Making Books Sing

Hello All,

Photo Courtesy of The Limón Dance Company. 

Happy Summer,

 The summer has begun, school is out, but don’t worry Making Books Sing is not on break for the entire summer. Stay tuned for upcoming events and news.

Check out our great teaching artist’s, Kalle Macrides new production “I, Object” @ Brick Theater starring our Education Director, Brooke Boertzel!

As the school year comes to a close Making Books Sing thanks all of the amazing teaching artists who are reaching more than 4,500 NYC public elementary & middle school students with theatre arts, literacy & social study skills.

Special congrats to… Mark Lonergan & Parallel Exit’s recent Drama Desk award nomination for the Unique Theatrical Experience category. Check it out in Playbill!

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Kenneth Cole’s 57th Street store open their doors to nearly 100 young professionals and affluent New Yorkers to support Making Books Sing Education Programs. Not even the rain could keep away die-hard shoppers to support our education programs that help more than 4,500 public elementary & middle school students across NYC. In only two hours of shopping, Kenneth Cole was able donate more than $1,000 to Making Books Sing! Big thanks to Charlynn Walker, Phil Amandola of Kenneth Cole Productions and Michael Muscari & the staff of Kenneth Cole 57th Street! Check out some of the press we received from the event:

http://guestofaguest.com/2008/05/02/kenneth-cole-wants-to-help-others-start-a-new-chapter/

www.famegame.com/org/142873

www.partycrasher.us/blog/?p=796

www.fashionweekdaily.com/events

Check out some of the pics from the evening!

Shop for a Cause: come out and shop for that last minute Mother’s Day gifts or Memorial Day vacation items at the Kenneth Cole & Making Books Sing Charity Shopping Night on Thursday, May 1st at Kenneth Cole, 57th Street & Lexington Avenue. Please RSVP to: events@makingbookssing.org by April 25th! 20% of the proceeds are donated to Making Books Sing arts education programs. 

SUPPORT OUR TEACHING ARTISTS…

Cara Marcous’ film, SIKUMI (On the Ice) is nominated for the Jury Prize for Short Filmmaking at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival (April 23-May 4). Congrats and good luck, Cara!

Brigitte Barnett’s off-Broadway production, HERO that closes on April 27th . Congrats, Brigitte!

Marianna Elder’s return to the award-winning Saturday Night Live after the long writer’s strike. Welcome back and good luck, Marianna!

See you next month….

THE BUTTERFLY was attended by students, parents and families from NYC, Westchester and Conneticut! In addition to attending the performance of this touching musical, families also supported our special events and cross-promotion marketing partners!

We received great reviews from The New York Times and Jewish Week as well as other press outlets; thanks to Sam & Dale our wonderful PR firm, Sam Rudy PR.

Special thanks to WABC’s TV reporter Lauren Glassberg who read the book at Barnes & Noble on the UWS for kids big + small with an introduction from Barbara Zinn Krieger. Big thanks to Lou & Anne of Community Relations. Check out the photos.

Thanks to the National Yiddish Theatre/Folksbiene and our new friends at Chabad of the West Side for hosting a special afternoon of Children’s Yiddish songs.

Congrats to the Alice’s Tea Cup team (Haley, Lauren, Michael & staff) on their feature story in NY Daily News. If you attended one of our performances at Symphony Space please be sure to check out one of their locations to use your 10% off dinner coupon (expires March 1)

Thanks to all of the New York City and tri-state area families, teachers, schools and supporters of theatre for young audiences who attended a performance of THE BUTTERFLY between Jan. 28 - Feb. 15 in Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan or Queens.

Please check out Makin’ Moves at Making Books Sing this week for all the great coverage, reviews and partners that we made during this special production.

So as THE BUTTERFLY flies away… we make room for our 2009 production…

JOSÉ LIMÓN: THE MAKING OF AN ARTIST 

Books & Lyrics by Barbara Zinn Krieger

Music by Charles Greenberg

Choreography by Eric Bradley & Directed by Brad Malow 

Inspired by “An Unfinished Memoir” by JOSÉ LIMÓN

Premieres January 16 - February 27, 2009

New York

BRONX: Lovinger Theatre @ Lehman College, Jan. 22 &23; Jan. 26-30
MANHATTAN: Symphony Space @ Jan. 31 - Feb. 3
BROOKLYN: Goldstein Theatre @ Kingsborough Community College, Feb. 5-13
QUEENS: Flushing Town Hall, Feb. 23 -27
 

California

Stanford Lively Arts @ Stanford University, Feb. 18 & 19

Washington, D.C.

The Millennium Stage @ The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts–Jan. 16 & 17

Photo courtesy of The Limon Dance Company

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Enjoy,