The off-Broadway family musical Freckleface Strawberry has announced a closing date of April 24 at New World Stages, with plans to reopen on August 3 at the new MMAC (pronounced “Mack”) Theatre, a 199-seat venue in the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center. This musical adaptation of Julianne Moore’s children’s book opened on October 1, 2010, directed by Buddy ...

There’s a new American Idol vet in town: Sanjaya Malakar, the season six crooner with the shy smile and amazing head of hair, has joined the cast of the off-Broadway family musical Freckleface Strawberry. After giving his first performance at New World Stages on February 23, Malakar and Spring Awakening alum Remy Zaken (a recent cast addition in the ...

Remy Zaken was among the youngest original cast members of Spring Awakening, swooning that her hot schoolmate Melchior (played by Jonathan Groff) “is such a radical!” Five years later, Zaken has stepped into the title role of the off-Broadway family musical Freckleface Strawberry as a feisty seven-year-old who hates her red hair and freckles. The bubbly actress may be getting ...

American Idol season six finalist Sanjaya Malakar will make his New York stage debut in the off-Broadway family musical Freckleface Strawberry, beginning February 23. The show opened on October 1, 2010, at New World Stages, directed by Buddy Crutchfield.

Malakar will join a company that currently features Spring Awakening alum Remy Zaken in the title role alongside Julia Bray, Andrew ...

Spring Awakening alum Remy Zaken will assume the title role in the family musical Freckleface Strawberry on February 4, replacing Hayley Podschun, who will play her final performance on February 2. The show continues its off-Broadway run at New World Stages, where it opened October 1, 2010, directed by Buddy Crutchfield.

Based on the popular best-selling children’s book by ...

Blessed with an irresistible grin and a bucketload of singing and dancing talent, Hayley Podschun is currently giving a winning star turn in Freckleface Strawberry, the off-Broadway musical adaptation of Julianne Moore’s bestselling children’s book. Podschun—pronounced Pa-CHUNE, “like a sneeze”—jumped to the role of a plucky, freckle-hating seven-year-old after a busy couple of years in the ...

Sweet! That’s the verdict of the cast of Freckleface Strawberry, who gathered at Serendipity 3 on December 20 to sample a new sundae created in honor of their family-friendly off-Broadway musical. The recipe is a fruit lover’s delight: two scoops of strawberry ice cream covered in “strawberry freckled” topping, a mound of candy-malt ball-freckled whipped cream, plus candy ...

Off-Broadway musicals rarely get a mention on a national talk show, but when the guest is Julianne Moore, you can bet there'll be a plug for Freckleface Strawberry, the kid-friendly adaptation of the A-list star's best-selling children's book. Moore chatted with Jay Leno on the November 17 episode of Tonight about her racy Bulgari ads, the DVD ...

Whether you’re seven or 70, there's a lot to love in the new family musical Freckleface Strawberry. This off-Broadway stage adaptation of Julianne Moore’s best-selling children’s book tells the story of the title character, a lively little girl who is teased by her schoolmates for having bright red hair and freckles. Strawberry embarks on a voyage ...

When a movie star puts her stamp of approval on a small-scale off-Broadway musical, people take notice. Of course, it helps when the movie star—in this case, four-time Oscar nominee Julianne Moore—wrote the book that inspired the show, Freckleface Strawberry. Moore and her family led a parade of famous moms and dads to New World Stages on October ...