In a rare gesture, Theatre Development Fund - running Broadway TKTS Discount Booth and an array of arts education - non-profit group bought all the seats to two performances of a Broadway show for nearly 1,800 students from secondary city of New York attending.
Students from all five boroughs will see "The Scottsboro Boys," the new Kander and ebb musical on nine young blacks who were repeatedly tested and convicted on a charge of rape that two white women shackled in Alabama and 1930s. Most of the so-called Scottsboro Boys were adolescents themselves, looking for a job when they were arrested, and they are played by a company of black actors, who are mostly in her twenties, but could pass as pupils themselves.
Theatre Development Fund has negotiated with producers for a discount of $41.50 per billet.la Beach for a ticket full price is 38 130 $, depending on the location of the seat and the day and time of performance.The Fund is pick up the tab total approximately $ 73,000 free of charge for schools and Houston, the Director of education at the checkout élèves.Marianna, said that production was chosen because it was "so rich in history and academic merit."
It is the first and only other time since the musical "rent" in 2006 as the Fund bought House Broadway set for two performances, not only un.Le Fund has first of all seats on behalf of the students in the spring of 2002 was purchased for a performance by Suzan-Lori Parks play "Topdog Underdog" and followed over the years with "Twelve Angry men," "A Tale Bronx," "Passing Strange," "13", "Come and gone, Joe Turner" "Fela!" and "Memphis."
The student's performance will be held as special matinees November 4 and November 10; regular Sunday evening performance was ignored for these two weeks.
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