| Inside Broadway to Receive $25,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts | Touring Production Kicks Off Tomorrow in the Bronx | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 02:24 pm EST 01/14/25 | |
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| Inside Broadway to Receive $25,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts First Award from the NEA for the Nonprofit that Has Introduced the Magic of Broadway to New York City Public School Students for Over 40 Years New York, NY – January 14, 2025 – Inside Broadway is pleased to announce that it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $25,000. This grant will support the nonprofit's annual professional touring production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, which returns to New York City public schools starting on January 15th and will tour around the boroughs for the next 12 weeks. The NEA will award 1,127 Grants for Arts Projects awards nationwide totaling more than $31.8 million as part of the recent announcement of fiscal year 2025 grants. "The NEA is proud to continue our nearly 60 years of supporting the efforts of organizations and artists that help to shape our country's vibrant arts sector and communities of all types across our nation," said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. "It is inspiring to see the wide range of creative projects taking place, including Inside Broadway's Annual Touring Production for New York City public school students." "We are thrilled to receive this support and award from the NEA, the largest funder of the arts and arts education in communities nationwide and a catalyst of public and private support for the arts," said Michael Presser, Founder & President of Inside Broadway. "For over 40 years, we've seen first-hand how arts education and live theater can make a lasting impact on a student's pathway in the arts or beyond. With the support of the NEA's grant, many of these NYC students will have the opportunity to experience a professional touring production directly in their local school auditoriums, many of whom have never had the opportunity to see live theater in-person." Inside Broadway will host the first performance of its 2025 professional touring production at P.S. 78X in the Bronx, kicking off a 12-week tour to more than 45 public schools across the five boroughs from January to March 2025. This year's production will present You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, the musical based on the beloved comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. This tour is also funded by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and The New York City Council as a part of the Council's CASA grant program. With book, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner and additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown follows Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang as they explore life's great questions while playing baseball, struggling with homework, singing songs, swooning over their crushes, and celebrating the joy of friendship. Inside Broadway's 45 minute productions are specially designed to fit into a class period and connect to the curriculum. They are created by theater professionals and performed by professional actors and live musicians. Previous productions have included On The Town, Smokey Joe's Café, Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, The Pirates of Penzance, Kiss Me, Kate, Bye Bye, Birdie, Irving Berlin's Land That I Love, The Gershwins' Real Magic, Rodgers and Hammerstein's All Kinds Of People, and George M. Cohan's My Town. For more information on other projects included in the NEA's grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news . For more information on Inside Broadway, visit https://insidebroadway.org. Follow Inside Broadway on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. # # # ABOUT INSIDE BROADWAY Founded in 1982 by Michael Presser, Inside Broadway was first created as a free ticket program at the invitation of the late Bernard Jacobs, President of The Shubert Organization. During the entire Broadway run of CATS, the Shubert Organization provided Inside Broadway with 50 tickets to every Wednesday matinee performance to NYC's public-school students. Throughout the years, the nonprofit has produced professional tours of classic Broadway musicals directly to school auditoriums throughout the city. Inside Broadway serves approximately over 75,000 students throughout five boroughs through the in-class residency programs, after school workshops, summer theatre camp, senior citizen program, and the popular "Creating the Magic" series. This year, Inside Broadway is celebrating its 43rd anniversary, reaching nearly 3 million New York City public school students over four decades. |
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