PS5 MUSICAL THEATER CLUB
Dr. Michael Conti P.S.5 Theater Club offers musical theater classes to students in grades 4-8, culminating in a live performance. The rehearsals, lead by Mrs. Stroh, engage the students creatively – singing and acting -- providing physical engagement, teamwork, and camaraderie. Additionally, the students participate in set design and costume making.
Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse, and Martin Charnin, Annie KIDS features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
CAST
Mowgli:Kelsey Fuller, Bagheera:Olive Moulaison, Baloo: Iris Seminowicz, Kaa: Penelope Niebla, Shere Kahn: Aniyah Williams, Coil #1: Kavya Dodhia; Coil #2: Manasvini Boddupalli; Coil #3: Diyanna Bajaj; Coil #4: Zohra Rizvi; Coil #5: Alice Siragusa, Colonel Hathi: Emery Hoffman; Elephant troupe: Demi Jackson, D. Perez, Miguel Lugo, Ian Clegg; Baby Elephant: Yulia Pavlov, King Louie: Leilani Velez, Old Monkey: Sofia Lennon; Grumpy Monkey: Lucia Ryan, Silly Monkey: Liza Farrell; Sassy Monkey: Nicole Klein; Monkey: Luke Bridda, Shanti: Maria Porceli
Music Director: Mrs. Stroh
Banished by the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan, a human boy named Mowgli and his panther friend, Bagheera, are on the run in the deepest parts of the jungle. On their journey, the two meet a sinister snake named Kaa, a herd of elephants and a giant bear named Baloo, who teaches them the swingin' musical rhythms of the jungle. After surviving a dangerous encounter with a band of monkeys led by King Louie, Mowgli and Bagheera are forced to run for their lives. When Shere Khan returns, our heroes must rally their fellow animals into battle and restore peace throughout the jungle.
FUNDING HAS MADE POSSIBLE BY: Sustainable Jersey, New Jersey Education Association, The Puffin Foundation, P.S.5 Parent Teacher Association
Despite not having an adorable arctic bird on their logo, Sustainable Jersey is also pretty awesome, and check out their website (SustainableJersey.com) if you’d like to know more about them.
