|
"Beauty and the Beast Jr." Comes to Ontario
Tuesday, April 14 2009
Belle (played by Melanie McBride) gets serenaded by Gaston (played by Tyler Hecht) and his pal Lefou (played by James Light).
Gaston (Tyler Hecht) finds himself surrounded by silly girls (Sam Caccimise, Cassie Clement, Amanda Crisafulli, Megan Mariani, Madi Murphy, and Traci Schaumburg).
ONTARIO – Following the success of the world premiere of Willy Wonka, T.C. Armstrong Middle School is now hard at work on the production of “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” This recently released version of “Beauty and the Beast” was designed specifically for middle school students.
Middle school music teacher, Mike Allen, is producing the show. Allen has taken the program from its inception with “Pirates of Penzance” to the size and success that it is today. “I wanted to give the students a program that included musical productions they could be proud of,” Allen explains as the motivator behind the program. All students in the school, grades six through eight, are encouraged to perform or help out with the yearly musical in some way.
This year’s production is sure to be a family favorite, with well-known numbers such as “Be Our Guest” and “Gaston”. The professional set and costumes for this production promise to be eye-catching.
John Barthelmes and Patty Flowerday are back for their second year as Artistic Director and Choreographer, respectively. “I just loved working with these kids so much, I couldn’t wait to return,” explains Barthelmes.
This year’s cast is headed up by Melanie McBride playing Belle (who you may remember as Ms. TeeVee in last year’s production of “Willy Wonka”) and Matt Dell’Olio playing the Beast (who performed on stage as Charlie Bucket last year).
You can also see Tyler Hecht as Gaston, James Light as Lefou, Cameron Priest as Maurice, Zach Miller as Cogsworth, Allison Mullin as Mrs. Potts, Summer Howard as Lumiere, Sarah Hooker as Chip, Julie Dombroski as Babette, Melissa Hill as Wardrobe, Phoenix Ebner as the Prince, Marisa Bremer as the Enchantress, Pauli Frawley as D’Arque, and Jennifer Schimpf and Alyshia DeFranco as the Narrators.
The Silly Girls are being played by Sam Caccimise, Cassie Clement, Amanda Crisafulli, Megan Mariani, Madi Murphy, and Traci Schaumburg.
Featured soloists are Dominique Hamman as the Aristocratic Lady, Brittany Patton as the Fish Seller, Mike Fargo as the Egg Seller, Nikki Foster as the Sausage Curl Girl, Billy Smith as the Baker, Jenna Sacco as the Lady with a Cane, Taylor Rickman as the Lady with a Baby, Jason Huff as the Candle Maker, Brandon Sullivan as the Hat Seller, Eric Monahan as the Milkman, Lindsay Bryant as the Shepherd Girl, and Garrett Lasch as the Bookseller.
The feature dancers are Becca Kittleson, Rachel Lonabile, Hannah Ludwig, Savannah Miller, Cindi Scanlon, Sabrina Sleiman, Lexi Spencer, Meaghan Quinn, and Taylor Zugnoni.
The featured acrobats are Melanie Aman, Megan Mariani, and Emily Means.
The townspeople are Emily Blaakman, Tyler Cummings, Katyra Currington, Phoenix Ebner, Olivia Frink, Stephanie Gentz, Rachel Knapp, Abbigale Lasch, Zachary McLymond, Katherine Moore, Audrey Siebert, Brittany Sonneville, and Natalie Wagner.
The enchanted objects are being played by Melanie Aman, Hali Ambroz, Samantha Anseeuw, Meghan Barone, Marisa Bremer, Mareesa Boyatzies, Danielle Coyle, Emily Crysel, Lindsey Flower, Kayla Frieschlag, Gina Gruttadaurio, Vicki Helfer, Abigail Keirsbilck, Jamie Kuhn, Krystal Lange, Emily Lukash, Bethany McLean, Emily Means, Emmalynne Quinn, Baylee Saba, Caitlyn Wicks, and Victoria Wilson.
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” performances will be on May 1 at 7 p.m.; May 2 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and May 3 at 2 p.m. All performances will be at Wayne High School’s Performing Arts Center, 6200 Ontario Center Road, Ontario Center.
You can catch a preview of the performance on April 25, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Barnes & Noble in Webster Towne Center, located off of Holt Road, for their fundraiser bookfair. Just remember to mention Wayne Central if you make a purchase while you’re there.
Tickets for the show are available at all Wayne Central School main offices. For more information, call 524-1080, ext. 2508.
Cogsworth (played by Zach Miller) and Lumiere (played by Summer Howard) light up the stage.
| No previous subhead |
| |
No next subhead |
No comments have been posted.
|
