Songs by Rockwell, Etc. Featured in 'Camp' Musical in July
By: BWW News Desk Jun. 02, 2006
Songs by a multitude of songwriters--including "High School Musical'"s Faye Greenberg and David Lawrence and The Musical of Musical's Eric Rockwell--will be featured in Everything About Camp (Almost). TADA! Youth Theater will continues its 21st season with a revival of the popular original musical, which will begin performances on July 7 and run through the 29th at the TADA! Theater (15 West 28th Street).
The show will feature scenes by Michael Slade, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Agee, Gary Bagley, James Beloff, Jamie Bernstein (the daughter of Leonard Bernstein), Jim Colleran, Carmen Borgia, Mary Ehlinger, David Evans , Daniel Feigelson, Faye Greenberg, David Lawrence, Robby Merkin, Mary Murfitt, Eric Rockwell, Margaret Rose, and Evan Schiff "Featuring a diverse cast of talented kids from all 5 boroughs of the city and New Jersey, Everything About Camp (Almost) is the adventures of spending summer at Camp Ichikawaooeemakoyahoo (say that ten times fast!). Anyone who's ever been to sleepaway camp (or wants to go) will love this funny, heart-warming musical," state press notes.TADA! produces original musicals, plays, and dance pieces by both emerging and established artists, all performed by youth actors who are the same age as many of the audience members. TADA! features a year-round Resident Youth Ensemble, renowned education programs in more than 34 public schools, classes taught by professional teaching artists, and an annual one-act playwriting contest and staged reading series geared towards teen actors and audiences. TADA! gives children the opportunity to discover the magic of live theatre, as an audience member or by performance and exploration, in a supportive and professional environment. All the productions are based on themes relevant to children's lives.Videos