Kids Performers Wanted: Auditions Coming Up for Cranberry Production of 'Broadway in the Park'

The musical minds behind Broadway in the Park are looking for 20 kids in 7th through 12th grade to perform in a concert during Cranberry's CTCC Community Days.

The youths will be featured in three musical numbers alongside four professional performers.

Auditions for the show will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, June 10 at the Teen/Senior Center inside the Cranberry Municipal Building. Those auditioning should be prepared to learn a short dance routine and to sing a cappella.

About the Show

“Broadway in the Park” is a production put together by Cranberry director, choreographer and performer Chris Saunders for Community Days.

According to CTCC officials, the show brings with it the possibility of the start of a nonprofit local theater for Cranberry and the surrounding area. 

The tentative title for the local theater is the Keystone Theater Project.

Its initial mission, according to officials, will be to sustain the tradition of professional theater and contribute to its future viability and vitality through the production and presentation of professional theater, the encouragement, training and development of artists and the cultivation of diverse audiences.

Organizers currently are looking for like-minded individuals to help foster the theater project.

Broadway in the Park

Taking place at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 11, The hour-long "Broadway in the Park" will consist of popular Broadway songs.

Local stars of the stage—Sarah Bishop, Alison Rose and Billy Mason—will present classics from the Golden Age of musicals as well as favorites from today’s blockbusters, including songs from The Sound of Music, The Little Mermaid, Les Miserable and Phantom of the Opera.

Youngsters auditioning for the show must be available for all rehearsals and shows. Commitment times include: rehearsals in the evening July 8-10 and performances July 11 and July 13.

Email chris@chris-saunders.com to reserve a spot now. There are no fees.

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