets here.

Winnie-the-Pooh at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Dec 5-20

Winnie-the-Pooh at the Greenbelt Arts Center, Dec 5-20

Winnie-the-Pooh
Dramatized by le Clanche du Rand from the stories by A. A. Milne
December 5-20
Directed by Jon Gardner

Location: Greenbelt Arts Center

Pooh and Piglet try to catch a Heffalump. It’s Eeyore’s birthday but he’s lost his tail, and Rabbit is worried about the arrival of Kanga and Roo – with a bathtub and soap! Owl and Christopher Robin join in the adventures. The beloved inhabitants of the hundred-acre wood come to life in this musical adaptation of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, sure to please Pooh fans of all ages. With Harper Chadwick, Tiffany Chadwick, Sophie Cooper, Alyssa Heintzelman, Bill Jones, Jim Pasquale, Jenn Robinson, and Stephanie Thom.

See the trailer on YouTube!

Winnie-the-Pooh special pricing:
$15 All adults/seniors/students/military
$10 Youth 12 and under

Buy tickets here.

Annie at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Nov 13-21

Annie at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Nov 13-21

Annie
By Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin
Based on “Little Orphan Annie”
Directed by Christopher Mannino

Location: Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt.

Friday, November 13, 2015 at 7pm.
Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 7pm.
Friday, November 20, 2015 at 7pm.
Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 7pm.

This November 13, 14, 20 & 21, Annie will grace the stage of Eleanor Roosevelt High School! This inspiring tale of an optimistic orphan girl is a classic beloved by all. It tells the extraordinary story of a little orphan who spends ends up in the lap of luxury with Depression-era billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Unlike most of the other children at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage, spunky Annie believes that her parents are still alive and will one day return to claim her. So when Mr. Warbucks offers to adopt her, she asks the most powerful man in America to help find her real mom and dad instead, and he agrees. Warbucks’ whopping reward for Annie’s parents attracts the attention of con artists Rooster, Lily and the wicked Miss Hannigan, who hatch a plot to kidnap Annie and take the $50,000 reward. All of us at ERHS Drama sincerely look forward to giving you a show you’ll enjoy!

Tickets: $6 in advance, $9 at the door. Tickets are available at the school.