Photo by Rosalie O'Connor
Benefit to help Rosie's Broadway Kids!
I have one thing to add. I have been a fan of Rosie for many years. I really admire her love and passion for NYC and Broadway. Please help her raise money! She is someone I really admire. (Many years ago she was friends with my Dad before she made it big and my Dad really loved her humor)
NEW YORK, NY-APRIL 3, 2007: HYDE PARK & LAFAYETTE and BRIAN LIEBMAN are pleased to announce that the opening night performance of their Off-Broadway show MOTHER LOAD will benefit Rosie’s Broadway Kids. MOTHER LOAD, a one-woman show written and performed by Amy Wilson and directed by Julie Kramer, opens on Friday May 4 at 8 p.m. at Off-Broadway’s Sage Theater (711 7th Avenue at 47th/48th St). Tickets for this benefit performance, plus a post-show talkback with Amy Wilson and a cocktail reception, are $75.
In a world where a toddler's birthday party must be catered, a stroller costs eight hundred dollars, and nursery school applications require thoughtful essay writing, how can a mom keep her perspective? From prenatal yoga to preschool interviews, actress and writer Wilson struggles to throw off the "Mother Load" of unrealistic expectations, ignore the competitive "sanctimommies" lurking in every playgroup, and somehow find the time to enjoy her kids.
Any parent who has fed their kids dinosaur chicken nuggets three times this week will identify with Amy's guilt, and fellow perfectionists will cheer as she frees herself from it. You'll love MOTHER LOAD whether you are a mother—or just have one.
MOTHER LOAD will play an eight-week limited engagement at the Sage Theater. Performances begin Saturday, April 21 and continue through Saturday, June 16. Tickets are $45. Press Performances are Wednesday May 2nd at 11am and 8pm, Thursday May 3rd at 8pm and Opening Night, Friday May 4th at 8pm.
Rosie’s Broadway Kids, founded by Rosie and Kelli O’Donnell in 2003, is an arts education organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children through the arts. Using professional teaching artists, Rosie’s Broadway Kids offers classes in dance and music and a professional theater experience to children who might not otherwise have the opportunity. Its goal is to inspire excellence, motivate learning, uplift the human spirit, and instill a lifelong appreciation for the arts.
RBKids currently provides two distinct services to New York City public schools: the PS Broadway program and the ACTE II (A Commitment to Excellence) after-school scholarship program. PS Broadway is a free fifteen-week musical theater program for fifth graders attending New York City public schools in particularly low-income neighborhoods. For pictures, case studies, and further information, please visit www.rosiesbroadwaykids.org
Tickets to the opening night of MOTHER LOAD are $75 (regular ticket price is $45) and are now available online at www.ticketcentral.com or by calling 212-279-4200. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Ticket Central Box Office, located at 416 W. 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues.
MOTHER LOAD runs April 21-June 16, with performances Tuesday–Saturday at 8 p.m. and a “Moms’ Matinee” Wednesdays at 11 a.m. (There is an additional 3 p.m. performance on Sunday, April 22. There are no performances April 24 and 26 and May 1). For more information on MOTHER LOAD, photos, biographies, video and more, please visit www.motherloadshow.com.
