Photo Flash: Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre's ALADDIN, Opens 5/1

The Way Off Broadway Children's Theatre, the only theatre of its kind in the area – offering lunch matinee shows geared for children and their families – continues its 2010 Season with its spring production of Aladdin, opening Saturday, May 1.  The 2010 Season marks the Children's Theatre's fifteenth year of bringing children's stories to life on the stage in Frederick.

Way Off Broadway's Aladdin is an exciting original musical based on the story from The Tales of the Arabian Nights.  As the show unfolds, Aladdin finds love and adventures when he meets Princess Marazade and discovers two comical genies, the Genie of the Lamp and the Genie of the Ring, who help him outwit the evil sorcerer.

The cast of Way Off Broadway's Aladdin includes Jordan Stocksdale as the Genie of the Ring and Jeremy Trammelle as the Genie of the Lamp.  The Evil Sorcerer is played by Bill Kiska, with Morgan Lash and Rebecca Faye Shorr sharing the role of Princess Marazade, and Gary Bernard DiNardo as Aladdin.  The story was adapted for the stage and is directed by Susan Thornton with music by Cathie Porter-Borden and lyrics by Leon Borden.   

Aladdin runs from May 1 – August 8, with performances every Saturday afternoon and the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month.  Tickets are $15 per person and may be purchased by contacting the Box office at (301) 662-6600. 

Over the years, Way Off Broadway's Children's Theatre has brought countless children's fairytales to the stage, turning each one into a fast-paced, family-friendly, original musical adaptation.  From Snow White to the Three Little Pigs, Sleeping Beauty to Jack and the Beanstalk, all of the most memorable characters have appeared on the WOB stage.  Making the experience even more unique however, is the fact that a lunch is also served to the audience with the characters from the production doubling as the servers.  

For additional information or to find out about the remaining 2010 Children's Theatre Season which includes Charlotte's Web and the new Christmas production of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, visit the theatre's website at www.wayoffbroadway.com.
 
 The Children's Theatre is a part of the Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre, which has been a leader in the region's performing arts community since it first opened in 1995. Under the direction of the Kiska Family since 2002, WOB has produced such productions as A Funny Thing . . . Forum, Guys & Dolls, Steel Magnolias, Oklahoma!, Grease, Fiddler on the Roof, The Odd Couple, A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, and Cats, as well as the area premieres of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles, The Wedding Singer, and Mel Brooks' The Producers.  For 2010, Way Off Broadway is proud to bring productions of All Shook Up, Nunsense A-Men!, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Christmas Follies: The North Pole Revue to the stage.

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