MANASSAS, Va. — With three successful seasons under their belt, the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas announced their offerings for the 2013-2014 season that include old classics, new favorites, and affordable family-friendly fare.
This upcoming season, the Hylton will tap talent from all over the globe for productions like Peter Nero’s “Classical Connections,” a fusion of both classic musical pieces and more contemporary works, the controversial “Fahrenheit 451,” the classic Shakespearean drama “Hamlet,” and The Peking Acrobats, famous for their appearance in the film “Ocean’s 11”.
For families and children, this season will showcase “Toying with Science,” with Garry Krinsky, perfect for the child that loves performing household experiments, “Simple Gifts” from The Cashore Marionettes, the dynamic Imago Theatre’s “Frogz” and a musical adaption of a Cinderella story from the Pushcart Players, will all take the stage this season at the Hylton.
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Five local arts groups will also serve as staples for the season, including the Manassas Ballet Theatre with such performances as “The Nutcracker” and “Dracula”, the Manassas Chorale with four concert events, the Manassas Symphony Orchestra with their Annual Family Concert series, the Youth Orchestras of Prince William’s “A Night at the Opera” and “A European Tour” and Prince William Little Theatre with their summer musical and seasonal plays.
Hylton Arts Center Director Rick Davis praised these resident arts partners.
“These outstanding local ensembles have performed world premiere compositions, revived treasured classics, grown their performing ranks, educated, entertained and continued to build audiences and support for their work.,” said Davis.
One event that has become a focal performance for the Center and will continue this summer is the Castleton Festival at the Hylton – a program that has featured conductor Lorin Maazel’s fusion music performances. The Festival is hosted each year to help support Maazel’s program to foster the arts for fledgling musicians.
It’s a little early to be thinking of jingle bells, but consider purchasing your tickets to the Center’s Christmas season offerings early. The holiday performances include American Festival Pops Orchestra’s “Holiday Pops: Songs of the Season,” the magical “Christmas in Vienna” performance from the Vienna Boys Choir and Chanticleer’s “A Chanticleer Christmas”.
“The Hylton Performing Arts Center is coming into its fourth year as an increasingly vibrant and valuable asset to the communities that created it. Tens of thousands of patrons and participants, from every corner of the region and of every age, have made the Hylton Center their artistic home,” Davis said.
