Springfield Students Dance in "13: A New Musical"

For three Springfield kids, 13 is a lucky number this winter. 

Students from the Junior and Senior Performing Arts Companies of Springfield's  dance studio are featured in an upcoming productions of "13: A New Musical" at the Ridge Performing Arts Center in Basking Ridge.

The play is a high-energy coming-of-age story story following a teen who moves from New York City to a small town in Indiana after his parents divorce. His difficult transition to small town life is accompanied by an uproarious rock score by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown. The high-energy cast of 8-13-year-olds includes Springfield residents Kylie Francis, Riley McGregor and Jackie Nese.

In addition, the Front & Center’s Senior Performing Arts Company, composed of dancers ages 14-18, will perform in the play "Wild Party," which follows the wild adventures of a vaudeville dancer and clown sharing an evening in a Manhattan apartment in the roaring '20s.  

"13: A New Musical" and "Wild Party" will be performed from Friday, Jan. 21 through Sunday, Jan. 23 at the Ridge Performing Arts Center in Basking Ridge (268 South Finley Avenue). Tickets are $20 and $25 and can be purchased by calling the Front & Center Box Office at 973-258-1123 or at the door on the day of the show.