eatured in NY Magazine, NY Times, LA Times and the Wall Street Journal, and the recipient of a 2009 Drama Desk Award and one of 15 youth organizations nationally to win the Presidential "Coming Up Taller Award," TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary with Wide-Awake Jake, book by Alice Elliott, music by Robby Merkin, lyrics by Faye Greenberg, and is based on a children's picture book.
Featured in NY Magazine, NY Times, LA Times and the Wall Street Journal, and the recipient of a 2009 Drama Desk Award and one of 15 youth organizations nationally to win the Presidential 'Coming Up Taller Award,' TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary with Wide-Awake Jake, book by Alice Elliott, music by Robby Merkin, lyrics by Faye Greenberg, and is based on a children's picture book.
eatured in NY Magazine, NY Times, LA Times and the Wall Street Journal, and the recipient of a 2009 Drama Desk Award and one of 15 youth organizations nationally to win the Presidential "Coming Up Taller Award," TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), continues to celebrate its 25th anniversary with Wide-Awake Jake, book by Alice Elliott, music by Robby Merkin, lyrics by Faye Greenberg, and is based on a children's picture book.
2009 Drama Desk Award Winning, TADA! Youth Ensemble (Janine Nina Trevens, Founder/ Executive and Artistic Director; Amy Fiore, Managing Director; Joanna Greer Associate Artistic Director) celebrates 25 years of original family entertainment and is happy and proud to welcome back two of its original cast members.
2009 Drama Desk Award Winning, TADA! Youth Ensemble (Janine Nina Trevens, Founder/ Executive and Artistic Director; Amy Fiore, Managing Director; Joanna Greer Associate Artistic Director) celebrates 25 years of original family entertainment and is happy and proud to welcome back two of its original cast members.
Multiple Drama Desk and Tony Award winning actor/writer Harvey Fierstein was host for the 54th Annual Drama Desk Awards ceremony. BroadwayWorld's cameras were there for the post-awards celebration in the press room.
The 54th Annual Drama Desk Awards were held, Sunday, May 17, 2009 in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. Drama Desk nominees received their official Nomination Certificates at a cocktail reception on Friday, May 1st at Il Bastardo restaurant, 191 Seventh Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Streets).
The award winning, TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), the City's 'best known children's musical theater' (Time Out New York), will continue the 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of Everything About A Family (Almost) (April 17-May 17). This production will join the much beloved, 'Everything About' series, which the New York Times has hailed as 'delightfully comic.'
The award winning, TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), the City's 'best known children's musical theater' (Time Out New York), will continue the 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of Everything About A Family (Almost) (April 17-May 17). This production will join the much beloved, 'Everything About' series, which the New York Times has hailed as 'delightfully comic.'
The award winning, TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), the City's 'best known children's musical theater' (Time Out New York), will continue the 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of Everything About A Family (Almost) (April 17-May 17). This production will join the much beloved, 'Everything About' series, which the New York Times has hailed as 'delightfully comic.'
For the first time in TADA!'s history, this production has been conceived and written by members of the Resident Youth Ensemble, who were given the opportunity to choose the songs in the show based on submissions from professional composer/lyricists, and develop a plot line for the piece. Through the rehearsal process dialogue will be written into the show about two Family Reunions and a young family member who leaves her own clan to find one that she thinks better suits her. The piece uses song and dance to illustrate how quirky, fun, endearing and irreplaceable our families can be. Music and Lyrics by various composers; Direction by Janine Nina Trevens; Choreography by Joanna Greer; Musical Direction by Jim Colleran.
The award winning, TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), the City's 'best known children's musical theater' (Time Out New York), will continue the 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of Everything About A Family (Almost) (April 17-May 17). This production will join the much beloved, 'Everything About' series, which the New York Times has hailed as 'delightfully comic.'
The award winning, TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), the City's 'best known children's musical theater' (Time Out New York), will continue the 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of Everything About A Family (Almost) (April 17-May 17). This production will join the much beloved, 'Everything About' series, which the New York Times has hailed as 'delightfully comic.'
The award winning, TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), the City's 'best known children's musical theater' (Time Out New York), will continue the 2008-2009 season with the world premiere of Everything About A Family (Almost) (April 17-May 17). This production will join the much beloved, 'Everything About' series, which the New York Times has hailed as 'delightfully comic.'
For the first time in TADA!'s history, this production has been conceived and written by members of the Resident Youth Ensemble, who were given the opportunity to choose the songs in the show based on submissions from professional composer/lyricists, and develop a plot line for the piece. Through the rehearsal process dialogue will be written into the show about two Family Reunions and a young family member who leaves her own clan to find one that she thinks better suits her. The piece uses song and dance to illustrate how quirky, fun, endearing and irreplaceable our families can be. Music and Lyrics by various composers; Direction by Janine Nina Trevens; Choreography by Joanna Greer; Musical Direction by Jim Colleran.
TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), the City's 'best known children's musical theater' will kick-off the season with the with the 10th Anniversary production of the family musical Golly Gee Whiz, with book and music by Eric Rockwell and book and lyrics by Joanne Bogart, directed and choreographed by Joanna Greer with musical direction by Jim Colleran. The show will open in Friday, January 9 and run through February 15 at TADA! Theater is located at 15 West 28th Street. Tickets are $20 for adults, $8 for children and can be purchased by visiting www.tadatheater.com or calling (212) 252-1619.
The award winning, TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), will present a musical revue that offers a sneak peek of the upcoming season at TADA!'s SEASON PREVIEW. The show will include a reception* followed by a performance that highlights numbers from the family musicals Golly Gee Whiz!, Everything About A Family (Almost) and The Little House of Cookies. This event will also offer a rare Question and Answer session with the cast, following each performance. The SEASON PREVIEW will take place at the TADA! Theater on Saturday, December 6 at 7pm and Sunday, December 7 at 3pm. Tickets are $75- $25 ($15 for all kids) and can be purchased at www.tadatheater.com or 212.252.1619 ext 35.
The award winning, TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), will present a musical revue that offers a sneak peek of the upcoming season at TADA!'s SEASON PREVIEW. The show will include a reception* followed by a performance that highlights numbers from the family musicals Golly Gee Whiz!, Everything About A Family (Almost) and The Little House of Cookies. This event will also offer a rare Question and Answer session with the cast, following each performance. The SEASON PREVIEW will take place at the TADA! Theater on Saturday, December 6 at 7pm and Sunday, December 7 at 3pm. Tickets are $75- $25 ($15 for all kids) and can be purchased at www.tadatheater.com or 212.252.1619 ext 35.
TADA! Youth Theater (Janine Nina Trevens, Executive & Artistic Director), the City's 'best known children's musical theater' will continue its season with the World Premiere of the new musical Princess Phooey with books and lyrics by Lisa Diana Shapiro and music by Eric Rockwell, directed by Janine Nina Trevens, choreography by Joanna Greer with musical direction by Jim Colleran.