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J*COMPANY PRODUCES CHILDREN OF EDEN, A JOYOUS, UNIVERSAL MUSICAL BASED ON THE STORY OF GENESIS
From Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Pocahontas and Prince of Egypt) and John Caird of Les Miserables, comes an inspirational musical for all ages about parents, children and unconditional love. Freely based on the story of Genesis, CHILDREN OF EDEN is a musical that rivals the spectacle of The Lion King with “The Naming of the Animals’ and of course welcoming the animals on the ark. Adam, Eve, Noah and the Father who created them deal with the headstrong, cataclysmic actions of their respective children. The show ultimately delivers a bittersweet but inspiring message that “the hardest part of love…is letting go.” For all ages.
J*Company Artistic Director, and Broadway Veteran, Joey Landwehr will be directing the production and also playing the role of Father. “The plot of CHILDREN OF EDENdeals with parents and children,” said Landwehr. “I often look at these young artists as my children, so I’m honored to have the opportunity to play this role.”
“One of the songs in the show says ‘the hardest part of love is letting go,’” said Landwehr. “As I see these young people grow and then age out of J*Company I feel like the father bird nudging them out of their theatrical nest to watch them fly to new heights. The lyrics could not be more true.”
Landwehr has worked extensively as an actor and director in New York City, both on and off Broadway, as well as in national tours and regional theatre. He has studied under such instructors as Betty Buckley, Marcel Marceau, Francis Sternhagen, F. Murray Abraham, Twyla Tharpe, and has had the privilege of working with great performers such as Phyllis Diller, Sam Harris, Joel Grey, Kaye Ballard, Michael Feinstein, Kristen Chenowith, and Howard Keel. Landwehr is a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and Actors’ Equity Association (AEA). He was honored in 2006 by San Diego Metropolitan Magazine as one of the 40 San Diego residents under the age of 40 who are making significant contributions to the community. Landwehr most recently directed The King and I, The Sound ofMusic, Cinderella, and Fiddler on the Roof for J*Company.
Heading the cast of CHILDREN OF EDEN: Meadowlark Cast performing on: 05/13, 05/15@1:00pm, 5/19, 5/21 and 5/22@4:30pm Role Young Artist Age School Cain
David Ahmadian
13 Carmel
Valley Middle School Lion Tamer Cast performing on: 5/14, 5/15@4:30, 5/20 and 5/22@1:00pm Role Young Artist Age School Japeth
David Ahmadian
13 Carmel Valley
Middle School Role of Father Joey Landwehr
Show Dates and Times:
Friday, May 13, 10:00 a.m. (School Show) Saturday May 14, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 15, 1:00 & 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 20, 10:00 a.m. (School Show) Saturday, May 21, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 1:00 & 4:30 p.m.
General Information
Tickets for CHILDREN OF EDEN are $14.00 for children and $16.00 for adults and are available online at www.sdcjc.org/jcompany or by calling the JCC Box Office at 858-362-1348. The David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre is located at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS at 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla.
Photo by Daniel Baird
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JOLLA, CA – The award-winning J*Company Youth Theatre, a program of the San
Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center,
JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, is pleased to announce its production of