LUNCHTIME LECTURE
Wednesday, August 20
at 12:15 PM
Tickets: Free (suggested donation $5)
Where: Cheney Hall
AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION ABOUT THE SHOW
Join David Garnes as he discusses LTM’s Rising Star upcoming production of Newsies Jr. with members of the cast and creative team.
Get ready for a rousing and inspiring musical experience the whole family will love! Cheney Hall proudly presents Disney's Newsies JR., brought to life by the incredibly talented young performers of our LTM's Rising Stars program. This 60-minute version of the beloved Broadway musical is perfect for theatergoers of all ages, making it an ideal outing for families.
Inspired by the powerful true story of the 1899 Newsboy Strike in New York City, Newsies JR. Features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman, with a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein. Join charismatic leader Jack Kelly and the courageous newsies as they rally against unfair conditions, discovering that together, they are stronger and can fight for what is right.
Free and open to the public, Lunchtime Lectures offer an opportunity to learn about LTM’s productions, providing insights into the creative process, background information about the play, its production history, and the playwright, and much more about theatre and the arts. These discussions are an informal lecture style with an opportunity to ask questions after the chat.
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For the past several seasons, LTM member and dramaturg David Garnes has led Little Theatre’s Lunchtime Lecture Series. David is the author of four books: Back to Manhattan: A Life in New York; Waitin’ for the Train to Come In: A Novel of World War II; From My Life: Travels and Adventures; and After the War Was Over: Poems of an American Childhood. His essays have appeared in many publications, including America in WWII, The Isherwood Century, Telling Tales Out Of School, Latin Lovers, Stories From The Other Side, Chicken Soup For the Volunteer’s Soul, Liberating Minds, When A Lifemate Dies, A Loving Testimony, Mourning Our Mothers, and various newspapers and academic reference books. Garnes’ forthcoming books are the novels Sal's War and Morningside Drive.