'Les Miserables' Being Staged This Weekend At NHS
Newtown High School's spring musical, Les Miserables, School Edition, will be presented this weekend.nhsc.booktix.comLes Miserables to be the first production in the space because she wanted something grand and epic to match the surroundings.Les Miserables, Ms Matson added, is a tragic, sad, hopeful, and beautiful story.[naviga:img class=" wp-image-310534" src="https://newtownbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/EH_-COPY-NHS-Staging-Les-Miserables-This-Weekend-Jacob-Schultz-Aidan-Moulder-McKenzie-Iazzetta-Copy-720x223.jpg" alt="Students in the NHS production of Les Miserables, School Edition, rehearse a scene on March 19. Standing in the center from left are Jacob Schultz, Aidan Moulder, and McKenzie Iazzetta. (Bee Photo, Hallabeck)" width="838" height="257" /] Students in the NHS production of Les Miserables, School Edition, rehearse a scene on March 19. Standing in the center from left are Jacob Schultz, Aidan Moulder, and McKenzie Iazzetta. (Bee Photo, Hallabeck)[/caption][naviga:img class=" wp-image-310541" src="https://newtownbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/EH_-COPY-NHS-Staging-Les-Miserables-This-Weekend-Brooks-Petershack-and-Barrett-DeYoung-Copy1-674x450.jpg" alt="Brooks Petershack, left, and Barrett DeYoung in a scene during a dress rehearsal. (Bee Photo, Hallabeck)" width="851" height="567" /] Brooks Petershack, left, and Barrett DeYoung in a scene during a dress rehearsal. (Bee Photo, Hallabeck)[/caption][naviga:img class=" wp-image-310536" src="https://newtownbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/EH_-COPY-NHS-Staging-Les-Miserables-This-Weekend-Teresa-Forlenzo-and-Jack-Armstrong-Copy-300x450.jpg" alt="Teresa Forlenzo and Jack Armstrong sing as Cosette and Marius in a scene from the NHS production of Les Miserables, School Edition. (Bee Photo, Hallabeck)" width="845" height="1269" /] Teresa Forlenzo and Jack Armstrong sing as Cosette and Marius in a scene from the NHS production of Les Miserables, School Edition. (Bee Photo, Hallabeck)[/caption]
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. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors.The production will be performed Thursday through Saturday, March 22, 23, and 24, at 7 pm, and 2 pm performances will take place Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25. Tickets for the production can be purchased ahead of time online at
Production crew members are Director Jane Matson, Producer Janice Gabriel, Technical Director Brian Tenney, Musical Director Anna De Masi, and Rehearsal Pit Conductor Kurt Eckhardt.
During a dress rehearsal on March 19, Ms Matson said she wants people to know "how impressive this group of students is." Despite canceled rehearsals due to snow days, Ms Matson said the students have worked hard. Ms Matson said the cast, pit orchestra, and crew are "all so impressive, every single one of them." She added that her colleagues on the production have also worked late, long hours to make sure the show is ready for the performance dates.
With the newly renovated auditorium looking "pretty," Ms Matson said she chose
The musical tells the story of Jean Valjean with the backdrop of 19th Century France. When Jean Valjean is released from prison, his path leads him through navigating moral dilemmas of helping others while being tracked by a police inspector named Javert.
Cast members are Aidan Moulder as Jean Valjean, Brooks Petershack at Javert, Trent Harrison and David Roach as constables, Matty Murphy as Bishop of Digne, McKenzie Iazzetta as Fantine, Jacob Schultz as foreman, Talia Hankin as shop troublemaker, Liza Tananbaum as hair hag, Olivia Doscher as Young Cosette, Phoebe Doscher as Madame Thenardier, Ella Grace Renak as Young Eponine, Barrett DeYoung as Thenadier, Timothy Galer as Gavroche, Nicolas Stowell as Enjolras, Jack Armstrong as Marius, Teah Renzi as Eponine, and Teresa Forlenzo as Cosette.
Ensemble members are Maddy Albee, Jessica Andreotta, Michael Arena, Natalie Barden, Lauren Barrett, Jack Bittman, Amm Butler, Anne Marie Carlson, Charlotte Cartelli, Cassie Cauwels, Olivia Cavallero, Will Crebbin, Jonathan Crosby, Catarina DaRocha, Liv Deschenes, Lindsay Dievert, Katherine Donnelly, Casey Dunn, Lisa Enaye, Gillian Faircloth, Paige Farley, Kelly Garcia, Cristina Gomes, Sarah Grant, Talia Hankin, Catie Hanna, Maddie Hintze, Danny Ingersoll, Quinlyn Kessler, Michael Leary, Hannah Marcum, Sydney Marino, Jackson Mittleman, Matty Murphy, Leah Navin, Melissa Nowak, Erica Palmieri, Mackenzie Roche, Maddie Rooney, Natalie Schapiro, Jacob Schultz, Payge Shaw, Jane Shearin, Taegan Smith, Emma Stierle, Shay Sullivan, Liza Tananbaum, Johanna Tartaglia, Kelley Terifay, Random Thorflyn, Kayla Verga, Liz Weisgerber, Nate Wheeler, Teddy Wojcik, Carolyn Wolf, and Zac Ziperstein.
Crew heads are Production Stage Manager Harrison Hoffert; Stage Manager Danielle Wassmer; Assistant Stage Managers Andrew Holden and Sarah Marsh; Set Designers Todd Perrin, Dan Reilly, and Nina Francesca Soriano; Construction Head Dan Reilly; Scenic Designer Nina Francesca Soriano; Lighting Head Bobby Gaffney; and Sound Heads Phoebe Mack and Tim White.
Crew members are Marina Altimari, Elise Beier, Ashley Carnes, Annie Davidow, Miles Dievert, Michael Enaye, Sarah Grant, Hannah Groonell, Madison Hitchcock, Ava Holmes, Maddie Hossler, Grace Howgego, Mackenzie Hughes, Danielle Johnson, Will Kraus, Alix Lewis, Gabe Locke, Kaley Meisenheimer, Julie Olson, Kate Petersen, Katie Pfiefer, Ashley Reed, Saravanah Lakshaanya, Evelyn Schwertly, Colton Stergue, Ally Toth, Cassidy Tran, Savannah Valentin, Sammy Vertucci, Yvonne Wei, and Evan Wei.
Pit orchestra members are Monika Dziubelski, Greta Loesel, Jody Gordon, Thomas Hasselberger, Justin Perez, Jimmy Doutney, Barbara Reineke, Maggie Alexander, Bryce Doherty, Thomas Jensen, Tom Morris, Brett Boles, Roger Post, M.J. Glover, Kevin Rau, Kate Stocker, Sarah Hasselberger, Keith Hedin, Laura Flachbart, Ellery McFarland, and John Mobilio.
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