A parade of talented Cuyahoga Heights High School students will make their debut in the Paul L. Baumgardner Auditorium with their rendition of Meredith Willson’s Tony Award-winning musical, “The Music Man” March 13-15.
Theater-goers will enjoy a litany of songs made famous by the musical including "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Till There Was You", "Ya Got Trouble," "Goodnight, My Someone," "Marian the Librarian," and "Gary, Indiana".
The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a band organizer and leader in 1912 River City, Iowa. Hill sells band instruments and uniforms, promising to train the new band members. He plans to skip town, however, without giving any music lessons until prim librarian and piano teacher Marian Paroo sees through him. When Hill helps Paroo’s younger brother overcome his lisp, she begins to fall in love with him, causing Hill to risk being caught to win her heart.
While the students rehearse their roles and choreography, the stage crew is busy creating the set. “Rehearsals are going well, "said Director Grace Brown. “We have a great energy this year amongst the cast and crew. It is a very fun show to put together, and students are really enjoying themselves. Noah Hamrick is musical director and Amanda Paus, first-grade teacher at the elementary school, is choreographer.
Performances take place March 13 and 14 at 7 p.m. and March 15 at 2 p.m. Purchase tickets using this online link: https://events.hometownticketing.com/boxoffice/cuyhts/entity/schools/3
Members of the cast and crew are as follows: .
Main Characters:
Harold Hill: Abram (Bram) Podoll
Marian Paroo: Isabela Melendez
Marcellus Washburn: Marshall Worley
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn: Julia Havlin
Mrs. Paroo: Divina DeNardis
Winthrop Paroo: Harrison Sikora
Zaneeta Shinn: Emma Gasper
Tommy Djilas: Hunter Andrews
Charlie Cowell: Brody Domzalski
Amaryllis: Dahlia Castillo
School Board: Aleah Archacki, Brianna Knill, Audrey Morway, Kiylee Todd-Kochis
Traveling Salesmen: Ari Kovar, Eloise Streitman, Grace Nichols
"Pick-a-Little" Ladies: Victoria Hardy, Denny Morway, Autumn Goldsworth, Natalie Heller, Elizabeth (Lizzy) Heller, Eloise Streitman, Hailey Lamont
Train Conductor: Madison (Maddy) Behrens
Constable: Kalia Munson
Gracie Shinn: Isabella (Izzy) Rice
Ensemble: Maddy Behrens, Alyanna Bosela, Autumn Goldsworth, Victoria Hardy, Lizzy Heller, Natalie Heller, Ari Kovar, Hailey Lamont, Denny Morway, Grace Nichols, Hunter Pejanovic, Eloise Streitman, Mateo Torres.
