Monday, March 16, 2015
For a decade, Ed Steele has chosen out-of-the-ordinary musicals for Fox Lane. Think “Hot Mikado,” “Smile,” “The Boyfriend.” This year, his last as directo…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 06:02AMMama Rose had a fever of 102. But there she was, in the theater, talking about the role of a lifetime that came along so early in her lifetime. Where else would you expect to find the stage …
SOURCE: The Journal News at 06:02AMAt long last, Friday is the first day of spring. There will be robins and crocuses and daffodils soon enough, but first, there will be Yankees: “Damn Yankees,” at North Salem Mid…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 06:01AMCraig Long has to be honest. Ask the Suffern High School senior how he likes playing J. Pierrepont Finch—that’s F-I-N-C-H—the lovably over-ambitious window-washer at the ce…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 06:00AMIn middle school, Liam Herbert ran the lighting board for “Seussical” and was a stagehand for Port Chester Council for the Arts’ summer productions. Liam was a tech kid. Un…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 05:59AMThey had her at the bright blue wigs. Quiana Iacobellis (inset) knew she was in the right place when, as a freshman, she was cast in Tappan Zee High School’s fall play, “The Bird…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 05:58AMThis weekend, some Lower Hudson Valley high schools will take audiences back the 1990’s with “Rent.” Or the ‘80s in “Footloose.” Or the late ‘50s wi…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 05:57AMThere’s a great scene at the end of the musical “42nd Street,” when newcomer Peggy Sawyer is drafted to replace the over-the-title artist. Director Julian Marsh sends her o…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 05:55AMThursday, March 12, 2015
After weeks of the high-school musicals in the Lower Hudson Valley being staged in Westchester or Putnam counties, it’s Rockland’s turn, with four of the week’s six new hig…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 05:11PMMonday, March 9, 2015
Joe Egan has created a theatrical maverick in Nyack, staging memorable productions of “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Parade,” “Big River” and “Aida.&#…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 06:05AMI dropped by a rehearsal of “Babes in Arms” at Clarkstown High School North in New City, not really knowing what to expect. I knew it was a musical about kids who love theater an…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 06:01AMJessie Shaw laughs when it’s pointed out that, as a 17-year-old brunette, she is neither legal nor blonde. But there she’ll be this weekend, playing Elle Woods, the star of ̶…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 06:00AMCarlos Prats is about to make a comparison that could make your head spin, but stay with him. Please. Prats, a 15-year-old sophomore at Nanuet High School plays Horton the Elephant in “…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 05:58AMLucy Austin doesn’t want people to get the wrong idea about Haldane High School’s musical this weekend. Yes, “Pirates of Penzance” is a Gilbert & Sullivan operett…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 05:55AMWhen “Aida: School Edition,” the Elton John musical about a love triangle amid the pyramids, comes to North Rockland High School this week and next, the title role will be played…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 05:45AMFriday, March 6, 2015
Director Chrissy Colangelo is looking for a juke box to borrow or rent for Blind Brook’s production of “West Side Story.” She would need it March 14-25. If you can help her…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 09:42AMThursday, March 5, 2015
Today’s storm has canceled at least two of the four high-school-musical opening nights planned for tonight. Thursday’s performance of “Urinetown” at Edgemont High Sch…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 01:41PMWednesday, March 4, 2015
The show must go on, unless the snow goes on and on. Mother Nature—which has already forced the cancellation of at least a half-dozen rehearsals—could throw a slippery wrench int…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 11:48AMMonday, March 2, 2015
Joshua Roman has acted in musicals before, but never at Edgemont High School. That changes this week, when the 17-year-old senior leads the cast of the quirky and irreverent “Urinetown…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 12:20PMIf there was a word to describe Paul, the character Troy Trippiccio played in Harrison High School’s production of “A Chorus Line” last year, he said it’d be “s…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 11:38AMTravis Ramirez has played it serious, as the haunted church organist Simon Stimson in “Our Town.” He played it madcap backstage in “Fiddler on the Roof,” playing all …
SOURCE: The Journal News at 10:46AMYorktown High School’s Gabby Landicino said the sky is the limit this year, as she tackles one of musical theaters plummest parts: Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” “You …
SOURCE: The Journal News at 10:14AMSunday, March 1, 2015
Kelsey Baron of Peekskill doesn’t lack for inspiration as would-be nun Maria in Kennedy Catholic’s production of “The Sound of Music,” running this weekend. The sopho…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 09:00PMPlaying it straight is no problem for Chae Young Kang, an Irvington senior who said her Korean grandmother runs a tight ship at home. “I feel really connected to Sarah, living in a res…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 08:09PMAlisia Escobar, a senior at Byram Hills, has played some great roles in her school career: Annie in “Annie,” Chava in “Fiddler on the Roof” and Belle in “Beauty…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 07:09PMBryan Lynch reads from his iPad and rattles off his director’s notes to the cast in rat-a-tat fashion. A set change needs fixing. A line needs a different delivery. What happened to th…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 05:54PMPaul Kite, a guest director who takes the reins of Briarcliff’s excellent theater program from producer Ian Driver, said he chose “Urinetown” for a few reasons: “It&#…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 04:52PMLeading the dozen shows opening on high-school stages this week is a high-school rarity: “Man of La Mancha” at Pleasantville. The musical story of Don Quixote employs the booming…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 02:45PMBy any measure, Ben DeMarco’s range of roles in his Rye High School career has been impressive: Snoopy in “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” to The Beast in “Be…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 10:57AMThe hottest ticket in New York this week may not be on Broadway, but for “Sweeney Todd,” staged in a church basement in Bronxville. The plan was for Bronxville High School to unv…
SOURCE: The Journal News at 09:18AMWednesday, February 25, 2015
Exciting news on the Metro Awards front. The Metros and media sponsor The Journal News and lohud.com will collaborate to add a new category this year: student critic. Here’s how it wor…
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