Sunday Stories: Their Garden Of Dreams: Kids Find Hope & Happiness On Stage

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Event Location(s): New York City, New York | Description: (Begin EJ) GFX: Insert stills of the Radio City Rockettes, a rock musician, and Radio City Music Hall stage. EXT DAY NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK MS: Zoom-out from Radio City Music Hall sign. GFX: Split screen stills of kids performing at Radio City Music Hall. GFX: Insert stills of the Radio City Rockettes and musicians performing at Radio City Music Hall. INT PARTIAL VO: A girl auditions for a talent show singing, “And I’ll rise up, I’ll rise like the day…” MS: A girl dances during a talent show audition. STILL: Photo of Radio City Music Hall. INT WS: 11-year-old Stephanie Consiglio (ph) dances during an audition. PARTIAL VO: During an interview, Consiglio says, “When I was three after the Christmas Spectacular I told my mom I want to dance here one day and I can’t believe that it’s finally happening”. STILL: Photo of the Rockettes performing. GFX: Insert still of Consiglio with a Rockette. GFX: Split screen stills of Consiglio. INT MS: During an interview, Consiglio says, “Cancer messed with the wrong dancer”. INT BRIEF CUTS: Brief cuts of children auditioning for the talent show. MS: Musicians Nawan Tenton (ph) and Ahmad Sharif (ph) audition, as Tet-Ten sings, “But losing everything…” as Sharif plays piano. STILLS: Photos of Tenton and Sharif. STILL: Photo of Tenton. STILLS: Photos of Sharif. INT MS: Panning shot of Shaief sitting with Tenton. INT MS: Panning low-angle shot of Radio City Music Hall. MS: Tenton and Sharif perform the song, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me”. MS: Rear shot of Tenton and Shaif walking together. PARTIAL VO: During an interview with Tenton and Sharif, NBC’s Joelle Garguilo says, “Now that you are here inside Radio City Music Hall, how are you feeling? (SHARIF: You know, basically I can’t see but I can imagine the picture in my mind, I was telling Nawan like, wow the stage is big, it’s like a parking lot) (TENTON: It’s going to be, I don’t know, a life-changing thing, I don’t know, it’s going to be awesome)’. INT 2WS: Tilt-down shots of the seating inside Radio City Music Hall. STILL: rear shot of a person on stage at Radio City Music Hall. INT MS: Low-angle shot of kids dancing during an audition. GFX: Insert still of the Madison Square Garden and the Garden of Dreams logos. GFX: Insert stills of children auditioning on stage. INT MS: A girl dances on stage during an audition. WS: A boy in a wheelchair sits at a piano on stage. MS: While speaking with the boy, Garguilo says, “What song will you be performing? (BOY #1: I’ll be performing the song, ‘When You’re Feeling Blue) I don’t know that one. (BOY #1: It’s an original piece that I personally composed. *singing* You got to think about the accomplishments you can make)”. MS: A group of children walk on stage to cheers. INT MS: They boy in a wheelchair sings and plays the keyboard in a classroom. INT MS: A girl auditions on stage singing, “You can tell me when it’s over…”. MS: The girl dances on stage. GFX: Split screen stills of the girl in the hospital. INT MS: Another girl auditions on stage singing, “Do it a thousand times again…”. MS: Two girls talk with each other. STILL: A group of children perform on stage. INT MS: A girl sings on stage during an audition. INT MS: Rear shot of a group of children performing for classmates in a classroom. INT BRIEF CUTS: Brief cuts of children auditioning on stage. PARTIAL VO: during an interview with Consiglio, Garguilo says, “What do you want to say to other people who might be going through a tough time? (CONSIGLIO: Find something you love and embrace it. Let it be inside of you)”. STILL: Photo of Consiglio dancing during an audition. INT MS: During an audition, the boy in the wheelchair says, “It doesn’t really matter what you’re going through, so all that matters is that you’re able to look alive and show people who you really are”. MS: Garguilo speaks with Run DMC’s Darryl McDaniels. MS: A boy raps during an audition. MS: McDaniels looks on during the audition. PARTIAL VO: During an audition, McDaniels says, “A lot of kids that would drive by Radio City Music Hall and go, ‘Man, I wish I could go in there.’ They never thought they were worthy. But to tell a kid, ‘No, you cannot only come in here. We’re gonna give you the stage’”. MS: Judges clap after an audition. BRIEF CUTS: Brief cuts of kids auditioning on stage MS: A little boy stands on stage and says, “Hey Radio City!” as the crowd applauds. XWS: Group of children stand together on stage. MS: Group of kids walk on stage motioning for applause. Garguilo signs off in VO from New York. (End EJ)