December 30, 2010 – New Orleans, LA – The newly released musical, Captain Louie, by famed composer Stephen Schwartz, opens Friday, January 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the NORD Ty Tracy Theatre in Gallier Hall. The show, performed by an all-child multi-cultural cast of 15 students from New Orleans, ages 9 to 15, runs for 9 performances through Sunday, January 30.
ABOUT THE STORY: Based on the book, The Trip by Ezra Jack Keats, young Louie feels lonely and without friends in his new neighborhood. Looking for something to cheer himself up on Halloween Night, Louie returns to his old neighborhood friends in an imaginary journey on the wings of his favorite toy, his little red plane. The story filled with tricks and treats, and the incomparable music and lyrics of Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell, Pippin). Most of all, Captain Louie is about friendship — the ability to make new friends and the importance of old ones.
Of its initial production, The New York Times said Captain Louie captures “the sound and rhythm of music that runs through childhood fantasies with a book that conveys the communicative magic of the original story.”
ABOUT THE STAFF: The NORD/CCLYT production staff includes Troy R. Populous, director; Jamani Andrews, choreographer; Julie Condy, music/vocal director; Michael Dixon, scenic designer; Kate Jensen, costume; and Mark Montalbano, lighting designer. A live band accompanies all performances with Jesse Reeks on piano, Curtis Pierre (Casa Samba) percussion and David Pulphus (bass).
DATES, TIMES AND PLACE: Captain Louie runs from Friday, January 7 through Sunday, January 30 (9 performances only) on Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. and Sundays at 3:00 p.m., (No shows from January 14 – 16.)
Performances are held at the NORD Ty Tracy Theatre on the 1st Floor of Gallier Hall, 545 St. Charles Ave. (enter via Lafayette St.). Tickets are $15 general admission and available online at www.crescentcitylights.org. For more info or for group sales, contact 504-598-3800. This show is loads of theatrical fun for ages 3 and up (including grown-ups!)
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The Crescent City Lights Youth Theater, a program of Stage to Stage, Inc., a 501c3 nonprofit corporation, is dedicated to providing quality performing arts opportunities for young people while teaching them the life and job skills necessary for success in any field. A partner organization with the City of New Orleans Recreation Department, our current supporters include YOU, our audience, the Peyback Foundation, the Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation, the Ella West Freeman Foundation, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, Best Buy Children’s Foundation, Cox Communications Community Grant, the New Orleans Theater Association, the City of New Orleans, through Community Arts Grants, and by the State of Louisiana through Decentralized Arts Funds, both administered by the Arts Council of New Orleans and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louisiana State Arts Council, and the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
Media Contact: Julie Condy
Email: s2sinc@bellsouth.net or jcondy@bellsouth.net
504-598-3800
Website: www.crescentcitylights.org
