Introduction to Broadway Bound
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Broadway Bound Children's Theatre aims to empower children and teens by instilling core life values through musical theatre while providing access to arts education linked to academic success. The organization has successfully produced numerous theatrical productions and outreach programs, such as collaborating with local schools to introduce theatre arts to students in South Seattle. Financial support is offered through scholarships and stipends to help teens pursue their artistic dreams without sacrificing family obligations.
Introduction to Broadway Bound
- 1. Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre
- 2. Broadway Bound Children’s TheatreThe Power of Theatre
- 3. Broadway Bound Children’s TheatreThe Power of TheatreTo Make a Difference
- 4. Broadway Bound Children’s TheatreOur South Seattle Outreach Program
- 5. Our VisionChildren and teens developing core life values through the tradition, process and discipline of live musical theatre
- 6. Our MissionTo create exceptional theatrical productions that awakenthe very best in children and teens
- 7. Our Formula for SuccessYouth Arts EducationStudies demonstrate that a strong correlation exists betweenacademic success and participation in the artsA recent report by the Center for Arts Education found that schools with the highest graduation rates also offered students the most access to arts education
- 8. DREAMGIRLSIn 2007, Broadway Bound reached out to the Rainier Beach community and opened a long dormant Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center with a production of DREAMGIRLSStudents who participated onstage and offstage were introduced to the theatre arts and mentored by a team of highly trained Professionals
- 9. Broadway Bound returned in the summer of 2008 and mounted an equally successful production of FAMEIn addition to the theatre arts, students were given instruction in such areas as time management, nutrition, exercise, responsibility and teamworkFAME
- 10. Financial SupportBroadway Bound provides tuition scholarships for teens with demonstrated financial need. Families with low economic status often depend on teens earning supplemental income during the summer, so modest stipends are provided to student actors and stagecraft workers Eliminating this barrier allows teens to follow their dreams while still fulfilling their family obligations
- 11. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS/CATSIn partnership with Seattle Public Schools, Broadway Bound produced LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and CATS during the 2008-2009 school year at Rainier Beach High SchoolDemonstrated success at Rainier Beach High School:Four productions, 26 performances, over 130 students, attendance over 7,000
- 12. In 2009, Broadway Bound, at its own cost, brought its program to the Dearborn Elementary School in southeast SeattleOnce each week, every one of the 375 students at Dearborn attends class with instructors from Broadway Bound. An after-school program modeled after its flagship program was introduced in the Fall of 2009Dearborn Elementary School
- 13. Reaching Teens“Personally speaking the show made me a stronger person. I have been told I wasnever going to be anything special. Broadway Bound gave me the confidence I neededand the motivation. I have not been in a musical until ‘Dreamgirls.’ We gained somuch respect from other students and even adults. We are working to bring evenmore music and theater to our neighborhood.” -- Shaniqua B.
- 14. Reaching Teens“Broadway Bound taught me how to not feel like I need to lash out at people andto feel welcomed and a part of something that I can be proud of. They taught mehow to have courage and self-esteem and not to care about what other peoplethought of me. I would recommend any and everyone to join the program.A lot of good things will come out of it.” -- Tokara T.
- 15. Over a Decade of Success201020071996
- 16. Support & RevenueLucky Seven FoundationJohn Graham FoundationThe NorcliffeFoundation
- 17. Past Productions2010 Guys and Dolls, High School Musical, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella2009 The Wizard of Oz, Little Shop of Horrors, Once Upon a Mattress, Peter Pan, Cats2008 Grease, Honk, Fame, Oliver2007 High School Musical, Seussical, Life Is a Cabaret, Dreamgirls, Full On Fosse2006 Bye, Bye, Birdie, Jungle Book, Fame, Annie2005 Grease, How To Eat Like A Child, Snoopy, Li’lAbner2004 The Wiz, Quilters, Fame2003 You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Music Man, Footloose2002 Guys and Dolls, Grease2001 Annie, Bye, Bye, Birdie2000 Groovy, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown1999 Homework Conspiracy, Wanna Play1998 Snoopy, America Before Columbus1997 How to Eat Like A Child, The Me Nobody Knows
- 18. Summer 2010 Teen Summer StockGOD LIVES IN GLASS
- 19. Summer 2010 Teen Summer StockGOD LIVES IN GLASSIn 1971, two musicals, rooted in stories from the Bible, debuted in New York City and took the theatrical landscape by storm – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and Stephen Schwartz’ GODSPELL.
- 20. Summer 2010 Teen Summer StockGOD LIVES IN GLASSIn 1971, two musicals, rooted in stories from the Bible, debuted in New York City and took the theatrical landscape by storm – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and Stephen Schwartz’ GODSPELL. Now, thirty years later, a new musical, based on the writings and drawings ofchildren from around the world, stands ready to bring its upliftingspiritual message to the stage.
- 21. Summer 2010 Teen Summer StockGOD LIVES IN GLASSIn 1971, two musicals, rooted in stories from the Bible, debuted in New York City and took the theatrical landscape by storm – Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and Stephen Schwartz’ GODSPELL. Now, thirty years later, a new musical, based on the writings and drawings ofchildren from around the world, stands ready to bring its upliftingspiritual message to the stage.GOD LIVES IN GLASS is the premiere of an original musical that reaches acrosscultural and religious boundaries to promote unity, acceptance of diversity andconnecting with the world around us. The musical is based on books by Dr.Robert J. Landy, head of the Drama Therapy program at New York University,who interviewed over five hundred children from different cultures, races and religions. The insights of these young spiritual thinkers are funny, moving, entertaining and enlightening. Their visions were set to music byBroadway and Las Vegas conductor/composer Keith Thompson.
- 22. Summer 2010 Teen Summer StockGOD LIVES IN GLASSPlease help support our outreach program this Summerat the Paul Robeson Performing Arts Center.We are seeking to raise $ 50, 000 which will be used specificallyto pay weekly stipends to teens withdemonstrated financial need.Please contact James D’Asaro, Executive Director,at 206-526-5437.
- 23. Broadway Bound Children’s Theatre5031 University Way NESeattle, WA 98105(206) 526-5437www.BroadwayBound.org