Young Playwright Getting a Chance to Shine on Broadway

When public schools cut their budgets, arts programs are often the first to go, especially in inner-city schools.

But a new program is bringing theater to students, and giving some of them a moment in the spotlight.

The glitz and glitter of Broadway's marquees shine bright in the heart of New York, but just across the Brooklyn Bridge, you'll find Broadway's youngest playwright: Stephen Paul. "This gave me the chance to put my ideas on paper and see if other people liked it," he said.

His play, "Path to the Throne," about two brothers vying to be king, was chosen as one of six short plays to be performed at Broadway's Imperial Theater – home of the Tony Award-winning musical "Billy Elliot."

The Fidelity FutureStage program gave young students, like Brooklyn's Stephen Paul, a change to see their creations performed on Broadway.

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