Winter Festival of Shows' premieres
Three musicals featured in 10-day series Hackettstown - The Centenary Young Performers Workshop’s Winter Festival of Shows will run Dec. 11 to 20, featuring three musicals: “Charlotte’s Web The Musical,” “Hello, Dolly” and “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” The show schedule is: “Charlotte’s Web”: Friday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 19 at 5 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. “Hello, Dolly”: Saturday, Dec. 12 at 2 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 20 at 1 p.m. “How To Succeed”: Saturday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 18 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. All performances and interviews will be held at the Centenary Theatre in Hackettstown. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children under 12, and can be purchased through the Centenary Box office at 908-979-0900 or online at www.centenarystageco.org. Additionally, The Centenary Young Performers Workshop also offers a school matinee series, in conjunction with the festival, with performances throughout the day on Tuesday and Thursday to accommodate school children in the region. The series will feature “Charlotte’s Web” on Tuesday, Dec. 15 and Thursday, Dec. 17 at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. The student matinee group discounted ticket price is $5. Interviews for the upcoming Feb. 13 to May 30, 2010 session will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 12 noon and Saturday, Dec. 19 at 12 noon. To schedule an interview, contact the box office at 908-979-0900. Featured YPW cast members in this year’s WINTER FESTIVAL OF SHOWS: Scott Abbondanzo (Califon), Christy Ackerman (Hackettstown), Rebekah Bastin (Newton), Cydney and Jenna Black (Hackettstown), Rebecca Boylan (Hackettstown), Andy Calderone (Andover), McKenzie Custin (Bethlehem-PA), Jessica DeFort (Washington), Julia DePillo (Stewartsville), Emily Devine (Hackettstown), Zoe Durst (Long Valley), Alex Evans (Hackettstown), Brian Falduto (Pequannock), Erin Franson (Chester), Stella Funkhouser (Newton), Gretchen Ginsberg (Hackettstown), Hunter Gross (Blairstown), Paige Hann (Phillipsburg), Amy Hayakawa (Great Meadows), Emily Hewitt (Stanhope), Brittany Hoehlein (Long Valley), Neil Ianniello (Lebanon), Chris Kinsey (Flanders), Melissa Kuderka (Hampton), Sam Kunzman (Califon), Hannah MacLean (Sparta), Montana Marsilio (Long Valley), Erin Martire (Hakettstown), Emily McCatharn (Stillwater), Brittany Miller (Flanders), Lexi and Nikki Miller (Hampton), Katelyn Morgan (Phillipsburg), Erica Murphy (Newton), Andrew Nussbaum (Long Valley), Sydney Phythian (Oxford), Allison Powers (Newton), Claudia Raglievich ((Hackettstown), Amy Reukauf (Long Valley), Mariah Rogers (Hackettstown), Kelsey Ryan (Gladstone), Megan Sanders (Andover), Chiara Savastano (Sparta), Erik Schmidt (Great Meadows), Lindsey Schreiner (Hackettstown), Anthony and Nicholas Sica (Sparta), Victoria Spangenberg (Hackettstown), Mariah Thies (Belvidere), Amanda Varvar (Belvidere), Joshua Wesson (Stanhope), Brandon Wiener (Flanders), Meghan Yarussi (Hackettstown), Anthony Zas (Hackettstown)