its goal of a Broadway run.
“I think understanding exactly
what the ultimate goal is and
remaining flexible as to how to
get to that place is the key,” ex-
plained Rea. “There are a mil-
lion different developmental
pathways that a play or a musi-
cal can take. Remaining in tune
to what this particular piece
requires - for example, there’s
no skating in the show and the
movement is a big piece of
this. It’s something you can’t
get there by doing a reading.
There are things for this piece
that we’re not going to discover
and we’re not going to develop
upon without having the play be
up on its feet.”
“I’m thrilled to be doing this
in New Jersey,” continued Rea.
“We did an evening at Fein-
stein’s/54 Below in the city and
a number of people asked me
‘Where is Hamilton Stage?’ My
response to all of them (fellow
producers) was ‘You’re going to
come out and you’re going to
see this and wonder why all of
your productions aren’t started
there!’”
The play is described as Grease
meets Hairspray with a sprin-
kle of Xanadu. This pre-New
York developmental run is your
chance to see a future Broadway
musical in the Garden State. The
show runs May 12-27 at Hamil-
ton Stage at Union County Per-
forming Arts Center in Rahway.
Tickets are $25 and may be pur-
chased at www.hhwts.com w
Hit Her With The Skates
May 12 - May 27 at Hamilton Stage
360 Hamilton St, Rahway, NJ www.ucpac.org
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