Children's Musical THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERBUNNY to Premiere at MITF 2013, 7/19-21
The bestselling children's book series Thumperino - Diary of a Superbunny recently won the 2013 Book of the Year Award from Creative Child magazine, but even more exciting is the fact that it's been turned into a new musical for children called The Adventures of Superbunny and will be premiering at the 14th Annual Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival, July 19-21, 2013.
Along with winning the 2013 Book of the Year Award from Creative Child magazine, Thumperino - Diary of a Superbunny was named first finalist in the 2013 National Indie Excellence Book Awards, and has been nominated for The Writer's Digest Award, The Moonbeam Children's Book Award, The Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award, and The Parent's Choice Award; it has also been accepted into the Library of Congress and The National Library of Scotland. Thumperino - Diary of a Superbunny reached number one on the LuLu.com Top 100 Children's Books list spring 2013 and also topped the "What's Hot" list from Creative Play Retailer. This summer it will be offered in lending boxes by LittleFreeLibrary.org, a charitable organization providing neighborhood library stewardship worldwide.
The new musical, The Adventures of Superbunny has book and lyrics by Michael Mackenzie Wills (creator/writer/director of the MAC Award winning Operation Opera) and music by Alastair William King (Outlaws: The Ballad of Billy the Kid). As in the book, Thumperino - Diary of a Superbunny, the musical deals with such issues as healthy eating, environmental awareness, consequences for one's actions, self-motivation, courage, and confidence. It is well suited to young audiences ages pre-school to 11 years (and their parents).THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERBUNNY will run:
Friday, July 19 at 11:30 AM
Saturday, July 20 at 11:30 AM
Sunday, July 21 at 12:30 PM
Tickets are $15. Performances take place in the Main Stage Theater at the WorkShop Theater Company, 312 West 36th Street, 4th Floor East, Between 8th and 9th Avenues, New York, NY.
For more information, including ticket sales, contact: G&W Entertainment, 2708 39th Avenue, Suite 1B, Long Island City, New York, or go to: www.GandWLLC.com, email: info@GandWLLC.com or call (917) 563-9830.
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