WEST PALM BEACH — For the second year in a row the Kravis Center for the
Performing Arts has been named a recipient of a National Education Grant from The
Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry.
These grants support innovative programs that enable students to experience touring
Broadway productions as a form of artistic expression and as an educational tool.
The 2011 National Education Grants program bestows $5,000 to 10 presenters of touring
Broadway shows across the U.S. for the development or support of education programs
associated with touring productions.
Next spring’s Kravis on Broadway presentation of the 25th anniversary production of
the legendary musical “Les Miserables” (May 16-26, 2012) will be the focal point of this
National Education Grant.
Under the instruction of the Drama and Music Directors at Santaluces High School
in Lantana – and with the support of Broadway veterans Jacqueline Bayne Gillman
(South Pacific, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Ragtime) and Jason Gillman (Legally Blonde
The Musical, Chicago, Thoroughly Modern Millie) – 30 musical theatre students from
Santaluces High School will create and produce an original musical theatre showcase
exploring the themes of poverty and oppression in Les Miserables.