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“Petite Rouge- A Cajun Red Riding Hood” debuts at The Growing Stage
A Swamp Chorus
sings backup when the foot-stomping, family-friendly musical Petite
Rouge (A Cajun Red Riding Hood) opens at The Growing Stage, The
Children’s Theatre of New Jersey.
On stage through
March 8, this New Jersey premier is based on the book by Mike Artell
with music and lyrics by Joan Cushing, the writer/composer of Junie
B. Jones and A Little Monkey Business fame. The story unfolds when
the Big Bad Gator spies tasty duck Petite Rouge on her journey down
the bayou. Petite leads him on a wild duck chase through the Mardi
Gras, all the way to a surprise ending. It’s saucy and colorful and
great fun for the entire family.
The cast includes
veteran Growing Stage performers Hillary Hawkins, as Petite Rouge,
Scott Zenreich as TeJean, Lisa Winkler as Mrs. Duck, Tony Robinson
and Nikole S. Rizzo. James Scoville, as Claude, and Anastasia
Marsucci as Grandmere, round out the cast. Stephen L. Fredericks,
founder and executive director of The Growing Stage, will direct the
show.
Performances of
The Growing Stage productions are Friday evenings at 7:30 pm and
Saturdays and Sundays at 4 pm. Tickets are on sale now at $12 for
children and senior citizens and $16 for adults. To purchase
tickets, please call the Box Office at 973-347-4946 or go on-line to
www.growingstage.com
Matinee
performances of Petite Rouge will be available at the theatre for
school groups from February 2 to March 5. For information and
scheduling of school performances, please contact Education Director
Lori B. Lawrence at 973-347-4946 or e-mail her at eddir@growingstage.com.
The Growing Stage,
the Children’s Theatre of New Jersey, is located in the Historic
Palace Theatre, 7 Ledgewood Ave., Netcong. Founded in 1981, The
Growing Stage was the 2008 recipient of the prestigious Sara Spencer
Artistic Achievement Award presented by the American Alliance for
Theatre & Education for sustained and exceptional achievement in the
field of theatre for young audiences.
As the only
theatre solely dedicated to young audiences in New Jersey that owns
its own facility, The Growing Stage offers children throughout the
state performances on their Main Stage, an extensive educational
program, and in-school performances of select productions. For more
information, visit
www.growingstage.com
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