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Thursday, December 13, 2012

TODAY: 'Yes, Virginia: The Musical'

Dormont Elementary School will present the musical twice today, Thursday, Dec. 13.

Students from Dormont Elementary School will present a classic Christmas tale twice today, Thursday, Dec. 13. The first show of "Yes, Virginia: The Musical" is at 9:30 a.m. If you can't make the morning performace, the play runs again this evening at 7 p.m. The musical is based on the story "Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus," and is being produced at the elementary school with help from a Macy's Believe Program Grant. For details about the show and the grant program, check out this article, which was published earlier this week. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.

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Dormont Elementary Presents 'Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus' and Dormont Elementary School

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Erin Faulk

12:53 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Correction to this article: tonight's show is at 7 p.m., not 7:30 p.m. as previously stated. Sorry about that—first press release I got had the wrong time!   more ›

Monday, December 10, 2012

Dormont Elementary Presents 'Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus'

The elementary school will present the beloved Christmas tale on Thursday evening.

In 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the New York Sun newspaper asking a simple question: Is there a Santa Claus? The editor's answer—"Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus"—has been told and retold in storybooks and cartoons, and now Dormont Elementary School will present the live-action play. "Yes Virginia: The Musical" will run at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13 at Dormont Elementary School. Dormont Elementary was one of 100 schools across the nation that received a $1,000 grant from Macy's to help with the production costs of putting on the play. Macy's also made the script and musical score for the play available to the schools for free. First-year music teacher Rob Naser applied for the grant and is …

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Erin Faulk

12:55 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

I have now confirmed this with the school district—tonight's performance is indeed at 7 p.m. Sorry about that—the first press release I got had some wrong information in it.   more ›

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