Broadway Kids Care visit JUMP

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This past week Broadway Kids Care and their parents went to see aSunday evening performance of JUMP.

Founded by Kelly Gonda , President of East of Doheny Productions, Broadway Kids Carebrings together the children from current and past Broadway shows,affording them the opportunity to perform community service and, inthe process, instill a strong philanthropic sensibility and fostera sense of community among the young actors and their families.

During its brief history, Broadway Kids Cares members haveparticipated in a variety of charitable works. They have hostedHalloween and Easter events where they assembled gifts for thechildren of Freedom House. Their gifts continue with thepresentation of the scarves from The Knitting Project and holidaystockings.
For more information about Broadway Kids Care, visit their websiteat www.bwaykidscare.com .
Created by Koreas renowned Yegam Inc. (Producer, Kyung-HunKim/Artistic Director, Chul-Ki Choi), JUMP premiered at the WoolimTheater of Seoul in 2003, and has since become a megahit. The showarrived in New York following wildly successful engagements inIsrael, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, Madrid, the Edinburgh FringeFestival (2005 and 2006), Tokyo, Osaka and London (with a repeatengagement at the prestigious Peacock Theatre and a specialappearance on Queen Elizabeths Royal Variety Show). The productionis currently enjoying an open run of sold-out shows in Seoul,Korea, with additional engagements set to commence throughout theworld.

JUMP brings the combination of slapstick comedy, acrobatics andmartial arts to the stage, for the first time ever in liveperformance, in this highly unique theater spectacle that has beendescribed as Jackie Chan meets Charlie Chaplin . Set in the interior of a traditional Korean home, the show tellsthe story of an anything-but-typical family. Each member of thehousehold, from the strict Grandfather to the pretty youngdaughter, enjoys nothing more than challenging the rest of thefamily to martial arts showdowns. When two burglars break into thehouse occupied by three generations of highly trained martialartists, the family turns their expertise on the unexpected guests.The hyperactive sitcom that ensues is the ideal forum for thistroupe to show off their extensive training in martial arts,acrobatics, gymnastics and comic acting.