Sunnyside twins to take the big stage
BY MADDISON FARRIS
Twin sisters from Sunnyside
are among the stars
of an upcoming TADA Youth
Theatre production coming
to Manhattan.
Keep an eye out for 13-
year-olds Mira and Hallie
Meola, as well as fellow rising
Queens actors, as they
bring “How to Eat Like a
Child” to life at 15 West 28th
St., between Broadway and
5th Avenue.
The show was originally
produced in 1981 as a TV
special with none-other than
Dick Van Dyke and consists
of a series of instructional
numbers that will inform
you and your friends on topics
such as “how to torture
your sister” or “how to beg
for a dog.”
TADA is the first-ever theatre
to cast the production
with no adult characters,
leaving the attention of the
audience solely on the talents
of the children.
Many now-famous actors
have come through
TADA Youth Theatre, such
as Jordan Peele from “Key
& Peele” and Ricardo Zayas
from the Broadway show
“Hamilton.”
“Performing with TADA!
has given me more confidence,
and when I grow up I
want to do something where
I can be the boss, like maybe
become a movie director,”
said Mira Meola. TADA
does not just want to teach
children about the fun and
beauty of fine arts, but also
the skills that they will need
as they grow up and move
on from the youth theatre.
TADA wants to build up the
confidence of each child as
well as teach them good communication
and leadership
skills.
You can catch the Meola
sisters and her fellow
Queens residents — 9-yearolds
Clauida Fabella and
Julien Jobson-Larkin, 10-
year-old Vivian Defalco and
12-year-old Jon Luc Jobson-
Larkin — on stage from Feb.
15 through March 8.
Visit www.tadatheater.
com/buy-tickets for a full list
of performances.
Children who attend free, full-day,
high-quality pre-K learn through play,
build skills, and work together.
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Hallie Meola, 13, (left) and her twin sister Mira Meola, 13, (right) are starring in TADA! Youth Theater’s
production of “How to Eat Like a Child.” Courtesy of TADA! Youth Theater
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