Take a look above at clips from the student showcase that kicked off the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska. The performance, titled We Tell the Story: A Celebration of the works of Ahrens & Flaherty, honored Tony Award-winning collaborators Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (currently represented on Broadway with Anastasia.)
Read: AHRENS AND FLAHERTY TO BE HONORED AT INTERNATIONAL THESPIAN FESTIVAL
A group of 28 students from around the United States and Canada took part in the performance, which featured “Why We Tell the Story” from Once on this Island, “Make Them Hear You” from Ragtime, and “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!” from Seussical.
The International Thespian Festival is a celebration of student achievement in the performing arts, produced by the Educational Theatre Association and attended by more than 4,000 students and teachers. It will run through June 24. Playbill is a sponsor for both the Educational Theatre Association and the International Thespian Festival.
Surrounded by period accurate 19th-century holiday decorations lit via candlelight, the 70-minute production is based on Dickens' own script of the classic.
Patrick Marber is directing the Tony-winning musical at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
The late Tony winner will be honored at Broadway's St. James Theatre December 2.
The conductor is overseeing Tosca and Die Frau ohne Schatten.
The Songbook Sundays series will continue with an evening celebrating the work of the composer of Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate.
This month, the South Korean pianist presents Chopin's Second Concerto.
Directed and adapted by Igor Golyak, the revival is part of the Arlekin in Residency series at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater Off-Broadway.
The vocals you hear from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande was recorded live on set.
The production will be performed in Singer's original Yiddish with English supertitles.
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