AWARD-WINNING VITAL THEATRE COMPANY TO PRESENT
FANCY NANCY SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS
Don't miss Fancy Nancy's dazzling Christmas!
Limited Dates and Showtimes
December 16th, 2023 through December 29, 2023
Selected Weekdays and Weekends at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
ACTORS TEMPLE THEATRE
339 W 47th St, New York
New York, NY 10036
PHOTOS
The award-winning Vital Theatre Company is
pleased to announce the return of FANCY NANCY SPLEDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS.
The musical production is based on
the New York Times bestselling picture book by Jane O'Connor
and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, with Book by Cara Lustik,
Book and Lyrics by Matthew Hardy, Music by Randy Klein.
The production is directed and choreographed by Michael Schloegl.
The show will run:
Sat. Dec. 16. 2023 11:00 AM
Sat. Dec. 23. 2023 11:00 AM
Sun. Dec. 24. 2023 11:00 AM
Tue. Dec. 26. 2023 1:00 PM
Wed. Dec. 27. 2023 1:00 PM
Thu. Dec. 28. 2023 1:00 PM
Fri. Dec. 29. 2023 11:00 AM
Tickets are
$69.50 VIP Front Row Seating, $59.50 for Premium Seats and $49.50 Regular Seats. For tickets and information please visit www.vitaltheatre.org, call (212) 799-3753
or visit the Box Office 1 Hour before the performance.
Vital Theatre Company's production of Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas
will be playing at the historic Actors Temple Theatre
339 W 47th St, New York, just west of 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10036.
What could be fancier than Christmas? Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles - and who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la! This year, Nancy is especially excited. She bought a brand-new sparkly tree topper with her own money and can't wait to decorate the Christmas tree. But when things don't turn out the way Nancy planned, will Christmas still be splendiferous?
Featured in the cast are
Danielle Burman,
Nick Cooper,
Thane Madsen,
Hailey Mogul and
Jennifer Posie
The production team includes
Original Set Design by Kyle Dixon,
and Original Costume by Amanda Jenks. Catheryn Hooper is the Production Stage Manager.
Cara Lustik (Book) has over 15 years in the entertainment, branding and licensing
industries. Previously, she worked with HIT
Entertainment for its preschool properties including Thomas the Tank
Engine™. Cara has worked with Production, Home Entertainment, Creative, Live Events,
Broadcast and Digital teams on live events and stage productions, new characters, and digital
initiatives. Cara worked at Warner Bros./DC
Comics working on the DC Super Heroes including Superman™, Batman™
and Wonder Woman™. www.lustikink.com
Matthew Hardy (Book and Lyrics)
is a Bookwriter, Lyricist and Composer whose musicals include Virtuoso (Polski Theater in Warsaw, Musical Theater in Poznan),
The C-Word (Hamilton Grounds for Sculpture), Twinkle Tames a Dragon The Musical (Vital Theatre Company, Off Broadway, Tour),
Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas (Vital Theatre Company, Off Broadway, National Tour),
Flambé Dreams (NYMF 2012 Excellence in Lyric Writing),
Bonnets & Bling (West Chester University), Ever Happily After (NYMF 2013, Center Stage Theatre, Maltz Jupiter Theatre),
Unleashed (The York) and
The Rubberers (Delaware New Works Festival, West Chester University). Originally from Houston, Texas,
Matthew is a graduate of Brigham Young University (BFA),
University of Utah (MA) and the William Esper Studio.
Matthew is the winner of the Paderewski Musical Competition, a New Music USA Grant Recipient, Anna Sosenko Trust Recipient, and a Jerry Boch Award Finalist.
He is a member of Actor's Equity, The Dramatist Guild and an alum of The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop.
www.matthewhardy.org
Randy Klein (Composer) -
Composer, Pianist, Songwriter, Record Producer, Music Educator, Author and President of
Jazzheads, an independent music label. 4 Emmy Awards, 2 Gold Records, Simons Fellowship -
Hall Center for the Humanities, University of Kansas, BMI Jerry Harrington Award. Nominated
Jerry Boch Award. Musical Theatre: Black Swan Blues, Twinkle Tames A Dragon, Fancy Nancy:
Splendiferous Christmas, Ever Happily After, Flambé Dreams, Move! - Royal Theatre Carre',
Amsterdam; I Don't Do Club Dates; Concert works: Falling Apart. - For My People, Facing It,
Dear John Coltrane, Fanfare for Jerusalem performed at the Metropolitan Opera House, NY. -
BMI Musical Theater Workshop, The Dramatists Guild, Exclusive Steinway Artist.
www.randyklein.com
Director/Choreographer Michael Schloegl is one of the founding members of Vital Theatre Company.
His original show, Three Bears and A Babe, started the first Vital childrens theatre season.
He works regionally and internationally as a director-choreographer (Chicago, Footloose, Grease, Legally Blonde,
Mamma Mia!, Nunsense 2.) Michael is also a costume designer, playwright, and a childrens book author/illustrator.
His original writing credits include "Its Up In the Air!," "Calling All Toys," "The Chrismouse Story"
and the school musical touring show, "History Time Henry". He has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe in shows such as
West Side Story, Oklahoma, The Will Rogers Follies, and A Chorus Line.
As a theatre educator, he directs musical theatre shows and master classes for students throughout the New York tri state area and Canada.
Throughout the year, Vital Theatre Company offers
Performance Camps for children.
Junior Performance Camps are week-long theatre skills camps which culminate in a
final musical sharing for family and friends and are open to children ages 4
- 6.
Play In A Day camps take place on one weekend day from 10am - 3pm
in which campers create a performance for family and friends followed by a
reception and autograph signing. Play In A Day is open to children
ages 4 - 6 and 7 - 10. For dates and information, visit vitaltheatre.org.
Vital Theatre Company is dedicated to
producing entertaining and educational theatre for young audiences.
The company commissions three to five musicals for children each season.
Since its founding in 1999, Vital Theatre Company has been honored with the
Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Family Musical, two Awards for
Excellence by the Off-Off Broadway Review, and has received high acclaim from
audiences and critics alike for being "a wonderful place for parents to
introduce their kids to the glories of live theatre, done well and at modest
prices" (Off-Off Broadway Review). The company
has presented over 96 original productions for over 500,000 children and
their families. Vital Voices, Vital Theatre Company's vibrant Arts-in-Education
program, engages over 2,600 NYC public school students in eight school
communities by integrating theatre arts into the core curriculum to stimulate
academic progress and inspire creative achievement.
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