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Around Broadneck: Fourth grader lands role in Broadway musical's local stop

Published 01/05/09

Tomorrow marks opening night for Gabriel Needle, a Windsor Farm Elementary School fourth-grader who plays one of the "sewer kids" in the musical "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."

Wendi Winters - For The Capital
Gabe Needle, 9, a resident of St. Margarets, steps out of his family's car, a sage green Volvo XC90. It can go pretty fast, but not nearly as fast as the magical car in Ian Fleming's 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,' which also floats and flies. Gabe is one of the 'sewer kids' in the touring production which opens tomorrow night for 16 performances at the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in Baltimore.
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The musical opens tomorrow night for 16 performances at the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in Baltimore.

It runs in Baltimore through Jan. 18. Gabriel, known as Gabe, 9, plays his part during the second act.

The car in the story is a fantastic vehicle that can drive, fly and float. The Pottses, an eccentric, inventive family, rescues the car from a scrap yard. Throughout the story, the family...

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