by José Casas and Jenn Hartmann Luck
directed by Banji Aborisade
musical direction by Lena Gabrielle
dramaturgy by Gina L. Grandi
America's Next Top Kid Chef Showdown is a musical comedy that centers on the fictional #1 rated kids cooking show competition hosted by the fantastical Cosmo Ridley. We are witness to the final episode of the season: the finale of the competition. The show features four children as they battle it out for the honor of being the best kid chef in America as well as the $100,000 grand prize. The three judges strive to choose the best contestant as they battle each other for attention. As the competition gets brutal and one kid contestant is eliminated we discover touching stories from the tweens' home life as well as the judges and host which leads to honest, self-reflective, and heartwarming revelations.
FREE Rehearsed readings
Best enjoyed by ages 9 and up
Saturday, June 21 at 7 p.m.
There is a pre-show event co-sponsored by TYA/USA, from 5-6:30pm, in Pless Hall. Reservations can be made at the same reservation link for the readings.
Sunday, June 22 at 2 p.m.
(133 MacDougal, New York, NY 10012)
All rehearsed readings are in the Provincetown Playhouse. Tickets are FREE. You can reserve tickets here. The house opens for seating 15 minutes prior to each reading. Seats are general admission.
The Provincetown Playhouse is located at 133 MacDougal Street, between West 4th and West 3rd streets [Subway: A, C, D, E, F, M (West 4th St.)].
New Plays for Young Audiences is supported by The Nancy and Lowell Swortzell Permanent Fund in Educational Theatre and with thanks to NYU Steinhardt’s Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions.
Steinhardt’s Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions, established in 1925, instructs over 1,600 students majoring in music and performing arts programs. Music and Performing Arts Professions serves as NYU’s “school” of music and is a major research and practice center in music technology, music business, music composition, film scoring, songwriting, music performance practices, performing arts therapies, and the performing arts-in-education (music, dance, and drama).