By: Izabella Hotz and Destiny Cannon
March 9, 2020
The Brooklyn High School production of Newsies is coming fast, with opening night this Thursday, March 12. The cast, pit, and crew have been working extremely hard to put this show together.
Auditions started the first week of November, and ever since then, the show has been built from the ground with vocal work, choreography, and intense scene-work sessions. The cast is so far doing very well and features numerous talented dancers, vocalists, and actors.
Recently, the cast performed a snippet of the song “Brooklyn’s Here” for the Fox 8 ‘Cool School of the Week,’ highlighting the countless hours put into even just one song.
Even though the stress of opening night is building, the cast has so far done a good job of staying relatively collected and productive. With constant, daily practice, each number and scene are improving, creating what looks to be a stellar show.
The director of choreography and the overall cast, Mrs. Kimberly Cipriani, shared a few of her thoughts on the show: “We know everything, but now, we’re in the cleaning phase of putting everything together with the pit and crew…. I think most of our actors realize that we are [less than] a week away, and they are all putting in a lot of hard work right now and trying their best.”
This musical is a more ensemble-type show, which means there is a big emphasis more on the group as a whole than just one or two people, which means that every person really has to step up and be amazing.
“It’s all about teenagers and young people getting their voices heard. It’s also an exciting dance show and has lots of fun singing,” added Cipriani.
One of the cast members, junior Serena Barile, stated: “My favorite part is hearing all the songs and seeing all the dancing that everyone does and just seeing people smile and coming together.”
The dates for the show are Thursday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m; Friday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m.; and Saturday, March 14, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Come out and support all of the students involved in this year’s production, Newsies.
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