A cast of 47 youths from Hawaii Education for the Arts will perform on the Paliku Theater stage July 18-27, bringing Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. <\/I>to Windward audiences.<\/p>\n
Directed by Megan DeBoard, the show features hit songs Part of Your World<\/I>, She’s in Love <\/I>and the Oscar-winning Under the Sea<\/I>. Gabrielle Awai plays the title role of Ariel and Jordan Klein is Prince Eric in the much-loved, magical underwater kingdom, where family tension and an evil sea witch enliven the tale.<\/p>\n
Showtime is 7 p.m. July 18, 19, 25, 26 and 27, and 2 p.m. July 20 and 27. Tickets for the Kailua-based HEARTS summer musical cost $20 to $10 and can be ordered at showtix4u.com or at 387-4355.<\/p>\n
The HEARTS entourage has had a busy summer all-around. After a fundraising concert June 6 in Kailua, some 55 singers flew to New York City June 10-18 for sightseeing and performances, supported in part by Castle Foundation. (Half of the travelers also are in the July play.)<\/p>\n
They sang at Lincoln Center’s 2,700-seat Avery Fisher Hall and at a public school in the Bronx.<\/p>\n
They also gave a concert at Far Rockaway Metro Community Church of the Nazarene, in an area devastated last fall by Superstorm Sandy. As they ended with He Never Failed Me Yet<\/I>, the crowd “stood and clapped and cheered,” said founder Pamela DeBoard. “This was also a popular song at their school because it gives them hope for some of the hardships they have suffered.”<\/p>\n