Post on 29-Jan-2021
MSM MUSICAL THEATRE
Freshman Hello Direction and Choreography by the Musical Theatre Freshman Class of 2024
Liza Gennaro, Supervising Director Shane Schag, Musical Director and Pianist Shay Holihan, Production Stage Manager Neil Devlin, Assistant Director Abby Hammond, Assistant Stage Manager Galvin Yuan and Braedon Young, Technical and Editing Team Ben Hahn, Assistant Music Director
MEET THE FRESHMEN Meaghan Sheridan Almon Student of Andrea Green Albany, New York Victoria Baroni Student of Bob Stillman San Jose, California Anna Barrett Student of Andrea Green Corner Brook, Newfoundland Ryan Basch Student of Sam McKelton New Rochelle, New York Logan Broadnax Student of Andrea Green Brooklyn, New York Jacob Dueker Student of Bob Stillman Fresno, California Kolter Erickson Student of Claudia Catania Pennington, New Jersey Alaina Fritzinger Student of Judith Clurman Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Matthew Greer Student of Claudia Catania Tampa, Florida Ben Hahn Student of Claudia Catania Millstone Township, New Jersey Lyda Jade Harlan Student of Sam McKelton Woodland Hills, California Meredith Heller Student of Claudia Catania Pelham, New York
Elizabeth Holton Student of Andrea Green Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Antoinette Huegel Student of Claudia Catania Springfield, Pennsylvania Kianna Kelly-Futch Student of Sam McKelton Washington, DC Katherine Lindsley Student of Claudia Catania Lancaster, Pennsylvania Abigail Lyman Student of Claudia Catania Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Jo McGehee Student of Andrea Green Portland, Oregon Piatt Pund Student of Bob Stillman San Diego, California Ryan Nicholas Quish Student of Andrea Green Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey Lily Restivo Student of Andrea Green Westchester, New York Trent Soto Student of Judith Clurman Richmond, Texas Marine Tamada-Wu Student of Andrea Greeen Princeton, New Jersey Maci Terry Student of Andrea Green St. George, Utah
Ayanna Thomas Student of Sam McKelton Los Angeles, California Ian Tweedy Student of Sam McKelton Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jackson Wells Student of Sandy, Orgeon
PROGRAM
Explore New York Videos
Directed by Alaina Friztinger
Full Company
“Live in Living Color” from Catch Me If You Can
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Directed by Meaghan Sheridan Almon and Victoria Baroni
Full Company
“I Love the Way” from Something Rotten!
Music and Lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Abigail Lyman
Anna Barrrett, flute
Michael Shapira, percussion
Anna Barrett and Jackson Wells
Pass the Plate #1
Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund
Abigail Lyman, Ian Tweedy, Piatt Pund
“That I Would Be Good” from Jagged Little Pill
Music and Lyrics by Alanis Morisette
Directed by Lyda Jade Harlan
Gavon Mitchell, electric guitar
Jakob Messinetti, bass
Michael Shapira, drums
Alaina Fritzinger, Antoinette Huegel, Piatt Pund
“The Schuyler Sisters” from Hamilton
Music and Lyrics by Lin Manuel Miranda
Directed by Kianna Kelly-Futch
Elizabeth Holton, Lyda Jade Harlan, Jo McGehee,
Ayanna Thomas
Pass the Plate #2
Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund
Jacob Dueker, Ryan Quish, Logan Broadnax, Lyda Jade
Harlan
“Falling Slowly” from Once
Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansgard and Markéta Irglová
Directed by Katherine Lindsley
Kolter Erickson, guitar
Kolter Erickson and Meaghan Almon
Poems
Written and Directed by Victoria Baroni
Marine Tamada-Wu, Antoinette Huegel, Victoria
Baroni, Lyda Jade Harlan, Meredith Heller
“Perfect Body”
Music and Lyrics by Lyda Jade Harlan
Arranged by Ben Hahn
Directed by Meredith Heller and Anna Barrett
Lyda Jade Harlan, Ben Hahn, Trent Soto, Victoria
Baroni, Antoinette Huegel, Maci Terry
Pass the Plate #3
Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund
Ben Hahn, Victoria Baroni, Meaghan Sheridan Almon, Jo
McGehee
“Miss Celie’s Pants” from The Color Purple
Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and
Stephen Bray
Directed by Kianna Kelly-Futch and Jo McGehee
Jakob Messinetti, bass
Michael Shapira, drums
Kianna Kelly Futch, Logan Broadnax, Ayanna Thomas, Jo
McGehee
“Give Me the Dirt”
Music and Lyrics by Piatt Pund
Directed by Kolter Erickson
Piatt Pund, Jacob Dueker, Abigail Lyman
Pass the Plate #4
Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund
Meredith Heller, Trent Soto, Matthew Greer, Marine
Tamada-Wu
“Caravan”
Music by Duke Ellington
Choreographed by Maci Terry and Logan Broadnax
Jackson Wells, Katherine Lindsley, Abigail Lyman,
Anna Barrett, Meaghan Sheridan Almon, Ayanna
Thomas, Ben Hahn, Meredith Heller, Piatt Pund,
Matthew Greer, Lily Restivo, Kianna Kelly-Futch, Ian
Tweedy, Lyda Jade Harlan, Jacob Dueker, Kolter
Erickson
Pass the Plate #5
Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund
Jackson Wells, Katherine Lindsley, Ayanna Thomas,
Kianna Kelly-Futch
“Take a Hint” from Victorious
Music and Lyrics by Meghan Kabir, Kevin Kadish, and James
Michael
Directed by Elizabeth Holton
Marine Tamada-Wu and Victoria Baroni
“At The Ballet” from A Chorus Line
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Directed by Lily Restivo
Ben Hahn, Maci Terry, Meredith Heller
Pass the Plate #6
Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund
Elizabeth Holton, Alaina Fritzinger, Maci Terry, Lily
Restivo
“Love Triangle” from Paramour
Music and Lyrics by Guy Dubuc and Marc Lessard
Directed by Jackson Wells
Piatt Pund, violin
Jakob Messinetti, bass
Michael Shapira, drums
Katherine Lindsley, Jacob Dueker, Ian Tweedy
Sitcom Moment
Written and Directed by Matthew Greer and Trent Soto
Matthew Greer, Ian Tweedy, Logan Broadnax, Trent
Soto
“I’ll Cover You” from Rent
Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Logan Broadnax and Ian Tweedy
Matthew Greer and Trent Soto
Pass The Plate #7
Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund
Antoinette Huegel, Kolter Erickson, Anna Barrett
“No One is Alone” from Into the Woods
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Directed by Jackson Wells
Anna Barrett, flute
Jakob Messinetti, bass
Kolter Erickson, Ryan Nicholas Quish, Abigail Lyman,
Lily Restivo
Moment of Hope
Written and Directed by Ben Hahn and Meaghan Sheridan
Almon
Ben Hahn, Victoria Baroni, Alaina Fritzinger, Jo
McGehee, Jackson Wells, Lily Restivo, Meaghan
Sheridan Almon
“Democracy” from Soft Power
Music by Jeanine Tesori
Lyrics by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori
Directed by Jacob Dueker and Ian Tweedy
Jakob Messinetti, bass
Michael Shapira, drums
Full Company
MUSICAL THEATRE
Liza Gennaro, Associate Dean and Director
David Loud, Program Music Director
Enrique Brown, Academic and Artistic Assistant
MUSICAL THEATRE FACULTY
Mana Allen, Musical Theatre Performance Technique
Nate Bertone, Intro to Theatrical Design
Enrique Brown, Musical Theatre Dance
Claudia Catania, Voice
Judith Clurman, Voice/Ensemble Singing
Carl Cofield, Acting V
Marshall David Jr., Tap
Erin Dilly, Scene to Song
Boyd Gaines, Advanced Acting
Andy Gale, Acting: Scene Study
Andrew Gerle, Music Theory
Randy Graff, Acting the Song/Audition Techniques
Andrea Green, Voice
Yehuda Hyman, Devised Theatrical Practice
Shawn Kaufmann, Intro to Theatrical Design
David Loud, Musical Theatre Performance Technique, History of
Musical Theatre
Sue Makkoo, Intro the Theatrical Design
Or Matias, Musical Theatre Lab
Samuel McKelton, Voice
Robin Morse, Meisner Technique
Shane Schag, Music Theory
Scott Stauffer, Intro to Theatrical Design
Don Stephenson, Acting for Camera
Bob Stillman, Voice
Rachel Tucker, Ballet
MSM PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
Henry Valoris, Dean of Performance and Production Operations
INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES
Katharine Dryden, Managing Director
Alejandro Lopez-Samame, Manager of Orchestral Operations and the
Orchestral Performance Program
Calvin Johnson, Manager of Jazz Operations
Jon Clancy, Instrumental Ensembles Associate
Matthew Jaimes, Instrumental Ensembles Associate
Hannah Marks, Instrumental Ensembles Associate
Matthew Ward, Percussion Operations Manager
OPERA AND MUSICAL THEATRE
Christina Teichroew, Managing Director
Kathryn Miller, Assistant Managing Director
Erin Reppenhagen, Associate
PERFORMANCE LIBRARY
Manly Romero, Performance Librarian
PIANO TECHNICAL SERVICES
Israel Schossev, Director
Agim Kola, Shop Manager
Victor Madorsky, Performance Tuner/Technican
Hide Onishi, Chief Concert Technican
Richard Short, Maintenance Manager
PRODUCTION
Brianna Poh, Associate Director
Elizabeth Ramsay, Interim Associate Production Manager
Brittany Crowell, Production Manager, Opera and Musical Theatre
Emily Cauthorne, Associate Production Manager, Opera and Musical Theatre
Andres Diaz Jr., Production Supervisor
Keri Bush, Production Supervisor
Alexis Caldwell, Production Coordinator
Tyler Donahue, Production Coordinator
Dash Lea, Production Coordinator
Pamela Pangaro, Lead Technican
SCHEDULING AND PATRON SERVICES
Devon Kelly, Manager
Luke Breton, Associate
Ramon Tenefracia, Associate
THE ORTO CENTER FOR DISTANCE LEARNING AND
RECORDING ARTS
Chris Shade, Director
David Marsh, Program Manager
Dan Rorke, Chief Recording Engineer
Kevin Bourassa, Recording Engineer
Corey Mahaney, Recording Engineer
Mohit Diskalkar, Network Systems Engineer
Yue Mu, Instrumental Designer
Roan Ma, Recording Services Coordinator
Graceon Challenger, Chief Maintenance Technican
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