Songs to Grow On

Alliance Theatre Anywhere
Musical For Families

Streaming from the Under the Tent Series at Alliance Theatre

A Woody Guthrie concert for children! – A family-friendly concert event featuring American folk music legend Woody Guthrie's classic children's songs. Performed by Rob Lawhon and drawn primarily from Guthrie's iconic album Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child, this cycle of songs captures the whimsy, joy, and wonder of childhood in three chords & a whole lot of fun. Join Woody and his dog Arlo as they serenade Atlanta families with songs that celebrate the human spirit.  

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Cast

Rob Lawhon (Woody Guthrie) is beyond delighted to be back at the Alliance Theatre! Other Alliance credits include The Wizard of Oz, Pancakes, Pancakes!, Charlotte’s Web, Songs to Grow On, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, and Troubadour. He can be seen in locally-filmed TV shows like Sleepy Hollow, The Resident, and Star. “Special thanks to Rosemary Newcott, the brothers DePoy, my family, and to my son Gibson, who I love more than anything else in the whole wide world.”

Rob Lawhon
Rob Lawhon
Woody Guthrie

Rob Lawhon (Woody Guthrie) is beyond delighted to be back at the Alliance Theatre! Other Alliance credits include The Wizard of Oz, Pancakes, Pancakes!, Charlotte’s Web, Songs to Grow On, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, and Troubadour. He can be seen in locally-filmed TV shows like Sleepy Hollow, The Resident, and Star. “Special thanks to Rosemary Newcott, the brothers DePoy, my family, and to my son Gibson, who I love more than anything else in the whole wide world.”

Julissa Sabino (Nora/Arlo) is so glad to be back home with her Atlanta theatre community! Previous Atlanta credits: Elizabeth Darcy in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (Theatrical Outfit); Esmeralda in Hunchback of Notre Dame, Vanessa in In The Heights (Aurora/Theatrical Outfit); Rizzo in GREASE (Serenbe Playhouse); Spider in James and the Giant Peach, The Lizard in El Sol (Alliance Theatre); Sarah in The Toxic Avenger (Horizon Theatre Company); Mimi in RENT (Actor's Express). TV/Film: Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong (Gina). Julissa previously studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts at the Atlantic Theatre School & is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. She would like to thank you, the patrons, for continuing to support the arts during this critical time! This one is for my darling little baby - Penelope. For more, follow @JulissaSabino

Julissa Sabino Hobbs
Julissa Sabino Hobbs
Nora / Arlo

Julissa Sabino (Nora/Arlo) is so glad to be back home with her Atlanta theatre community! Previous Atlanta credits: Elizabeth Darcy in Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley (Theatrical Outfit); Esmeralda in Hunchback of Notre Dame, Vanessa in In The Heights (Aurora/Theatrical Outfit); Rizzo in GREASE (Serenbe Playhouse); Spider in James and the Giant Peach, The Lizard in El Sol (Alliance Theatre); Sarah in The Toxic Avenger (Horizon Theatre Company); Mimi in RENT (Actor's Express). TV/Film: Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong (Gina). Julissa previously studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts at the Atlantic Theatre School & is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. She would like to thank you, the patrons, for continuing to support the arts during this critical time! This one is for my darling little baby - Penelope. For more, follow @JulissaSabino

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