Theatre News: New York

The New York Times is reporting some exciting theatre news regarding a new musical and an entirely adolescent cast:

"There is likely to be some shrieking when an all-teenage cast takes over a Broadway stage this fall in the musical “13,” with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown (“Parade”). Producers have announced an official opening date of Oct. 5, following previews that will begin Sept. 16 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. The show, about a boy who, after his parents divorce, must move from New York City to Indiana and try to get in with the cool kids, features a book by the children’s author and songwriter Dan Elish (“Born Too Short, Confessions of an Eighth-Grade Basket Case”) and Robert Horn (“Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance”).

The musical “13” was first presented at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles almost two years ago. More recently, after significant rewrites, it played at the Norma Terris Theater in Chester, Conn. The musical features an all-teenage band, but adults are involved too: the director is Jeremy Sams, whose credits include the recent London production of “The Sound of Music,” and the choreographer is Christopher Gattelli (“Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific” and “Altar Boyz”)." (Steven McElroy http://www.nytimes.com/)