"Beauty and the Beast" will have its second a final 3-performance run at Miraleste Intermediate School.
The remaining performances are Friday, May 20, 2011 at 7:00 PM and there are two performances on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM.
Right up there with the best of the best from just about any other school anywhere, the show is filled with eager talent, brilliant staging, and you have the chance to see Miss Hanna Hilden before you have to pay for Broadway seating to watch her, in the not too distant future.
Hanna plays "Bell" of course and she could close the show in Saturday and star again as "Bell" on the professional stage and receive standing ovations, the following day.
Yes, she is that good.
But there is so much more. "Gaston" played by Troy LuVisi is a hoot the audience just could not get enough of. Ian Axberg as the "Beast/Prince" is balanced and he seems pretty comfortable in his role.
Ryan Axberg's "Lumiere" is very entertaining and he performs so very well with Heather Johnston as "Mrs. Potts", "Babette" played by Emily Van Volkom, "Cogsworth", played by Alex Spurlock, the operatic Caroline Knapp as "Madam De La Grand Bouche" (the dresser), and Mackensie Guardado's sprite "Chip". This group of 'household items' longing to be human again are much more talented and entertaining than most middle school actors and actresses.
Because so many of the parents, grandparents and other adult family members of the students are in the entertainment industry, it means the cast and crew receive a professionally built set and group of props that are far and away much better than just about every other middle school production anywhere.
The orchestra was led by an award winning conductor and was they provided outstanding music for the cast to sing along with.
'The Hill' has so many schools that offer the very best in student productions and we are all fortunate to have so many options for our entertainment choices.
Now for a plug on the show I am building.
Chadwick School continually offers well over and above the call, in terms of plays, musicals, dance performances and every other type of live performances and showings and it is FREE for audiences to attend.
High school students at Chadwick were so eager to produce "Chicago" that there had to be two casts created and that production won't be forgotten any time soon.
This semester ends with the middle school students performing in a delightful show that again is FREE and will be a welcome musical theatre productions for children of all ages!
Because of Conditional Use Permit issues, the school cannot advertise is productions pretty much outside the grounds of the private school.
Two performances of the production will be on Friday June 3 and Saturday June 4 and they are FREE to attend!
The performances begin at 7:30 PM
You can hop to: http://www.chadwickschool.org/ for more information.
This show is the Spring production for middle school students.
Oh, and if you haven't learned yet, productions at Chadwick are FREE!
Am I objective about this production? Since my backyard is still full of large props for the show, I must admit I am not all that objective.
The set and props will be active and they will allow the cast to feel like they are really inside a candy factory.
Come on, where else on 'The Hill' are you going to get the chance to see and hear Umpa Lumpas on the first Friday and Saturday in June?
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