Ridge Performing Arts Center in Basking Ridge Presents - "The Wiz"

In a press release from The Ridge Performing Arts Center, they announced their next show:

Westfield Kids Featured in Upcoming Front & Center Shows

The Junior and Senior Performing Arts Companies from Front & Center for Performing Arts (located in Springfield) present The Wiz from Friday, January 27th through Sunday, January 28^th at the Ridge Performing Arts Center in Basking Ridge (268 South Finley Avenue). Tickets are $20 and $25 and can be purchased online at www.ridgepac.com. They can also be purchased at the door.

The Wiz is a high-energy adaptation of The Wizard of Oz in which Dorothy is blown by a tornado to Munchkinland in the Land of Oz.  Once there she meets the Scarecrow, Tinman and Cowardly Lion, defeats an evil witch, and has many adventures along her journey to find “home.” The amazingly talented actors in Front & Center’s Junior and Senior Performing Arts Company will perform The Wiz on Friday, January 27^th at 7:30 pm, Saturday, January 28^nd at 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm and Sunday, January 29th, at 1:30 pm. The cast features Westfield residents Olivia Ruhnke and Maddie Hudelson. This year’s show, produced by Page O’Connor, with artistic direction by Renee Palermo, features 62 of Front & Center’s young performers ranging in age from 5 to 18.

 Entering its tenth year, Front & Center for Performing Arts (www.front-n-center.com, 973-258-1123), located at 95 Victory Road in Springfield, offers classes for children in dance, drama, voice, and musical theater at all skill levels and provides the opportunity to grow artistically in a nurturing, fun, and family-oriented environment. The studio maintains the highest standards of excellence and many of their classes are taught by professional artists and master teachers. Front & Center prides itself on catering to the needs of both the serious and the recreational student.