"The non-profit 5th Avenue Theatre is the nation's premier incubator for new musical theater... In addition to its main stage productions, The 5th Avenue Theatre is also committed to encouraging the next generation of theatergoers through its extensive educational outreach programs... The Rising Star Project welcomes a remarkable team of teenagers into the our theater to remount a full-length musical on our historic stage. Beyond being entirely student-performed  [the Rising Star Project is] run by a student technical crew and supported by a team of students who have taken on roles in the marketing, development, producing, creative and casting departments.  All participants are trained and mentored by dedicated theater professionals at The 5th Avenue Theatre.  "