It was indeed an emotional night at Long Island's SoLuna Studios annual holiday concert. As the Hauppauge venue turns more to their educational programming and Children's theatre - though not completely eliminating their main stage shows - owners Karen Braun and Megan Pietroforte took time to celebrate and reflect on five years of wonderful theatre thus far.
The concert, lasting a healthy 3-plus hours, touched on pretty much each of their shows from the last five years. The super talented cast members from either the main stage or teen production reprised their roles in wonderful fashion. Additionally, the cast members brought up a tearful Ms. Braun and Ms. Pietroforte on stage at the conclusion of the show for a wonderful, heartfelt speech.
Below are video highlights (edited by Ms. Braun) and the full set list of the concert's two acts. Enjoy!
Video Highlights
Set List
Act I
I Love You Song from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee performed by Nicole Martinsen, Nicole Kelly, and Jack Tanzi
Being Alive from Company performed by Taylor Manes
Being A Geek from 13 performed by Jonathon Jacobson
Superboy And The Invisible Girl from Next to Normal performed by Dan George, Meaghan Kruse, and Ciana Miceli
Right In Front Of Your Eyes from The Wedding Singer performed by Samantha O'Donnel, Shawn Brennan, Sean Amato, and Justin Autz
Aquarius from Hair performed by Selma Jaber & Company
Dyin' Aint So Bad from Bonnie & Clyde performed by Autumn Manes
Out Tonight from Rent performed by Melody Rodriguez
Another Day from Rent performed by Alyssa Paciullo & Rob Sock & Company
What You Own from Rent performed by Rob Sock & Noah Wade
Role Of A Lifetime from bare performed by Dan George
In from Carrie performed by the Company
Schadenfreude from Avenue Q performed by Dan George & Mark Manning
I Wish I Could Go Back to College from Avenue Q performed by Dan George, Jack Tanzi, and Meaghan Kruse
For Now from Avenue Q) performed by the Company
Come To Your Senses from tick, tick...BOOM! performed by Meaghan Kruse
Why from tick, tick...BOOM! performed by Randy Rice & Rob Sock
Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You from Last Five Years performed by Jack Tanzi & Kylie Lavrenchik
Here Right Now from Ghost, The Musical performed by Kylie Lavrenchik & Justin Autz
Suspend My Disbelief/I Had a Life from Ghost, The Musical performed by Matt Henningsen, Michelle Rubino, Rob Sock & Company
96,000 from In The Heights performed by the Company
Paciencia Y Fe from In The Heights performed by Taylor DeMott & Company
In the Heights Finale from In The Heights performed by the company
Act II
Whatshername from American Idiot performed by Shawn Brennan & Company
Pulled from The Addams Family performed by Maureen Fitzpatrick & Nicole Martinsen
Just Around the Corner from The Addams Family performed by Kristen Norwark & Company
Crazier Than You performed by Nicole Martinsen & Mark Manning
The Witch from Big Fish performed by Ciana Miceli & Company
Poor Child from Andrew Lippa's Wild Party performed by Ciana Miceli, Mike Heilig, Mark Manning, and Alyssa Paciullo
Wild, Wild Party from Andrew Lippa's Wild Party performed by the Company
Serious from Legally Blonde performed by Samantha Fanning & Dan George
Positive from Legally Blonde performed by the Company
Bend and Snap from Legally Blonde performed by the Company
Wilkommen from Cabaret performed by Justin Autz & Company
Cabaret from Cabaret performed by Mia Donneruno
Things I Never Said from First Date performed by Shawn Brennan & Sophia Longobardi
I'd Order Love performed by Sean Amato & Company
Prologue from Little Shop Of Horrors performed by Nicole Kelly, Sophia Longobardi, and Jenni Whitfield
Somewhere That's Green from Little Shop Of Horrors performed by Nicole Martinsen & Sam O'Donnel
Seasons of Love from Rent performed by the Company
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