Tom Wopat, BUBBLEMANIA and More Set for Queens Theatre in March

Celebrate the beginning of spring at Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Avenue South in Flushing Meadow Corona Park, the premier venue for the performing arts in the borough of Queens.

Special productions in March include performances by Tlen-Huicani, traditional folk music group, Tony Award nominee Tom Wopat in his concert of Broadway Hits and the electrifying Philadelphia Dance Company, PHILADANCO. Youngsters will enjoy the award-winning Casey Carle in his one-man show, Bubblemania and will learn how to develop into an accomplished classical ballet dancer at The Beauty of Ballet, both part of the Queens Center Kids Series at Queens Theatre.

LATINO CULTURAL SERIES
TLEN HUICANI
Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 8 pm
Tlen-Huicani (pronounced wee-KAH-ne)—which means "the singers" in the indigenous Indian language of Nahuatl—is one of the most faithful interpreters of the traditional folk music of Mexico and Latin America. Tlen-Huicani has taken the beautiful "harpa jarocha" or folk harp, and has made it the centerpiece of their music.
Founded in 1973, the group was named best folk group in Mexico by the union of music and theater critics. Group director, Alberto de la Rosa, is one of the most respected musicians in all of Mexico, and is considered among the most outstanding folk harpists in the world. (Tickets $35)
CELEBRITY CONCERT SERIES
Tom Wopat
Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 2 pm or 8 pm
The star of stage (Catch Me If You Can Annie Get Your Gun, Guys and Dolls) and television (Dukes of Hazzard, Cybill) performs a fun and swinging concert of Broadway hits and standards of the 40s and 50s. (Tickets $44; Producer’s Circle $60*)
* PRODUCER’S CIRCLE: available during our special event presentations, these tickets include prime seating (Row A & B, center) plus a complimentary glass of champagne.

DANCE SERIES
PHILADANCO
Saturday, March 17 at 2 pm or 8 pm & Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 3 pm
Founded in 1970, PHILADANCO—the Philadelphia Dance Company—is celebrated around the world for its innovation, creativity and preservation of African-American traditions in dance and recognized for its artistic integrity, superbly trained dancers and electrifying performances. (Tickets $46)

QUEENS CENTER KIDS SERIES AT QUEENS THEATRE
BUBBLEMANIA
Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 1 pm or 3 pm
Come see the beauty, wonder and fun of bubbles as international, award-winning bubble performer Casey Carle brings his amazing one-man show combining spontaneous comedy, jazz music and brilliant bubbling to Queens Theatre. Witness fantastic fog-filled bubble sculptures, blobs of helium-filled foam, bubble ping-pong, trapping an audience member (or two?) inside a gigantic soap bubble and thousands of bubbles filling the stage. (Tickets $14)

THE BEAUTY OF BALLET
Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 1 pm or 3 pm
How do ballerinas dance on their toes? How do dancers spin in place without getting dizzy? How many years of training does it take to become a ballet dancer? Those questions and more will be answered when the world-famous School of American Ballet (official academy of New York City Ballet) returns to Queens Theatre for its second year to introduce children to the beauty of ballet. A member of the school’s faculty and advanced male and female students will illustrate how talented youngsters develop into accomplished classical ballet dancers, alternating examples of advanced classroom training exercises with the performance of excerpts from notable classical ballets such as The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty. Suggested for children ages 4 and older. (Tickets are free of charge, but reservations are required. Call the box office at 718.760.0064 to reserve your seats)

Queens Theatre, under the artistic leadership of Executive Director Ray Cullom, is the premier home for international music, theatre and dance in the borough of Queens. Originally designed by Philip Johnson as part of the historic New York State Pavilion for the 1964 World’s Fair, the theatre is a vibrant performing arts center committed to presenting world-class entertainment that reflects the diversity of New York’s largest borough. With three performance spaces, the theatre plays host to a variety of performances throughout the year, from cabaret to comedy, including popular Latino Cultural Festival and the Immigrant Voices Project, a program that seeks out emerging playwrights and develops plays that represent the rich cultural diversity of the city.
Queens Theatre is located in 14 United Nations Avenue South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, NY and is easily accessible by car, bus or subway.

For more information, visit www.queenstheatre.org.

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