New Season of The Children's Theatre "A-Head" -- Series begins with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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August 9, 2004

CINCINNATI, OH — The Children's Theatre kicks off its 81st season in October with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a funny, family, fall musical based on the original folk tale by Washington Irving. Jack Louiso directs the show, written by Melanie Marnich, which features original music by Cincinnati singer/songwriter/musician Katie Laur.

New, high-strung schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, has a terrible fear of ghosts and goblins. When a wealthy farmer's daughter, Katrina Van Tassel, takes a shine to Ichabod, Katrina’s longtime boyfriend, Brom Bones becomes very jealous. But when Brom realizes how scared Ichabod is of things that go bump in the night, he hatches a plan. And so the legend continues... This is a quirky, funny, musical version of the old American standard. Watch for the Headless Horseman to make his onstage appearance riding a live horse!

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow was last performed by The Children’s Theatre in 1995. Ms. Marnich also wrote Jack and the Beanstalk (1993/94 Season), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1994/95 Season), and Beethoven by Heart featuring the National Theatre of the Deaf (2000-2001 Season) for The Children’s Theatre.

The 2003/2004 season was a blockbuster for The Children’s Theatre. The organization played to its largest audiences ever - an estimated 130,000 children, teachers and parents - which includes audiences for Tom Sawyer: an original musical, produced at the Tall Stacks Music, Art and Heritage Festival. The Children’s Theatre also experienced a 45% increase in subscribers, for a final subscriber count of 2,653. Due to this ticket sale increase, a public performance is being added to each production this season: Saturdays at 5PM.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is ideal for family, ideally with children ages 5+. It will be presented for the public at the Taft Theatre on Friday, October 15 at 7:30 PM.; Saturday, October 16 at 2 PM and 5 PM; and Sunday, October 17 at 2 PM at the Taft Theatre, 5th and Sycamore Streets, in downtown Cincinnati.

Single tickets for each production are $18, $16, and $7 and will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets starting September 1, including Kroger locations, by calling (513) 562-4949, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Enjoy the Arts/START and 20/20 Passport Discounts are available.

Subscriptions, reservations for school performances and group sales need to be made through The Children's Theatre Box Office at (513) 569-8080 ext. 10.

The Children’s Theatre also presents an additional 10 performances of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow for elementary and middle school students. Ticket prices are $7 per student with one free adult admission for every 15 students. School performances are during the daytime hours, October 14-15 and October 18-20. Call The Children’s Theatre Box Office at 569-8080 ext. 10 for details. Free proficiency test-focused Study Guides will be available online in early September at www.thechildrenstheatre.com.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is made possible by the generous support of Edyth and Carl Lindner and the Fine Arts Fund. The Children’s Theatre's 2004/2005 Season Sponsor is the Charles H. Dater Foundation. Media sponsors are Time Warner Cable, LOCAL 12 and ExactTarget.

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