Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center Presents Hopper: A New Musical

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - March 26, 2015 - PRLog -- Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) is pleased to present the new musical – Hopper – written by Adelphi University Department of English Associate Professor and award-winning Off-Broadway playwright Anton Dudley (City Of at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater and Getting Home at Secondstage Theater) with music and lyrics by popular singer/songwriter Jonatha Brooke (Off-Broadway’s My Mother Has Four Noses and Disney’s I’ll Try), and directed by Department of Theatre Associate Professor Maggie Lally, with music direction by Debra Barsha (Associate Conductor of Broadway’s Jersey Boys), choreography by Lorna Ventura (Associate Choreographer of Broadway’s Nice Work If You Can Get It) and set design by Adelphi University Department of Theatre Assistant Professor John McDermott (currently designing Off-Broadway for Rattlestick Theatre, Women’s Project and Irish Repertory Theatre Company).  Featuring the Department of Theatre students, the play will run from Tuesday, April 7, through Sunday, April 12, in the Olmsted Theatre of AUPAC, One South Avenue, Garden City, NY.

A contemporary re-imagining of Grimm’s The Frog Prince, the musical takes place on Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts.  Hopper is a teenage boy cursed with poor hygiene; Lily is a teenage girl on the verge of becoming a woman.  Infused with a pop-rock score, Hopper is the story of two disparate teens trying to navigate the road of adolescence without any clear guide but their own hearts.

This world premiere musical marks an exciting collaboration between Adelphi’s Creative Writing and Theatre Departments, bringing together students and prominent industry professionals to develop new work for the stage.

Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) is one of Long Island’s premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds.  Tickets are currently on sale and are priced at $20, with discounts available to seniors, students and alumni.  For more information about all events at AUPAC and to purchase tickets, visit aupac.adelphi.edu.  Information is available at The Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at (516) 877-4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu.  Regular box office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1-6 p.m.  The box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances.