13 The Musical

Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason Robert Brown, (Parade, The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County) 13 is a musical about fitting in – and standing out!

While in the process of preparing for his Bar Mitzvah, Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and plopped into a sleepy Indiana town following his parents separation. Surrounded by an array of midwestern middle school students, he thinks he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order in order to have the cool kids come to his Bar Mitzvah party. Can he situate himself on a comfortable link of the food chain... or will he dangle at the end with the outcasts?!?

Composed of a precocious cast, no character in 13 is older than the show's title. The cast may be comprised entirely of teenagers, but the stories that come to life here are ageless, the emotions they explore timeless, the laughter and the memories they provide priceless. And lessons learned the hard way, sometimes last the longest.

Host or Publisher San Diego Jewish Academy Performing Arts