Photo Flash: MTG SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 6/18-7/3

Four actors, two musicians and a baby grand ... Miracle Theatre Group and Staged! Portland's Musical Theatre Series are collaborating to unplug the traditional summer musical in this intimate, acoustic presentation of Jason Robert Brown's off-Broadway hit. From a ledge 57 stories above Fifth Avenue to the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship ... from a young man who hopes basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to the wife of a certain North Pole resident who loves her husband but just can't face another Christmas alone ... it's the hard choices and startling discoveries we make at pivotal moments in life that drive the stories of this theatrical song cycle filled with love, laughter, adventure and, above all, passion for life.

ABOUT MIRACLE THEATRE GROUP
Miracle Theatre Group, the Northwest's premier Latino arts and culture organization for over 25 years, provides high-quality Latino theatre, arts and cultural experiences for urban and rural communities. Miracle merges the highest aesthetic ideals with social responsibility, illustrated by a long tradition of innovative programs serving diverse artists and audiences at El Centro Milagro, its home in Portland, Oregon, and through national tours. The Miracle Theatre Group is dedicated to the growth of a vital, diverse, exciting regional and national arts community and is proud to nurture emerging arts organizations such as Staged!. For more information about Miracle Theatre Group, visit www.milagro.org or call 503-236-7253.

Miracle Theatre GroupThe Northwest's premier Latino arts and culture organization
OFFICE: 425 SE 6th Avenue
THEATRE: 525 SE Stark St.
Portland OR 97214
503-236-7253
www.milagro.org

ABOUT STAGED! PORTLAND'S MUSICAL THEATRE SERIES
Staged! is dedicated to the art of the musical - the marriage of story, song and movement. Staged! productions celebrate the creators of this art form: the lyricists, composers and book writers who craft the stories that make us burst out in song. Since bounding onto Portland's art scene in 2005, Staged! continues to delight audiences with stripped-down productions of complex musical theatre, focusing on musicians and actors telling stories together through song. Staged! is proud to be a Portland-based theatre company, producing stellar musical theatre, providing pre-professional training to young people, and nurturing talent. For more information about Staged!, visit www.stagedpdx.org or call 971-322-5723.