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The audience stood, applauded and cheered as area students decked out in gold top hats and costumes danced onto the stage at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the end of their performance of A CHORUS LINE Saturday night.
There were spectacular performances by actors in the 37 member cast in the Broadway Series South production that gave students a chance to stage a show with the help of Broadway veterans Terrence Mann, Charlotte D'Amboise and lighting designer Craig Stelzenmuller (Enloe Graduate).
The Chorus Line student edition of the Marvin Hamlisch Broadway hit included 12 musical numbers - three highlighting the entire company of student performers and nine that allowed for individual students to sing and dance - the big finale reprising "One" that brought the audience to its feet.
The show featured Wakefield High's Kalas Pendergraft as Diana Morales singing "What I Did for Love" and "Nothing." Ariana Debose, Wake Forest-Rolesville High senior, as Cassie danced and sang in "The Music and the Mirror." Justin Faircloth, Enloe High freshman, as Mike tap danced and sang his way through "I Can Do That." Andrew Way, Enloe High junior, as Zach wove the musical numbers together as he questioned the actors who are trying out for one of the eight jobs on the chorus line.
The show features an orchestra of 10 WCPSS students and six middle school band directors led by New York City music director Tammy Holder.
The show gave students a challenging opportunity to act, sing and dance in a classic American musical that focuses on the real world of a career in the arts. Paul Orsett, Wakefield High drama teacher, and Freddie Lee Heath, Ligon Middle dance teacher, devoted hours of work with the students. Orsett was the show's assistant director and Heath was the choreographer. All of this was organized by Elizabeth Grimes Droessler, WCPSS arts administrator.
Congratulations to all for a great show!
Posted by Bill Poston at 11:49 AM on September 17, 2008 | Leave Feedback
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