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Area Youth to be Featured in KVTA’s ‘Mary Poppins JR.’
The Kankakee Valley Theater Association (KVTA) will present “Mary Poppins JR.,” a musical featuring 48 very talented local youth, on April 8-10. Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins JR. is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story, unforgettable songs, practically-perfect dance numbers, and magical elements including flying!
The jack-of-all trades, Bert, played by Dalton Sala of Peotone and Wesley Haggard of Bourbonnais, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane, played by Amelia Nugent of Manteno, and Michael, played by Noah Parpart of Manteno, have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins, played by Colby Ogibovic of Momence, flies onto their doorstep.
Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members including George, played by Holden Hall of Kankakee, and Winifred, played by Abby Purcell of Manteno, how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson from the nanny who advises that, “Anything can happen if you let it.”
These wonderful characters are rounded out by the rest of the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious cast, including: Emma Froeschle, Cole Pilbeam, and Olivia Zwirkoski of Manteno; LilyAnne Daniels of Bradley; Paul Bishir of Momence; Lilli Balk, Lauryn Balk, Ava Benoit, Andrew Bush, Carly Carrigan, Luci Contreras, Alexis Douglas, Hannah Fish, Lindsey Hudgins, Nora Hyma, Liam Johnson, Kylee Kothe, Mary Alice Kunz, Katie McBurnie, Camden Norfleet, Haley O’Keefe, Alyssa Pfeiffer, Tess Prairie, Anna Sikma, Kate Sikma, Claire Steinacker, Mary Worby, and Jacee Yeates, all of Bourbonnais; Charlotte Case, Eleanor Guastalli, Claire Howard, Isabelle Jackson, Lily James, Hannah Mantooth, Emma O’Brien, Sophie Powell, Carson Williams, and Brody Wosz, all of Kankakee; Emily and Victoria Eisenach of Braceville; and Chloe Kearney of St. Anne.
Led by Director Debbie Emling, Assistant Director Kathleen Payne, Vocal Director Shannon Woodruff, and Choreographer Jordan Emling, there are three chances to see this entertaining production at Lincoln Cultural Center, 240 Warren Avenue, Kankakee. The performances take place on April 8 and 9 at 7 p.m., and April 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online at KVTA.org, at the door one hour before each performance, or by calling the box office at 815-935-8510.
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