Young actors' hard work impresses director of '13'
Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:43 PM
Remember being 13? If you're like me, it's not your favorite memory. Then imagine this: You're about to turn 13 and you learn your parents are divorcing and you and your mom are moving from New York's Upper West Side to some godforsaken small town in Indiana.
Even worse for Evan, the lead character, he will have his bar mitzvah and the celebration that follows it in his new home, away from all his friends and family members. Who will want to come to his party?
That's where Jason Robert Brown's Broadway musical "13" begins