“Mary Poppins” 7 p.m., April 13 1 and 7 p.m., April 14 1 p.m., April 15 advance: $15 $10 students, seniors door: $20 $15 students, seniors įor Payge Chebetar, this weekend is the culmination of years of stage work, but you won't see her on stage in Sleepy Hollow High School's “Beauty and the Beast.” (Check out a video of part of HenHud's Supercal" on "Places, Please: The Lohud High School Musicals Group" on Facebook.) It takes a lot of drilling, but we're getting there." "Everybody in the cast learned it, so at any moment, when you're walking to class or waiting for rehearsal to begin, you can go over it with a friend in the corner. "It made me realize I could do that," she said.įast forward 11 years and a couple of weeks and Munitz is in the middle of "Supercal," which composers George Stiles and Anthony Drewe spell out in this updated musical. She remembers the spectacle of the song she shortens to "Supercal," and one other detail that registered with her: There were kids in the show.
"It's how I decided I was going to do theater for the rest of my life. "It was the first show I ever saw on Broadway, on March 21, 2007," she said. Melody Munitz knows the exact date the seeds of her dream were planted. “The Wedding Singer” 7 p.m., April 12, 13, 14 $13 $10 students, seniors or door Come out.' It's very sweet and it describes her character so well." Robby's in the dumpster and I'm standing there saying, 'Come on. (It's called "Come Out of the Dumpster.") "Then they announced the spring musical and I was like 'I have to go out for Julia.'"Īs Julia, Masi sings what is likely the only song ever written to be sung by a woman to a man in a dumpster. "I loved how she played it, her personalities and characteristics. Playing Julia was Rosie Veltri, a Port Chester standout. Port Chester senior Taylor Masi fell in love with Julia, the character she plays in Port Chester's "The Wedding Singer" when she was a freshman.īack then, she was in the ensemble of a Port Chester Council for the Arts production of the musical, based on the Adam Sandler-Drew Barrymore film. MUSICAL SHOUTOUTS: Sending break-a-legs to this week's new musicals THE BIG LIST: Who's doing what this season, and when PLACES, PLEASE: Join the Lohud High School Musicals Facebook Group
Three of this weekend's six shows - at Port Chester, Hendrick Hudson and Westlake - are prime examples of wish-fulfillment for the seniors who will be playing leading roles. View Playlist: Video Playlist: Rapid Running Lines for April 12-15 Theatergoers across the Lower Hudson Valley this weekend will have plenty of chances to see dreams being fulfilled before their eyes, as six musicals open on high-school stages.
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