FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Family-friendly, South Florida holiday tradition to be performed in South Miami venue located on the campus of The Mandelstam School December 10 – 12, 2021
South Miami, FL – November 9, 2021 – MOUSE KING is back again to remind us that the “Key to Christmas” is love. Conceived by Sesame Street and Jim Henson Company veteran Noel MacNeal, and the award-winning singer-songwriter and prolific composer of children’s musical theater Jim Camacho, the holiday theater production will play at The Mandelstam Theater (8530 SW 57th Ave, South Miami, 33143) during the run up to the holidays, Friday December 10 through Sunday, December 12. The musical did not run during 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions on large indoor gatherings.
“We’re very excited to be back this year to retell the story of Mouserick and company and to once again share the holiday spirit with the South Florida community,” says Camacho. “Now more than ever, the themes of love, family, and holiday cheer are extremely relevant and need to be heard.” Jim also wrote the musicals Fools’ Paradise, which enjoyed a run off-Broadway, The Cavie Islanders and the Troll, The Guru of Gir, and several others.
MOUSE KING reimagines the story of The Nutcracker and tells it from the point of view of the mice. With master puppeteers and guest artists from New York City, some of whom make regular appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, along with a cast of talented child actors from the Miami area, MOUSE KING sprinkles an imaginative twist on the classic Nutcracker tale. The show has enjoyed a seven-year run of sellout performance, so advance ticket purchases are highly recommended.
The performance schedule is as follows:
Friday, December 10th, 7 p.m.
Saturday, December 11th, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, December 12th, 1 p.m.
The singer-songwriter Camacho, who co-founded 1990’s garage / alternative rock band The Goods, has released four full-length solo albums, more than two dozen videos and singles, and created a web series called Adventures in Songwriting. He’s also written and released music for others in Nashville, working with country music royalty John Carter Cash through the AbFab Artists music publishing and development company. His latest singles “Going on Faith” and “When the World Stops Spinning” were recorded and produced by Cash at the Cash Cabin in Hendersonville, TN.
Tickets for MOUSE KING start at $35 on MouseKingTickets.com; reserved seating is available. Pre-sale tickets highly recommended, as shows will sell out. Special media passes and access is available. The original soundtrack is available at MouseKingMusic.com.
For more information, visit JimCamacho.com.
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ABOUT JIM CAMACHO
As co-founder (with his brother John) of the legendary Miami band The Goods, Camacho first attracted national attention through a series of albums that allowed the band to work with legendary producer Tom Dowd, sharing stages with the likes of Pearl Jam, The Smithereens, Cracker and Matthew Sweet, and reaping any number of accolades in the process.
Since then, Camacho’s enjoyed a prolific solo career that’s included a number of memorable albums and EPs. In addition, his music featured in films, documentaries and television soundtracks, and high-profile live performances that have taken him to any number of prestigious musical venues, including the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, New York’s Radio City Music Hall and the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. He’s played the West Coast and the U.K. and has also had the distinction of touring with Alicia Keys, John Legend, Linda Perhacs, and Zascha Moktan.
Camacho has also made his mark in the theatrical world with well-received original productions as “Fools’ Paradise”, “Guru”, “MOUSE KING”, “The Cavie Islanders and the Troll”, “Mickey Herman Saves the $#&@ World” and, most recently, “Digging For Bones” – all critically acclaimed musicals, many that found him, directing, and writing the book, music and lyrics.
Indeed, Camacho’s prolific prowess extends to spotlighting other artists as well. His YouTube series “Adventures in Songwriting” initiated in 2019, finds him working with a series of special guests and then writing a song in tandem within the program’s 30 minute timeframe. The songs were released as an EP that included collaborations between Camacho and such seminal South Florida talents as Fernando Perdomo, Charlie Pickett, Elsten Torres, Rob Elba, and the bands Ex–Norwegian and Deaf Poets. The Miami Herald’s Howard Cohen described the special release show as “Good fun and a testament to the power of inspired songwriting.”
Jim also recently recorded the Fred Neil tribute song “Come Back Baby”, which will appear on an upcoming Y&T Records Fred Neil tribute release. He’s currently gearing up for the 8th season of Mouse King, the holiday children’s musical production he co-created with Sesame Street and Jim Henson Company veteran Noel MacNeal. The show will once again run at The Mandelstam Theater in South Miami during mid-December. More information about both projects is forthcoming.
For more information, visit JimCamacho.com.
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