Pushcart Players presents HAPPILY EVER AFTER in Great Neck

Pushcart
Players, New Jersey’s acclaimed touring theatre for young audiences presents “Happily Ever After – A Cinderella Tale”
at Lakeville School, Great Neck on Monday, February 10 at 11:00 am.

This
musical follows Cinderella, a young woman whose kindness changes her
unfortunate circumstances into remarkable fortune. A less-than-perfect
stepfamily, magical transformations, a missing slipper, and a search by a
prince for his true love illuminate the triumphant story. “Happily Ever After” is based
on a legend first told more than a thousand years ago in China. The enduring
story’s origins are informed by the universal longing to overcome adversity.
It’s about dreaming dreams and about goodness, generosity and compassion.

“It’s
also about things that can help us learn and grow,” notes Ruth Fost, Pushcart
co-founder and playwright / lyricist for the production. “We address the dark
side of bully behavior, the importance of making good choices and being
responsible for those choices.  A moral
of the story is that beauty is a treasure, but graciousness is priceless.
Without it, nothing is possible; with it, one can do anything.”

The
cast of “Happily Ever After” includes Katie Booze-Mooney, Ariel Nichole,
Jenelle Sosa and Nicholas Sotack. Booze-Mooney worked with American
Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), the Barrow Group, and LAByrinth Theater
Company while teaching and playwriting. Ms. Nichole has been a Pushcart Player
since 2011 and is a member of Essential Voices USA, most recently singing with
the NY Pops at Carnegie Hall for The Holiday Concert. A Cornell University
graduate, she performs throughout NYC developing new works with The Workshop
Theatre Company.

Jenelle
Sosa is best known to tri-State area audiences through 'Fully Committed,' a one-person
show in which she plays 40 characters. Sosa is also the voice of Jenkinson's
Boardwalk, and Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach in Seaside Heights. Nicholas
Sotack, (a graduate of AMDA) notably performed in “A Charlie Brown Christmas”
with New York Pops at Carnegie Hall and The Composer Speaks series featuring
Sheldon Harnick. Sotack’s choreography for “Oliver! The Musical” at the Secret
Theater LICNY was nominated for a 2014 New York Innovative Theatre Award for
Outstanding choreography/ movement.

Music
for “Hapily Ever After” is by award-winning composer Larry Hochman and his
daughter, Laurie Hochman.  Larry won the
Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his co-orchestration of “The Book of Mormon.” He
also orchestrated “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” “The Addams Family” and “Jane
Eyre” among others.

Pushcart
Players is in its 40th anniversary season of presenting productions
filled with fun, facts, magic and wonder. The company has traveled over 2
million miles to serve more than 8 million children and their families
nationally and abroad. All performances come with innovative scenery, complete
lighting and state of the art sound systems, making it adaptable to any
location.

Lakeville
School is located at 47-27 Jayson Avenue in Great Neck NY 11020. PTA representatives
or school cultural arts coordinators who would like to preview the performance
are required to contact Pushcart Players at 973.857.1115 in advance. “Please do
not call the school directly or arrive without prior approval.” For further
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