JUNIE B. JONES THE MUSICAL Starts New Shows For Kids Series At Black Box PAC Teaneck!

The Black Box Performing Arts Center continues to emerge as the Tri-State area's premiere destination for both cutting-edge professional theater and collaborative performing arts education - in the heart of Teaneck, NJ- just a quick ride over the George Washington Bridge.

Junie B. Jones The Musical is the first professional pop musical for kids in BBPAC's second full 2017-18 season of professional theater, which includes four more 'mainstage' productions, ongoing immersive late-night rock musicals, and the development of at least three original works for the stage.

This production of Junie B. Jones The Musical - presented in special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI) - is a collaboration of all-star Black Box performers Allison Falkenstern, Jason Felix, Sara Giacomini, Samuel Hapner-Goldman, Nachi Lederer, Danielle MacMath, and Sari Rosen. The director is Allison Falkenstern, the choreographer is Nachi Lederer, and the producer is Black Box Studios.

Junie B. Jones will only play on Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00AM from November 11 through December 17 at Black Box Studios' new home, Teaneck's Black Box Performing Arts Center (200 Walraven Drive. (just off Palisade Ave., GPS: 290 Walraven Drive), Teaneck, NJ 07666.

Wowee-wow-wow! >From Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, the team that brought you Dear Edwina, comes Junie B. Jones The Musical - a heartwarming adaptation of the best-selling book series by Barbara Park. It's the first day of first grade, and a lot is happening: Junie B.'s very best friends have found new pals to hang out with, the words on the blackboard are fuzzy and nonsensical (could this mean she needs ~gasp~ glasses?!?), and Junie B. must find a way to let her talents shine at the big Kickball Tournament!

Join Junie B. as she navigates the ups and downs of the school year, featuring a loveable cast of characters, memorable songs, and dances that will make you want to jump up and join in! This comical musical is sure to delight audiences of all ages.

Junie B. Jones plays the following 12-performance schedule: 1. Saturday 11/11, 11am 2. Sunday 11/12, 11am 3. Saturday 11/18, 11am 4. Sunday 11/19, 11am 5. Saturday 11/25, 11am 6. Sunday 11/26, 11am 7. Saturday 12/2, 11am 8. Sunday 12/3, 11am 9. Saturday 12/9, 11am 10. Sunday 12/10, 11am 11. Saturday 12/16, 11am 12. Sunday 12/17, 11am

Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for students/seniors, and just $12 for children under age 12. Tickets are now available at www.blackboxpac.com. Group rates for 10 or more are available by calling (201) 357-2221. Tickets can also be purchased at the venue; please call (201) 357-2221 for box office hours. Black Box Performing Arts Center is located at 200 Walraven Drive, just off Palisade Ave., Teaneck, NJ 07666 (GPS: 290 Walraven Drive).

Following this season's opener Hand To God by Robert Askins, the New York City area's most eclectic theatre offerings continue at BBPAC with Junie B. Jones The Musical for kids and families, and with Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize winning Buried Child, to be followed by a workshop of a new musical in early December, a series of cutting edge student productions in mid-December, a January production of Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt, and more: www.blackboxpac.com. In 2016/17, BBPAC's first full season included productions of Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews, Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, Evil Dead The Musical, Edward Albee's The Goat Or, Who Is Sylvia?, Caryl Churchill's Cloud 9, Michael Gurin's Twist Of Faith, Matthew Lopez's The Whipping Man, and Ayad Ahktar's Disgraced.