Valley teen Taylor Pearlstein part of all-student ‘Music Man’ at the 5th Ave.

Mount Si student Taylor Pearlstein will take the stage this weekend in the Rising Star Project’s production of “The Music Man” at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater. Pearlstein, who is part of the ensemble, joins more than 100 high school students and teens from nearly 60 Washington state schools in taking over the 5th Avenue for the production. It’s a one-of-a-kind educational program that gives teens an opportunity to experience all aspects of staging a musical.

March 19, 2013 2:30 pm

Mount Si student Taylor Pearlstein will take the stage this weekend in the Rising Star Project’s production of “The Music Man” at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater.

Pearlstein, who is part of the ensemble, joins more than 100 high school students and  teens from nearly 60 Washington state schools in taking over the 5th Avenue for the production.

It’s a one-of-a-kind educational program that gives teens an opportunity to  experience all aspects of staging a musical.

The Rising Star Project: The Music Man plays Friday, March 22, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, March 23, at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets (starting at $29) may be purchased at www.5thavenue.org, by phone at 206-625-1900, or at the Box Office at 1308 5th Avenue in downtown Seattle.