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Rave Review For Letters To Daddy

October 14, 2009 By

Just got word that another awesome review of “Letters To Daddy, Jr” has been published!

Here are some highlights:

The concept of an all-kid musical, of course, has been tried before. But the genre is ripe for an update, and Letters To Daddy, Jr. offers a straightforwardness and sincerity rarely seen in today’s musical theater. Creators Mark Shepard and Jill Jaysen have owe a lot to the example set by You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, but in some ways their take on preteen angst is more believable…

the dedicated young cast is so engaging, and Shepard’s upbeat score so heartfelt, that it’s impossible not to suspend disbelief and go along for the ride…

Read the whole review


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Letters To Daddy Review From NYMF

October 6, 2009 By

Letters to Daddy, Jr. is chock full of life’s lessons without ever being preachy - in fact it’s all done with humor and bright and catchy soft rock tunes that the kids obviously relish singing especially the wonderful “Together We Can Change The World”. Oscar E. Moore (read the rest of the review here)

Well. We did it. Somehow Director Jill Jayson managed to get 19 seven through eleven year old kids and their parents AND the entire Center Stage set packed up Saturday night in half a dozen cars...

Early sunday Morning in Manhattan we found the theater, unloaded the sets and the props and the musical instruments and the sound equiptment...

Then set it all up, ran through the show for lighting cues, checked the sound... and all of a sudden it was 1:00 pm and time to start the first show.

The kids were wonderful and as always full of surprises and the kind of earnest intensity that performing live in a real theater creates.

But don't take my word for it, check out the full review of Letters To Daddy by Oscar E. Moore!


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Letters To Daddy To Be Performed At NYMF

September 18, 2009 By

Center Stage Productions Cast of Letters To Daddy, Jr Just got great news! The awesome version of Letters To Daddy that was adapted by Jill Jayson of Center Stage Productions in Westport, CT has been invited to be performed at the New York Musical Theater Festival a.k.a. NYMF

In case you don't know what NYMF is, it is considered the "Sundance Festival" of Musical Theater. Many of the recent TONY award winners have premiered at NYMF. So it's kind of a BIG deal. No. It is VERY DEFINITELY A BIG DEAL.

As it turns out, I will be part of the show, accompanying on guitar. I'm excited!

Here's an article from Broadway World with all the details:

LETTERS TO DADDY JR. To Get Special Presentation at Manhattan Movement and Arts Center

Book by Jill Jaysen
Music & Lyrics by Mark Shepard
Conceived and Developed by 4e Productions

Get Tickets To Letters To Daddy, Jr. (a NYMF Special Event)
Seating is Limited so get your tickets Now!

Sunday, October 04 at 1:00 & 4:00 PM

at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
248 West 60th Street
New York, NY 10023
The theater is located between Amsterdam and West End Avenues.
Take the 1, A, B, C & D to 59th Street/ Columbus Circle.

In case you can't make it into NYC on October 4th for the NYMF performances of Letters To Daddy, Jr., There will also be a Westport CT performance on Saturday Oct 3, at 1 pm & 7 pm

Seabury Center
45 Church Lane, Westport, CT

all tickets to the Westport shows are $15
Call 203 341-9659 for reservations (seating is extremely limited so reserve ASAP!)

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