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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bonnie L. Vorenberg, Senior Theatre Expert;
503-246-3000; bonniev@seniortheatre.com
Senior Theatre Photos and interviews available
Film info at http://www.foxsearchlight.com/youngatheart/
“Young at Heart” Documentary Proves Senior Performers Rock
The documentary film “Young at Heart,” which is based on a senior chorus which performs rock music, is being released nationwide this month to rave reviews. It was a hit at Sundance, on The Today Show and ABC News. Newsweek said it was “A gem I can happily recommend.” USA Today gave it “3 ½ out of 4 stars.” The Daily News proclaimed the movie is “sweet, funny and heartbreaking…one of the most delightful movies to come along this year.”
Young at Heart is only one of the many performing companies with seniors (55+). They represent a grass roots movement called “Senior Theatre.”
According to Bonnie Vorenberg, (www.seniortheatre.com) “Senior Theatre is one of the fastest growing forms of the performing arts, with companies filled with older amateur to professional actors starring in shows in small to large communities.” There now are over 770 Senior Theatre companies in the US and many groups in Canada and around the world. Many of the groups appear on stages in arts or senior centers, though others are in touring companies like Young at Heart, the group featured in the film. Groups often perform short plays, musical revues, full length productions, or they create their own shows based on memories or history.
Studies prove that older performers gain physical, mental and social benefits from performing. Older adults use the theatre as their outlet, their art form, a way to have a voice and be heard. It’s a way for them to use their art to comment on society, on their lives, and on the future.
Senior Theatre is a very active movement. There are festivals, educational meetings, new books and many new plays for older performers. In addition, the National Endowment for the Arts recently announced a new Creativity and Aging grant.
Contact Bonnie Vorenberg, Senior Theatre expert, for complete information about Senior Theatre, plus local and regional companies. Other details are at www.seniortheatre.com, the Senior Theatre Resource Center. You can also visit www.seniortheatre.com, email to bonniev@seniortheatre.com or call toll free 800-858-4998.
“Young at Heart” will be released on the following dates in these cities:
Wednesday, April 9th
New York
Los Angeles
Friday, April 18th
Boston
Chicago
San Francisco
Washington D.C.
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Philadelphia
San Diego
Seattle
Phoenix
Austin
Northampton/Springfield
Toronto
Vancouver
Friday, April 25th
Atlanta
Detroit
Houston
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
Denver
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Portland
Boca Raton/W. Palm Beach
Hartford/New Haven
Montreal
Friday, May 2nd
Cleveland
Columbus
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Orlando
Sacramento
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Charlotte
Louisville
Milwaukee
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Tucson
Ann Arbor
Calgary
Edmonton
Ottowa
Victoria
Friday, May 9th
Baltimore
Buffalo
Fresno
Champaign/Decatur/Springfield
Memphis
Norfolk/Newport N.
Omaha
Providence
Richmond
Rochester
Salt Lake/Boise
San Antonio
Albany
Albuquerque
Colorado Springs
Dayton
Knoxville
Lexington
Madison
Nashville
Pittsburgh
Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill
Sarasota
Asheville
Ft. Myers
Charlottesville
Lansing
Santa Fe
Halifax
Kitchener
Winnipeg
Friday, May 16th
El Paso
Harrisburg, PA
Oklahoma City
Spokane
Tulsa
Baton Rouge
Birmingham
Corpus Christi
Grand Rapids
Honolulu
Reno
Syracuse
Anchorage
Des Moines
Gainesville
Ithaca
Jacksonville
Portland, ME
Tallahassee
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