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Event: Disney's Choo-Choo Soul with Genevieve!

4/18 at Paramount HV Theater in Peekskill, NY

March 31, 2015

Disney's Choo-Choo Soul with Genevieve!

Paramount Hudson Valley Theater
1008 Brown Street
Peekskill, NY

Saturday, April 18th, 2015
11am and 2pm

Tickets: 
$17 kids and seniors; $20 adults
11am show CLICK HERE
2pm show CLICK HERE 

 

 

 

The Popular Disney Channel Program Comes to Life On Stage at the Paramount Hudson Valley with Two Shows on April 18th

 

Imagine parents being able to enjoy the same music that their children enjoy. Imagine soulful and current renditions of the ABC's, 1-2-3's, and learning how to be polite. Imagine a diverse and incredibly hip duo, teaching children through music on an animated train. Video game designer Greg Johnson imagined just that, and the result is Choo-Choo Soul! 

 

"I had down time between game projects and was being driven crazy listening to bad children's music, and searching stores for something the family could all enjoy together, and thus was born the concept of Choo-Choo Soul," Johnson says.

 

He began by writing the song concepts, melodies and lyrics, then recruited collaborator Burke Treischmann and voice artist Genevieve Goings to translate the concepts into full and complete songs. The music is contagious and soulful, with a focus on trains and learning. After the completion of the project, Greg pitched the CD around to various outlets, including Disney.

 

Genevieve and Greg were flown to Los Angeles for what turned out to be an unprepared audition in front of a classroom of 4-5 year olds. The children loved Genevieve and the execs at Playhouse Disney decided to move ahead with filming 10 interstitials that now air on the Disney Channel daily, featuring Genevieve starring as the Train Conductor assisted by DC, her beatboxing, breakdancing engineer. 

 

The live stage show brings the Disney Channel’s PARENTS CHOICE® award-winning Choo-Choo Soul with Genevieve! television program to life. The Paramount Hudson Valley Theater will present two live performances of Choo-Choo Soul with Genevieve! on Saturday, April 18th, 2015; first show at 11am and the second at 2 pm.

 

“The Paramount Hudson Valley is deeply committed to promoting music and education in our community,” says Paramount CEO Kurt G. Heitmann. “Family programming is a huge priority and has proven very popular with local parents. Being able to bring a live show from Disney, the most trusted name in family entertainment, to the Hudson Valley is exciting. Kids and parents alike can groove to the tunes of Choo Choo Soul – it’s education wrapped up in a whole lot of fun!”