THEATERWORKSUSA BRINGS ‘THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS’ TO LIFE AT UCPAC’S MAIN STAGE

RAHWAY, NJ — Are you ready for TheaterWorksUSA’s productions to make their way back to Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC)? On Sunday, March 8, get ready for TheaterWorksUSA’s energetic children’s theater production of “The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System” at UCPAC’s Main Stage!

Union County Performing Arts Center will present TheaterWorksUSA’s family musical, The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System based on the popular book series published by Scholastic books. The Magic School Bus will be presented on Sunday, March 8th at UCPAC’s Main Stage in Rahway, NJ. Tickets are general admission; $24 for children 12 and under and $41 for 13 and older, and can be purchased by visiting ucpac.org/events or calling 732-499-8226.

The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System is written by Marshall Pailet (book) and Matthew Lee Robinson (music & lyrics), based on the book series by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. The original creative team includes direction and choreography by Connor Gallagher (Broadway: Beetlejuice), set design by Jason Sherwood (Broadway: Living on Love), costume design by Sarah Cubbage (Broadway: Skylight, Fish in the Dark), and lighting design by David Lander (Broadway: The Lightning Thief, Torch Song).

Recommended for children aged 4 to 10, families will enjoy watching beloved characters from the classic book and TV series join Ms. Frizzle—everyone’s favorite science teacher—on an interplanetary adventure to Mercury, Venus, and Mars, learning about the solar system and teamwork along the way.

Under the leadership of Artistic Director Barbara Pasternack, TheaterWorksUSA believes that “theater is of and for the people” and is committed to creating transformative theatrical productions that are made accessible to young audiences across diverse communities in New York City and throughout North America.

If you and your family would like to experience a lively production of Ms. Tickets can be purchased here.

THEATERWORKSUSA led the Theater for Young and Family Audiences movement in New York City and across North America for over half a century. At TWUSA, we believe that access to art—and theater, in particular—is vital for our youth. Since 1967, the 501(c)3 not-for-profit has captured the imaginations of 100 million new and veteran theatergoers with an award-winning repertoire of over 140 original plays and musicals. Acclaimed alumni include Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Disney’s Frozen), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent), Jerry Zaks (The Music Man), Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen), Miguel Cervantes (Hamilton), Kathleen Chalfant (Angels in America), and Chuck Cooper (Tony award-winning actor, The Life). WWW.TWUSA.ORG

Union County Performing Arts Center (UCPAC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating the Main Stage, built in 1928 and listed in both the State and National Register of Historic Places, at 1601 Irving St., and the modern and intimate Hamilton Stage, at 360 Hamilton St., in the heart of Rahway, New Jersey’s Arts District. To learn more, visit ucpac.org.

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