"Ebony Black", an original children's musical that springs from Snow White, is dancing through the South Street Seaport in May, courtesy of NY Artists Unlimited and Montauk Theatre Productions/ Shooting Star Theatre. Performances for children and family audiences are Saturdays at 3 p.m., May 12, 19 & 26, at the Seaport District Cultural Association Performing Space, SW corner of Beekman & Front Streets. The contemporary, multicultural take on the classic tale boasts book & lyrics by NY Artists Unlimited's artistic director Melba LaRose, who created "Little Red - Girl from the Hood" (on tour throughout NYC for five years). The music is by local composer-musical director Rachel Kaufman and the choreography by Francis J. Roach, protégé of jazz dance legend Luigi. In this version, Iceola (or Icy), a rich lady from the Hamptons, orders up a daughter from the Gracious Home Shopping Network and requests: skin white as snow, lips red as blood, and hair black as ebony. A beautiful girl arrives at her door, but there has been a mix-up. She has: hair white as snow, cheeks red as blood, and skin as black as ebony.

Escaping Iceola's wrath and helped along by the servants, Ebony goes on a singing/ dancing trip through the multicultural East Village with a wacky band of musicians (the Royalists). Iceola, bolstered by chats with her computer monitor and a psychic network, impersonates hosts of TV shows (American Model, Trippy Makeovers) and a homeless Irishwoman to try to destroy Ebony. But, Royalists' lead singer Prince Freddy arrives just in time to save her. He dances a love ballet with her limp body, then kisses her awake and make her his Princess. In the end, Ebony discovers her own intrinsic beauty and self-worth, celebrated with a reprise of the show's title song, and Iceola is done in by a pair of red (glitter) shoes. The cast is: Kubbi (Ebony Black), Tristan Laurence (Prince Freddy), Lucia Manzella (Iceola), and as the band of Royalists: Thoa Dang, Nate Steinwachs, Joseph Lopez (alternate Court Sweeting), and Melba LaRose. After the Seaport performances, the show will tour libraries, recreation centers, schools, and the like throughout the boroughs.

Seaport District Cultural Association Performing Space, SW corner of Beekman & Front Streets, South Street Seaport (one block north of Fulton St.). $10 adults; $5 children. Saturdays at 3 p.m., May 12, 19 and 26. For reservations (strongly suggested), please call: 212-242-6036 (NY Artists Unlimited) or email: Nyartunltd@aol.com. For further information: www.NYartists.org.

Montauk Theatre Productions, founded in 1987, is a nonprofit organization focusing on the development of new talent and new works in the theatre arts. Its main operating venue is Shooting Star Theatre in South Street Seaport. NY Artists Unlimited is a 25 year old, nonprofit multicultural company that serves under-served audiences throughout the boroughs of NYC and remote regions of the Northeast. The focus is on original works that evoke dignity of the individual and sanctity of the human spirit. An audience of approximately 30,000 is reached annually in libraries, recreation centers, universities, schools, nursing homes, senior centers, and the like. They are supported in part by: NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, A.R.T./New York, Puffin Foundation, corporate and individual donors. Artistic Director Melba LaRose is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who of American Women, and Who's Who in Executives & Professionals.