Marla Frazee Comes to Burbank for Free Family Storytelling Series

Garry Marshall Theatre is proud to present the debut of its marshallARTS Family Series with their modern storytelling program "Storybook Pages" with the Caldecott Honor-winning children's book All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrator MarlA Frazee on Saturday, October 21 at 10:30am.

Storybook Pages brings children's books to life on the big screen and is free and open to the public. Due to limited seating, reservations are suggested by calling the Box Office at 818.955.8101.

All the World beautifully affirms the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to the warmth of family connections, to the widest sunset sky. Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning until night, this book comes to life through Frazee's illustrations projected larger than life on the Garry Marshall Theatre big screen while being read by actress/singer Connie Jackson.

Join Jackson, singer/songwriter Tom Rossi for a live performance and MEET the award-winning book's illustrator, MarlA Frazee and have her sign All The World for your family (limited copies available for purchase on site).

ABOUT MARLA FrazeE

MarlA Frazee was awarded a Caldecott Honor for All the World and A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever and the Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Picture Book for The Farmer and the Clown. She is the author-illustrator of Roller Coaster, Walk On!, Santa Claus the World's Number One Toy Expert, The Boss Baby, and Boot & Shoe, as well as the illustrator of many other books including The Seven Silly Eaters, Stars, the NYT bestselling Clementine series, and God Got a Dog. Marla has three grown sons, a Little Free Library in her front yard, and a studio in her back yard under an avocado tree.

ABOUT Connie Jackson

Connie Jackson is an actress/singer with credits ranging from Broadway's Dreamgirls, to primetime television. In addition to recent appearances on "How To Get Away With Murder" and Norman Lear's reboot of "One Day At A Time, Connie recurs as Elaine on the long-running hit series "NCIS." A career highlight has been touring the world with multi award-winning musician Phil Collins as a background vocalist. Other artists she has backed include: Patti Austin, Joe Walsh and the legendary Barbra Streisand. Connie can be heard as the voice of Grandma Lucy, in Mariah Carey's soon-to-be-released animated film, All I Want For Christmas.

ABOUT Tom RossI

Tom Rossi is a composer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music therapist, whose style embraces a global mosaic of border-dissolving tones, beats and harmonies from Africa, to Asia, the Middle East, South America and Caribbean, all the way to Los Angeles, CA. Tom brings over twenty years of experience composing and producing for clients like BMW, GoPro, WildAid, Gaiam Inc., and Cyclone Pictures. Rossi has played with an array of the world's great master drummers, and spent fifteen years performing therapeutic music for patients in hospice care, all of which influences his diverse, one-of-a-kind approach to song, rhythm and sound.

ABOUT THE Garry Marshall THEATRE

Garry Marshall Theatre is a nonprofit organization providing innovative performances, educational opportunities, and storytelling activities for all ages, year-round. Located in the heart of Burbank and Toluca Lake's entertainment industry, the critically acclaimed and Ovation Award-winning 130-seat theatre was founded in 1997 as the Falcon Theatre by Hollywood legend Garry Marshall. Reestablished as the Garry Marshall Theatre in 2017, the theatre continues to cultivate new artists and experiences that spark ideas and build community.