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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Seattle Men's Chorus 30th Anniversary Season Plus FREE KID Concert

Glitter and Be Gay

We are thrilled to close our 30th Anniversary Season with an exciting collaboration between Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus, joining forces for the first time ever in an extravaganza we’re calling GLITTER AND BE GAY. The concert is a tribute to two great American composers: Leonard Bernstein, a prodigy renowned for his energy and talents as both a conductor and composer; and Stephen Sondheim, the undisputed master of the modern Broadway musical.

The concert will feature music from Bernstein and Sondheim’s collaborations, as well as their individual careers. Expect to be transported to musical heaven when artistic director Dennis Coleman pulls out all the stops and more than 400-voices take the stage of McCaw Hall to perform such Broadway classics as:

    * West Side Story
    * Sunday in the Park with George
    * Wonderful Town
    * Sweeney Todd
    * Candide
    * A Little Night Music
 

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McCaw Hall

Friday, June 25 - 8 pm
Saturday, June 26 - 8 pm
Join us for a pre-concert celebration on Saturday, June 26 from 5:00-7:00PM in the lobby of McCaw Hall as we celebrate the culmination of Seattle Men’s Chorus’ 30th anniversary season. For complete details and celebrations tickets please contact the box office.

The Seattle Men's Chorus is always great about hosting a concert for families.  This season they have announced that it will be April 10th, Saturday at McCaw Hall at 2pm.  If you are a fan you know what to expect.  If you have not been for a long time or never, grab a kid and enjoy!  Ms T

Children's Concert
Saturday, April 10 - 2 pm
FREE MATINEE CONCERT
McCaw Hall
305 Harrison Street
Seattle, WA 98109

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Flying House Productions has long appreciated the impact our Choruses have on people of every age, especially children. In addition to sponsoring an active Youth Ticket Program, Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) and Seattle Women’s Chorus (SWC) come together each spring to perform a family-friendly Kid’s Concert in order to extend the reach of the Choruses’ mission to young people. Now in its eleventh year, this year’s Kid’s Concert is a collaboration with Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE program.

According to artistic director Dennis Coleman, the annual Kid’s Concert was originally conceived to fulfill a two-fold purpose. First, it gives kids a concert hall experience and an introduction to choral music that is both fun and entertaining. Second, it provides an opportunity for LGBT families to share safe, enjoyable performance experience together.

Dennis is delighted to welcome KIDSTAGE actors to the Choruses stage this year. 'This is a perfect opportunity for both of our organizations to contribute to a cross-cultural and cross-generational experience,' he said. 'There is always a great deal of costuming, dance, and visual interest that goes into the Kid’s Concert, and we are genuinely looking forward to working with KIDSTAGE to put on a wonderful, high-energy, family-friendly show.'

 LOGO: Village Theatre - KIDSTAGE

Since 1988, KIDSTAGE has 'used theatre to foster life skills in children aged 4-20,' said Kati Nickerson, director of youth education for Village Theatre. In classes and rehearsals, the kids cultivate their creative talent and learn flexibility and improvisation in ways that 'increase self-confidence and improve their futures' whether or not they are on a path to Broadway.

Nickerson said that KIDSTAGE jumped at the chance to participate in this year’s Kid’s Concert. 'We provide a safe space for a diverse array of kids, and importantly we take kids outside of their comfort zone to give them opportunities to stretch, grow, and mature into young adults,' she said. 'All of us at KIDSTAGE are excited to showcase our kids’ talent in an on-stage partnership with the men and women of the Choruses.' FHP invited KIDSTAGE to perform this year because, as marketing director Frank Stilwagner puts it, 'We felt it would be great for the kids in the audience to ‘see themselves’ on stage, and a great way to expose a wonderful youth education program in our region to a potential new audience.'

For more information on Village Theatre’s KIDSTAGE program, please visit www.villagetheatre.org 
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