America ReFramed

Curtain Up!

Season 9 Episode 9 | 1h 9m 10s | WETA Passport

In New York City's Chinatown, the theater club of PS 124 is staging an adaptation of the film "Frozen.” As the 5th graders gear up and rehearse for the musical production, nervous excitement and flubbed lines brush up against cultural stereotypes, family expectations, and post-graduation uncertainties. CURTAIN UP! shares a kid’s-eye view of the wonders of discovering art, culture and identity.

Aired: 05/11/21 | Expires: 05/10/25 | Rating: TV-PG

Major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional funding provided by the Wyncote Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Reva & David Logan Foundation and the Park Foundation.

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• Curtain Up! | Promo

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• Curtain Up! | Trailer

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