Shameless promotion
Dear Friends and Family,
When I first tried to get people to see 13, it was because Adam was one of the lead characters and we wanted to fill the theater. Now that the ACT Theatre and Broadway Bound are bringing it back, I realize that this time, more than trying to fill the seats because the hardworking cast deserves a full house, really, this time it is that those in the audience deserve to see this show. Seriously, it is a very good show. See below and, for those who did not see last time, let me know and I will get you tickets. For those who saw, thanks for supporting these teens last time. You can stop reading. A friend who also has a kid in the show is sending the note, below, out. I like the note. Therefore, I am posting it as well.
If you didn’t see Adam and the Broadway Bound crew of teen actors in the musical 13 this past spring YOU ARE IN LUCK because the show is back by popular demand with a run of 11 shows in December, produced in association with ACT theatre.
The show was such a hit that ACT theatre has picked it up. It is the same cast of talented kids, same director, choreographer and live band. To add to the excitement, the guy who wrote the songs and lyrics to 13, Jason Robert Brown (a rising star on Broadway and Tony award winner) is coming to Seattle to see the show and do a benefit concert after the Dec 8th preview, and a talk back session after the Dec 9th opening show. For more information about the concert and JRB click HERE. 13 opened on Broadway in 2008 and JRB is preparing to direct a London production of it in 2012.
I am shamelessly promoting this show, not because Adam is in it but because I think it is a really wonderful, well executed script with great songs and messages that had me laughing and crying at every show last spring. I promise that any 11-17 year old in your life will LOVE this show, as well as anyone who has a teenager or who once was a teenager! It is rare to find a production that is so contemporary and real and non-sentimental – no princes or pirates here – just middle school geeks, jocks, losers and cheerleaders, who, as one song says, are “trying to follow and trying to lead.” It is a moving theatre experience to watch a teenage cast play characters their own age. Click here for a short promotional video and clips from the spring production to get a sense of the show. For still photos Click Here.
PLEASE – don’t miss this fabulous production of “13” and help us fill the houses!
The show times are:
Thur Dec 8: preview at 6 pm, JRB concert at 9 pm (you can purchase tickets to either or both)
Fri Dec 9: 7 pm (opening night with JRB talk back after)
Sat Dec 10: 2 pm and 7 pm
Sun Dec 11: noon and 5 pm
Fri Dec 16: 7 pm
Sat Dec 17: 2 pm and 7 pm
Sun Dec 18: noon and 5 pm
Tickets are $17.50 and can purchased HERE or at the box office or I can get them for you and mail them to your home.
Thanks for considering it. Let me know if you want me to get you tickets.
