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Cayley Tolbert-Schwartz '24, who plays Mrs. Lovett, sings alongside patrons of her meat pie shop.

Theater department opens “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

Cast and crew members of this year's winter musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" share their perspectives on the production process.
Davis Marks and Everett Lakey
February 7, 2024

Walking to rehearsal while attending a summer theatre program, Elise Fried ’24 and Anna Ames ’24 eagerly discussed their favorite Broadway shows. With their senior year approaching, Fried and Ames...

"Spring Awakening" follows a group of repressed teenagers discovering their sexuality and journeying through the emotional turbulence of adolescence.

A Controversial Awakening

The cast members of “Spring Awakening” discuss its controversial material in anticipation of its opening night.
Georgia Goldberg, Assistant A&E Editor
February 17, 2022

Gisele Stigi '22 gasped as a blue notification darted across her screen in late august of 2021, accompanied by an email announcing her senior year musical. Her jaw dropped as she read the title, "Spring...

Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

“Spring Awakening” Musical Auditions Announced

Vasilia Yordanova, Assistent A&E Editor
November 1, 2021

Auditions for “Spring Awakening,” the musical for this school year, were announced in an email to students on Oct. 24. There will be specific auditions for acting, dancing and singing, and all roles...

(left to right): Quinn Callaghan '21, Walt Schoen '21, and Staff Writer Lucas Cohen-D'Arbeloff '23 perform in the school play.

Spring musical premieres online

Natalie Cosgrove
April 29, 2021

The spring musical, "All the Livelong Day," premiered on Vimeo on April 24. The musical is an original work created by composer Stephen Schwartz. The performance explores individual pandemic experiences...

Ben Platt to star in new Netflix show “The Politician,” premiering this fall

Emma Limor
August 28, 2019

“Knowing that the beginning of his acting career was at our school shows us that we can make it to Broadway.” - Maddie Boudov '21 Peyton Hobart contemplates his political campaign in a new Netflix...

Students to act in “Into the Woods”

Sarah Reiff
August 28, 2019

“[The musical] is able to tell an abundance of very important life morals in such a short amount of time.” - Alexandra du Manoir '21 The Performing Arts department plans to stage the musical “Into...

Students will sing a Lucky Riff

Ethan Lachman
August 29, 2018

For the first time in over ten years, the Upper School theater department will present an off-Broadway musical, “Lucky Stiff.” “Lucky Stiff” is a comedic murder mystery mixed with elements of...

Photo By Pavan Tauh

“Auf Wiedersehen, À Bientôt…”

Sarah Lee
November 20, 2017

The house lights came up, and Sophia Nuñez ’20 found herself in tears at the end of the Nov. 4 performance of “Cabaret.” She tried to distract herself and join in on conversations with friends,...

The Emcee (Jake Schroeder '20) and the ensemble dance during "Wilkommen," the opening number of "Cabaret." Photo credit: Pavan Tauh/Chronicle

Cast of US musical asks community to “come to the ‘Cabaret'”

Sarah Reiff
November 6, 2017

The Upper School Fall Musical "Cabaret" opened Nov. 2 and continued showings Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Performing Arts Department Head Rees Pugh said the department decided to add the Monday show due...

Student actors in the fall production of “Cabaret” make connections between themes such as politics and identity in the show and in their own lives as young adults.

Reflecting on “Cabaret”

Sarah Lee
October 16, 2017

Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday since Sept. 5, the sound of actors’ feet moving swiftly across the floor as they dance the Charleston and singers harmonizing floats out of Rugby Theater, the drama...

Department announces Cabaret cast list

Kate Schrage
September 4, 2017

Cast: Emcee: Jake Schroeder Cliff: Michael Gaven Sally: Charlotte Weinman Schneider: Alex Goldstein Schultz: Alec Davila Ernst: Jakob Klein Kost: Tarin North Customs Officer / Klub Denizen: Will...

For the fall production of “Cabaret,” the performing arts department will use the show to represent all spectrums—including gender.

Life is a Cabaret

Sarah Lee
August 31, 2017

When Natalie Kroh ’18 opened her email May 13 and learned “Cabaret” would be the 2017 fall musical, she was less than thrilled. Since the musical takes place in late Weimar Germany, Kroh was initially...

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