Broadway Training Center (BTC) has been creating theater and nurturing a sense of community for 33 years, nestled in the historic village of Hastings-on-Hudson. The nationally awarded youth theater group will bring The Hello Girls to the Irvington Theater this March. Based on a true story, The Hello Girls is bound to leave audiences feeling inspired and uplifted. The show will feature the school’s Senior Ensemble Program, which is directed by BTC’s Artistic Directors of 20 years, Jason Brantman and Fiona Santos.
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCES
- Music & Lyrics by Peter Mills
- Book by Peter Mills & Cara Reichel
- Directed by Jason Brantman and Fiona Santos
- Performed by the BTC Senior Ensemble Program
- Rated PG
Bring the whole family to experience this empowering show in its regional premiere. From New York to Paris, from ragtime to jazz, The Hello Girls chronicles the story of America’s first women soldiers in this new musical inspired by history. These intrepid heroines served as bilingual telephone operators on the front lines, helping turn the tide of World War I. They then returned home to fight a decades-long battle for equality and recognition, paving the way for future generations.
The Hello Girls was first commissioned and premiered by NYC’s Prospect Theater Company to celebrate the centennial of these groundbreaking women in 2018. Honored to be a part of history, members of the original cast continue to perform at prestigious events. Such as a First Colors Ceremony where, for the first time, the American flag is raised over a new National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC. (2021) and at the Kennedy Center (2024) The show has received critical acclaim and earned many awards, including the 2019 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music and nominations for Best Musical at the Drama League Awards, cementing its place as an essential new work of American Musical Theater. The Hello Girls is a heartfelt story with an innovative blend of history, making the show a modern musical theater triumph to celebrate.
“The musical numbers are catchy, and the lyrics are bright and intelligent.” — Wolf Entertainment Guide
“The Hello Girls is a rather thrilling thing — smart, human and sardonically feminist, with a lively ragtime-and-jazz score. As it draws us into the women’s experience, there is a palpable sense of filling in an important blank: showing an adventurous female presence in the war story we thought we knew.” — NY Times
WHEN: Fri. March 28, 7:00 pm; Sat. March 29, 7:00 pm; Sun. March 30, 3:00 pm
TICKETS: www.BroadwayTraining.com/Tickets
Adult: $23.00
Children/Students & Seniors: $19.00
Tickets are $3 more at the door. All sales are final.
WHERE: Irvington Theater; 85 Main Street, Irvington, NY 10533
RUNNING TIME: 2 hours, 30 minutes with an intermission
