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Rosie's Broadway Kids: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND

'Once On This Island', based upon the novel 'My Love, My Love' by Rosa Guy, is a vibrant one-act musical retelling of Han Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, set in the French Antilles and detailing the romance between a peasant girl, Ti Moune, and a wealthy aristocrat, Daniel. The show features book, lyrics, and score by the Tony Award-winning duo of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime), and is best known for its Caribbean-tinged songs-- most notably 'Waiting for Life' and 'Why We Tell The Story.' The performance will feature Rosie's Broadway Kids students in the 6th – 12th grade. Rosie's Broadway Kids was inspired by Rosie O'Donnell's life-long concern for children, love of theater, and dream of teaching. It is an arts education organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children through the arts. Using professional teaching artists, Rosie's Broadway Kids offers classes in dance, music and drama and a professional theater experience for children who might otherwise not have the opportunity. Eighty percent of students who participate in Rosie's Broadway Kids are from low-income families. Door proceeds to benefit The Actors Fund for HOWL! HELP.