Meridee Stein News

Chester Theatre Company (CTC) will present Curve of Departure by Rachel Bonds in the historic Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Road in Chester, MA, from August 8 - 18. The production is directed by Keira Naughton making her CTC debut.

Ted Mozino productions LLC and the Midtown International Theatre Festival are pleased to announce the New York City premiere production of BOOMERS, directed by Gerald vanHeerden and choreographed by Kevin Ferguson. BOOMERS will play a limited engagement at the June Havoc Theatre (312 W. 36th Street, 1st Floor). Performances begin Friday, July 15th and continue through Saturday, July 30th.

Mesa Arts Center announces its Spring 2010 Performing Live Season with diverse acts that will excite patrons of all ages. For country fans, music legend Merle Haggard will perform his #1 chart topping songs. For classical music lovers, reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman is returning for an unforgettable performance.

Plain Language Productions, Inc. will present a reading of the new musical, SILAS, (www.silasthemusical.com) based on George Eliot's novel Silas Marner, on Friday, December 5th at 11a.m. and 3:30p.m.

Plain Language Productions, Inc. will present a reading of the new musical, SILAS, (www.silasthemusical.com) based on George Eliot's novel Silas Marner, on Friday, December 5th at 11a.m. and 3:30p.m.

Plain Language Productions, Inc. will present a reading of the new musical, SILAS, (www.silasthemusical.com) based on George Eliot's novel Silas Marner, on Friday, December 5th at 11a.m. and 3:30p.m.

The Stephen Schwartz children's musical Captain Louie, in which the young boy of the title finds Halloween adventures, will set sail on a national tour in 2006-2007

Stephen Schwartz' family musical Captain Louie will open off-Broadway at the Little Shubert Theatre on October 31st

After Tony in West Side Story, Dear World, and Follies, Kurt Peterson left the world of performing. Now he's back producing Stephen Schwartz's Captain Louie....

Captain Louie, a new family musical with music and lyrics by Academy and Grammy-Award winner Stephen Schwartz, will have its world premiere at The York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director), May 4 - June 12, produced by The York in association with Meridee Stein, Pam Koslow and Kurt Peterson.

A new musical adaptation of David A. Adler's children's books premiers at St. Lukes Theatre.

Meridee Stein and Pamela Koslow, the producers of Captain Louie discuss the importance of children's theatre and the New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Oscar-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz talks about children, the arts, and the New York Musical Theatre Festival.