Broadway's Smash Hit 42 nd Street Mounted by Maltz Jupiter Theatre Conservatory of Performing Arts Students

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA) Summer Conservatory students will present their rendition of the Broadway smash 42 nd Street on June 27 & June 28. 50 students enrolled in the Senior Conservatory ages 13 to 20 will act, sing, dance, work as stagehands and help direct and produce this world famous musical.

42 nd Street is a jazzy tribute to the joys of Broadway. The Great White Way's most brilliant director, Julian Marsh, is preparing for his biggest show yet, "Pretty Lady," set during the depths of the Great Depression. He is faced with one obstacle after another, especially when his leading lady breaks her ankle at the last minute; of course, the understudy is pushed unexpectedly on to center stage and becomes a surprise star on opening night.

The Summer Conservatory's 42 nd Street is directed by COPA voice instructor Craig Wich, musically directed by the Eastman School of Music's Betty Saunders and choreographed by world-famous choreographer and summer conservatory instructor, Ron DeJesus. DeJesus is a ballet master and choreographer for Twyla Tharp Productions.

Showtimes are 7:30 pm on both evenings. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students under 18 and are available at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre Box Office, online at www.jupitertheatre.org or by phone 561-575-2223 or 800-445-1666. The Maltz Jupiter Theatre opened in February 2004 as a 550-seat, nonprofit community-based regional theater in the former Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre. The theater is a member of the prestigious League of Resident Theatres. The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is located at 1001 E. Indiantown Road and State Road A1A in Jupiter.