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ArtsPower National Touring Theatre began in 1985 as a grassroots production company in South Florida, primarily serving small arts communities in the South.Today, the Cedar Grove-based, nonprofit organization, tours nine productions annually nationwide. On average, a new show is added each year.The family-based productions, primarily musicals, have been staged in every state but Hawaii, according to founding co-directors Gary and Mark Blackman. It’s a highly competitive market that caters to first-run performing arts centers, along with university and school auditoriums.

ArtsPower’s premiere podcast features ArtsPower alumna Laurie Hymes. Laurie’s work with ArtsPower includes the national tours of Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great and Anastasia Krupnik, as well as the workshops of Harry the Dirty Dog and Jigsaw Jones and the Case of the Class Clown. Currently, Laurie’s voice can be heard on numerous animated series and features including three seasons on “Pokemon,” “Yu-Gi-Oh! […]

NEW YORK CITY – Alyssa Satin Capucilli, the author of the iconic series of BISCUIT books for young children, attended the dress rehearsal of ArtsPower’s musical BISCUIT on October 1^st at NOLA Studios in New York City. Alyssa’s BISCUIT books have sold more than 23 million copies throughout the world. The second national tour of ArtsPower’s musical BISCUIT, which will feature performances in regional theatres, […]

NEW YORK CITY – Mark Blackman, ArtsPower’s Founding Co-Director, performed in the pit orchestra of Broadway’s HELLO DOLLY on Saturday evening, November 11th. He played the Reed 1 book (piccolo, flute, alto saxophone, and clarinet) as a substitute for Steve Kenyon, the talented, multi-reeds performer and Broadway pit orchestra veteran. “About a year […]

NEW YORK CITY – On November 9, 10, and 11, Rich DeRosa, the Grammy-nominated composer who has written and arranged the scores to twenty-nine ArtsPower musicals and dramas, was a guest conductor for Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in performance of the five special pieces he had arranged in honor of Leonard’s Bernstein’s 100^th Birthday Celebration.

The performances took place in […]

ArtsPower National Touring Theatre began in 1985 as a grassroots production company in South Florida, primarily serving small arts communities in the South.Today, the Cedar Grove-based, nonprofit organization, tours nine productions annually nationwide. On average, a new show is added each year.The family-based productions, primarily musicals, have been staged in every state but Hawaii, according to founding co-directors Gary and Mark Blackman. It’s a highly competitive market that caters to first-run performing arts centers, along with university and school auditoriums.

June 2017: ArtsPower’s Anne of Green Gables, one of our most popular musicals originally produced in 1993, recently completed its national tour. Between March 20^th and June 11^th, the wonderfully talented cast of Jocelyn Lonquist (Anne), Christine Corsaro (Marilla Cuthbert), Amanda Popielarz (Rachel Lynde), and Adam Moshbach (Matthew Cuthbert). Shelby Glasgow was the cast’s stage manager. The show presented performances in 30 theatres throughout 12 […]

May 2017: ArtsPower’s The Monster Who Ate My Peas, based on the book by Danny Schnitzlein, had a successful 12-state tour this past spring that featured the dynamic cast of Leigh Akin (Mom),  Henry DuRocher (Dad), Jamie Dillon Grossman (Ralph), and  Missy Michael Jamieson (Danny). Allen B. Wheaton served as the cast’s stage manager.

May 18, 2015: ArtsPower’s Dog Loves Books, our newest musical based on the book by Louise Yates, now has its own promotional video! Shot at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse and Connecticut’s Westport Country Playhouse, this new video highlights the music, dancing, and all around joy of this exciting musical that touts the satisfaction that reading brings. The video was shot and edited by Gary […]