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Saturday, January 13, 2007

13, world premiere, Mark Taper Forum - LA (2007)

Cast: Ricky Ashley (Evan), Sara Niemietz (Patrice), Emma Degerstedt (Kendra), Caitlin Baunoch (Lucy), Jenae Burrows (Charlotte), Tinashe Kachingwe (Cassie), Tyler Mann (Archie), Ryan Ogburn (Ritchie), J. D. Phillips (Brett), Ellington Ratliff (Simon), Chloe Smith (Molly), Christian Vandal (Eddie), & Seth Zibalese (Malcolm)
For more information, see the Mark Taper Forum 13 site.

Jason Robert Brown has created another wonderful one act musical. 13 is a very well done musical. The fact that it's done with all teenagers (most 15 & under) makes 13 pretty amazing. Even the band (with the exception of the conductor) is made up of talented teenagers. The cast is very good. In fact, some of the kids are totally amazing. The music is good and the whole idea comes right out of almost anyone's middle school days (with some changes for the modern world of cell phones and text messaging).

I highly recommend catching this world premiere musical before it leaves the Mark Taper Forum. I don't know what the plans are after it leaves here, though I'm guessing a Broadway or Off-Broadway run is in the works. 13 is great for the whole family. Everyone can enjoy this flash-back to their early teens or snap shots of what they're dealing with in their lives now.

Grade: A

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