FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

PRESS CONTACT: Brett Singer (212) 307-7181

Urban Stages

(Frances Hill, Artistic Director, Sonia Kozlova, Managing Director)

Presents

The Magical Forest of Baba Yaga

A Fairy Tale Play by Eugene Schwartz
A Modern Translation by Stanton Wood

Directed by Aleksey Burago
Original Music by Gregg Adair and Colm Clark

A Holiday Show For The Entire Family

December 14^th through January 7^th

At 259 West 30^th Street (between 7^th and 8^th)

October 19, 2006

Urban Stages is pleased to announce their holiday show for families, The magical Forest of Baba Yaga,

translated by Stanton Wood written by Eugene Schwartz. Performances will be at 259 West 30^th Street (between 7^th and 8^th) and will begin on Thursday, December 14^th.

Russian fairy tales come alive through magic, fun, theatricality and music in The magical Forest of Baba Yaga, based on the beloved Russian character who lives in a log cabin that moves around on a pair of dancing chicken legs. In a world where children are turned into trees and impossible tasks are everyday chores, poor Lisa has to use all her inventiveness to find and free her lost children from the clutches of Baba Yaga. Aleksey Burago, director of the Urban Stages hit Ah, My Dear Andersen, directs this new version by Stanton Wood (The Snow Queen). Original music by Greg Adair (Circus Contraption) and Colm Clark (Urban Stages' Ah, My Dear Andersen).

Russian director Aleksey Burago graduated from Moscow Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS). He has directed shows in Moscow, St. Petersburg, as well as New York City. Aleksey received best director awards at Moscow Festival of Classical Plays and St. Petersburg Festival of comedy shows. His direction of On the Eve in 1998 at the Neighborhood Playhouse received critical acclaim. Aleksey is professor of acting at the Denmark Academy of Theatre Arts and is currently teaching acting/directing classes at HB Studio in New York. When Aleksey directed Ah, My Dear Andersen for Urban Stages in 2003, The New York Times called the production, “visually stunning.”

The magical Forest of Baba Yaga will run from Thursday, December 14^th through Sunday, January 7^th. See below for a complete calendar.

Tickets will be $20.00 and may be purchased by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444, or online at www.smarttix.com or www.urbanstages.org. Photos will be available for download at www.brettsinger.com/clients/urbanstages.html.

the Magical Forest of Baba Yaga

At Urban Stages, 259 West 30^th Street (between 7^th and 8^th avenues)

December 14^th through January 7^th

TICKETS: $20; call Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or visit www.smarttix.com or www.urbanstages.org

SCHEDULE:

311 West 43rd Street, Suite #1107 Phone: (212) 307-7181

New York, NY 10036 Fax: (212) 307-7178