THE LITTLE MERMAID, JR.
book by Doug Wright
music and lyrics by Alan Menken, Glenn Slater and Howard Ashman
WHEN: Thursday, July 30th, and Friday, July 31st, at 7 PM
WHERE: Westminster Arts Center at Bloomfield College, 449 Franklin St., Bloomfield
TICKETS: $15.
For more information and ticket purchase, please call (973)-566-9700, Ext. 5.
New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts invites you to venture under the sea with the cast of The Little Mermaid Jr. brought to you by Kids on Stage Summer Camp.
The Little Mermaid is a Disney classic brought from the movie screen to the stage for a whole new generation of audience members to fall in love with.
The production features 17 actors from local towns. Cast members include James Smith and Jack Rodriques-Vars of Montclair, Kiana Carbone and AJ Ford of North Arlington, Shelby Carter and Sammi Sternstein of West Orange, Nicole Armour and Nicholas Stewart of East Orange, Shannon Bretz of Bloomfield, Joanna Diaz of Belleville, Emma DiDomenico of Cranford, Jill Friedland of Livingston, Angelina Garcia of Harrison, Lauren Gold of Lyndhurst, Meghne Das of Edison, Nayale Quimis of Newark and Valerie Sanchez of Linden.
Director Mikaela Kafka is excited to be back for her second year of directing Kids On Stage’s summer production. Kafka has been working professionally as an actress and director for over 20 years. Her directing credits include HONK!, The Little Mermaid, Bugsy Malone, Into the Woods, High School Musical and Charlie Brown. As an actress Mikaela has received rave reviews from the New York Times (“great comedic timing”) and Talkin’ Broadway (“beautifully performed”). She was also nominated by the Star Ledger for the 2007 Best Actress of New Jersey Award. In addition to this, Mikaela has appeared in productions by the New York International Fringe Festival, Centenary Stage Company, Garage Theatre Group. Pittsburgh Playhouse and New Jersey Dramatists.
Musical direction for the production is headed by Terri Gorgone of Rutherford. Gorgone has been with New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts for several years and had worked with the school with productions including Rent, HONK!, Shrek the Musical, Once Upon a Mattress, 13 the Musical and several others.
Founded in 2004, the New Jersey School of Dramatic Arts has provided comprehensive professional acting training for adults, teens and children. More than 1,200 students, some of whom have gone on to pursue professional acting careers, have taken classes at the school since it opened ten years ago.
Image: Top Row (Left to Right): Sammi Sternstein, Lauren Gold, Valerie Sanchez, Nayale Quimis, AJ Ford, Kiana Carbone, Nicholas Stewart, Meghne Das, James Smith, Shannon Bretz, Jack Rodriquez-Vars. Bottom Row (L to R): Nicole Armour, Angelina Garcia, Joanna Diaz, Jill Friedland, Shelby Carter. Not Pictured: Emma DiDomenico. Photographer, Ted Wrigley.
