CJ Nucciarone and Charlotte Schaner Shouting, confusion, wads of paper landing everywhere. Sound familiar? It’s the first day of school and one of the first scenes in Paul VI’s production of Up the Down Staircase, adapted from Bel Kaufman’s novel of the same name. The novel was adapted into a movie in 1967, and won […]
Mikayla Braun (Amneris), Aaron Mouton (Radames), and Andie Carroll (Aida) [Photo by Marcus De Paula] From the first powerful, rock-inspired chords of “Every Story Is A Love Story,” it is obvious that this isn’t the 19th century version of Aida. Originally a classic opera, Elton John and Tim Rice applied their considerable talents to update the […]
“Rebecca Marshall (Penny), Carly Erickson (Gay Wellington), Matthew Sipe (Paul), and Joey Patchan (Ed) Trotskyite slogans, the FBI, income tax fraud, a Soviet exile, and the Czarist royal family’s remaining expatriates. A thriller? A mystery? A tragedy? Well, actually You Can’t Take It With You is something more like the Beverly Hillbillies meets Citizen Kane […]
From a clandestine frolic in the woods to a cataclysmic witch hunt, the dramatic story of The Crucible played out at J.E.B. Stuart High School last weekend. The pious town of Salem erupted with plotting, false accusations, screaming, and fear as young girls cried witch on their neighbors. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, recalled the […]
Gabriella (Adrianna Monteagudo) and Troy (Blair Hicks) try to unify the Jocks and Brainiacs. Shakespeare’s been dead for almost 400 years, and Cole Porter for about 50, yet last night at Winston Churchill High School, an energetic cast brought them back to life onstage with Porter’s hit musical Kiss Me, Kate. Based on Shakespeare’s play […]
“Brother Trucker” featuring Torres Hodges “Bang, Bang! Click, Click! Ring, Ring!” The miscellaneous sounds of Working were emitted in Mount Vernon High School’s recent lively production. Working, adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso from the best-selling novel by Studs Terkel, received several Tony award nominations during its time on Broadway. The musical incorporated the […]
Natalie Berk, Alexis Abbey, and Michael Libonati Ever been trapped in an elevator with a claustrophobic, overly-stressed woman or found yourself making poor attempts at flirting in the local bookstore? Examples of the quirky, awkward scenarios that make up the macrocosm in which we live were found all throughout Flint Hill School’s inspired production of […]
Gabriella (Adrianna Monteagudo) and Troy (Blair Hicks) try to unify the Jocks and Brainiacs. They’re all in this together at Thomas Edison High School in their production of Disney’s High School Musical. This popular Disney musical features Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez as they attempt to break away from their stereotypical cliques at East High, […]
Catalina Tresky, Chris Forsgren, Paul Funkhouser, Pat Kane & Chris Luggiero. The Gods on Mount Olympus themselves would smile upon St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School’s entrancing production of Metamorphoses. Written by Mary Zimmerman, Metamorphoses is a collection of Greek myths based on Ovid’s stories. Some tales are familiar, such as “Midas” and “Orpheus and […]
In a world of disappearing daddies, mutton-loving kings, and perfectly coifed megalomaniacs, it is Princess Stefanie’s rather inconvenient responsibility to save the world. Written by Children of a Lesser God author Mark Medoff, Stefanie Hero incorporates snippets from familiar fairy tales and gives them a twist to form a wry comedy with an inspiring underlying […]