Look for upcoming special events in the future.
Here's a sample of our most recent benefit that was a fantastic success.
Mr. Alan Menken LOVED the Crescent City Lights cast's performance. His very
own performance of his greatest hits brough tears to the eyes of everyone in the
audience at the end of a magical night. Here is Mr. Menken sigining autographs
for Puck (Harold Jenkins) and Rex (Thomas Ribando).
Special Benefit Performance of The Dream on Royal Street
featured an appearance by the Oscar-winning composer, Alan Menken!
Mr. Alan Menken is took time out of his busy schedule ( working on five musicals!)
to be the honored guest at the NORD Crescent City Lights Youth Theater production
of his musical, The Dream on Royal Street, on Thursday, January 25th.
The Dream on Royal Street was composed at the same time as The Little Shop of Horrors.
Mr. Menken had only seen one other production of the work and that was over 20 years
ago. He was charmed that the show was being performed by a teen cast in New Orleans
during the Carnival season and in Gallier Hall the site of over a hundred years to toastings
between the King of Carnival and the Mayor of New Orleans.
As lagniappe, Mr. Menken generously offered to play and sing a medley of his
hit songs. Wow!
Musical lovers from across New Orleans came out and supported this
once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the master of musical hits at the keyboard!
Stage to Stage, Inc., home of the NORD Crescent City Lights Youth Theater