Parenting 101 The Musical Makes its Philadelphia Premiere at the Kimmel Center
Opens August 15 at Innovation Studio
Tickets on Sale Now!
The new musical parody Parenting 101 The Musical will make its Philadelphia premiere at the Kimmel Center’s Innovation Studio beginning Friday, August 15 – Sunday, September 14, 2008. The hilarious new production takes a loving and screamingly funny look at the joyous and crazy ride of raising kids all the way from videotaping their arrival to letting them out of the nest to fly on their own. The official press opening will be Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 8pm.
Part of the Broadway Series, tickets at $47 are available by calling 215-731-3333, online at www.kimmelcenter.org/broadway, or at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad St. & Spruce St., (open daily 10am to 6pm). Group discounts are available by calling 215-790-5883.
Performances include: Wednesdays through Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 5pm & 8pm; and Sundays at 3pm.
A loving look at the trials and tribulations of raising children, Parenting 101 was conceived by sisters Nancy Holson and Susan Holson. Observing parenting skills and styles together since birth, both women have children and drew on their own experiences in creating Parenting 101. In addition, Nancy Holson is the Emmy Award winning creator of The News In Revue and Bush Wars. Parenting 101 is authored by Nancy Holson and Jay Falzone, with book and lyrics by Nancy Holson and Jay Falzone. The production was directed and choreographed by Jay Falzone.
The musical revue includes a song for every milestone of parenting, from labor pains, through sleep deprivation, potty training, puberty, dating, teen troubles, college, marriage and finally, the kids getting married and giving birth to kids of their own.
Each song is a well-known pop or show tune with new comic lyrics that capture the moments that all parents (and grandparents) know and remember all of their lives.
Parenting 101 is produced by Philadelphia producers Howard Perloff and Martin Woldow, Peter Breger Productions and Kimmel Center, Inc. In addition to Parenting 101, the 2007-08 Broadway Series also includes Mamma Mia! (July 15 – 27) and Monty Python’s Spamalot, (August 14 – 31). The upcoming new 2008-09 Broadway Series begins this fall.
All performances of the Broadway Series are supported by CITI, Target, WPVI-TV 6, The Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News. American Airlines is the Official Airline of the Broadway Series.
PRESS CONTACT: Carole Morganti/CJM Public Relations/609-953-0570/CJMpr01@aol.com
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