RiverHawk Productions Presents "Cry-Baby, the Musical" at Belmont Ridge Middle School

RIVERHAWK PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS “Cry-Baby, the Musical”

Belmont Ridge Middle School’s talented teens put on a show that is sure to be a rocking good time

Leesburg, Va., -- Belmont Ridge Middle School’s RiverHawk Productions will bring audiences a show full of unforgettable songs and a truly unique and fresh story as it presents “Cry-Baby, the Musical”, August 17th, 18th and 19th.

As in summers of the past, RiverHawk Productions’ summer production moves away from its Disney-themed shows to bring audiences a more mature and nuanced theatre experience. Audience members will join Cry-Baby and his band of jamboree-ing misfits "the Drapes" as they rock and roll, fall in and out of trouble, and attempt to bridge the gap between this group of teens who feels "nobody gets [them]" and their "squeaky clean" "Square" peers. All the while, they learn that even the adults around them have "done something wrong once" and that, despite all their teenage "misery", things could be “a whole lot worse." Everyone may seem to have a "screw loose", but in the end, they all come to feel that "nothing bad will ever happen again."

“I will say what's so fun about this show is the dancing and the upbeat rockabilly 50s music. Audiences will literally hear every genre of 50s style music in this show and experience fun dancing that matches each,” says Jason Paul Augustowski, RiverHawk’s Executive Director/Choreographer. “The kids work extraordinarily hard to learn a Broadway length show in just three weeks and always look so polished and professional (cast and crew alike). As always, I would like to thank my vocal director, Jill Kerr, producer, Kristie McDonald, all of the incredible parents and students who make up RiverHawk Productions. Every show we do is an absolute honor and pleasure to spend with everyone.”

In addition to the fun score, epic dance choreography, and the unrivaled talent of RiverHawk Productions’ cast and crew, “Cry-Baby” will feature gorgeous costumes, professionally designed and engineered moving sets, and lighting and sound effects from our state-of-the-art boards. This is a production you and your family will not want to miss!

Tickets are available now at www.lcps.org/tickets (reserved seating only).

About RiverHawk Productions

Since its inception in 2012, RiverHawk Productions has been dedicated to reaching new heights in musical theater entertainment at the middle-school level. RiverHawk’s past eight shows (“Seussical” in 2012, “Beauty and the Beast” in 2013, “Back to the 80s” in summer 2013, “Shrek, the Musical” in 2014, “Tarzan, the Musical” in 2015, “The Little Mermaid” in 2016, “Dracula, the Musical” in summer 2016, and “Mary Poppins, the Musical” in 2017), have featured more than 1400 students and brought together nearly 25,500 audience members for full Broadway versions of beloved family shows. Winner of 32 national titles (six for “Shrek”, three for “Tarzan”, 11 for “The Little Mermaid”, two for “Dracula” and 10 for “Mary Poppins”), and nominated for 25 others (11 for “Shrek”, five for “Tarzan”, nine for “The Little Mermaid”, four for “Dracula” and nine for “Mary Poppins”), RiverHawk Productions creates an equitable and engaging environment of theatrical excellence in which students are encouraged to excel as actors, singers, dancers, performers, stage/tech crews, instrumentalists, but most of all, as people.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION – “CRY-BABY, THE MUSICAL”

What: “Cry-Baby, the Musical”, presented by RiverHawk Productions

When:

August 17, 7 pm

August 18, 7 pm

August 19, 2 and 7 pm

Where: Belmont Ridge Middle School, 19045 Upper Belmont Pl, Leesburg, VA 20176

Tickets: Available now at www.lcps.org/tickets (reserved seating only)