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Freddie’s latest Huffington Post blog, entitled I Have a Dream, recounts the extraordinary Junior Theater Festival that took place over the Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend in Atlanta this year. More than 2,000 white, Latin, black, Asian and Middle Eastern children, from 54 US schools, gathered to celebrate and perform together in the most collegial, joyful, loving atmosphere.
“I hope [Rev. King] was watching from the beyond,” Freddie wrote, “this was the dream.”
If you feel like it, leave a comment … there … or here … or both!
Click here to see the blog at the Huffington Post site.
Click here to see Music Theatre International’s photo gallery and coverage of event.
Click here to see Playbill’s photo gallery of the event and here to see their pre-event article.
Click here to see how Grammy award winner Bryan-Michael Cox covered the event at his site. (Cox was one of the featured speakers at the event.)
Click here to read an inspirational article about Sebastian Palmer, 16, who won one of seven Freddie G Outstanding Individual Male Performance awards at the festival.
wow! does that not say it all. Interesting that while Atlanta observes a holiday you people just go put the essence of it into practice. I got into to trouble in nursing school because I thought it was better for children to learn something by experience then by being formally taught. You guys could have backed me up in many of my arguments with some teachers. Thanks for the article, kind of hard to read through the tears.
You have gone viral for your JTF huffington post. You’re getting linked all over facebook!
What an exciting weekend. Wonderful and beautifully written article and so inspiring. It’s how we felt here at Fantasticks when all the NYC city school kids came to the show, thanks to you and MTI. Gives one hope for the future.
Hoping all is well on your end and the new year brings all good things. D.
I absolutely loved what you wrote in your most recent blog post. Kudos to you sweetie, baby, cookie, honey…………..