Young NJ Talent Tapped for Paper Mill Playhouse's Broadway Show Choir
By: BWW News Desk Nov. 04, 2016
Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has announced casting for its award-winning Broadway Show Choir.
The Paper Mill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir is a tuition-free, audition-based, exhibition show choir that stems from Paper Mill Playhouse's extensive Arts Education and Outreach programs. The choir consists of 80 singer/dancers between the ages of 15 and 22. The Paper Mill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir is sponsored by Overlook Medical Center/Atlantic Healthcare.
The Paper Mill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir act as ambassadors for Paper Mill Playhouse with an array of performance opportunities throughout the community and beyond. Over the last four seasons, the Paper Mill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir has performed for more than 350,000 people at prestigious venues including: Lincoln Center, Sun Arena in Trenton, Mayo Center in Morristown, Bergen PAC in Englewood, Paper Mill Playhouse, Kean University in Union and SOPAC in South Orange. The choir was featured on tour with New Jersey Ballet's, Ballet on Broadway program and in Vocal Ovation: A Show Choir Extravaganza.
Students selected to be part of this talented group will have the opportunity to fine tune their craft with FREE, intensive instruction. The Paper Mill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir runs from October to June and rehearses on Sunday evenings at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in Downtown Millburn. The show choir is currently accepting bookings for April, May and June. Please contact Shayne Austin Miller at 973-315-1639 or smiller@papermill.org to book the choir.
"This talented touring troupe allows Paper Mill Playhouse to bring art to the people, while its participants receive professional training by industry professionals," stated Mark S. Hoebee, Paper Mill Playhouse Producing Artistic Director. "The award-winning Paper Mill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir is a wonderful opportunity for students to perform at impressive venues and share their talents with thousands of New Jersey residents."
The Paper Mill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir is led by a professional staff of artists including: Shayne Austin Miller (Director), Matt Lowy (Music Director), Charles Santoro (Associate Music Director), Anthony Fania (Dance Director) and Peter Newes (Company Manager). Broadway and industry professionals are brought in to choreograph selections each season. For additional information, visit www.papermill.org/showchoir. In addition to the show choir, select cast members participate in Voices of Paper Mill, an ensemble specializing in a cappella arrangements.
Paper Mill Playhouse is proud to present the cast of the 2016 - 2017 Broadway Show Choir:
Avenel
Victoria Gasper
Bayonne
Bellville
Carl Sayson
Rachel Aquino
Bloomingdale
Katrina Michalewski
Boonton
Branchburg
Lindsey Kazar
Caldwell
Kate Glennon
Giulia Russo
Cedar Knolls
Chatham
Liam Driscoll
Colonia
Ryan Campbell
Cranford
Laura Salway
Olivia Orlando
Faith Ricca
Denville
Justine Murray
Zach Torkos
Edison
Nawal Boto
Elizabeth
Georglana Balisage
Fairfield
Madelin Morales
Garwood
Leah Killmer
Green Pond
Sydney Hammer
Hoboken
Amelia Firestone
Robert Falco
José Fernando González-Vidal
Kinnelon
Jordan Hurfado
Linden
Vanessa Sierra
Brian Corona
Maplewood
Hunter Kovacs
Middletown
Jacqueline Hennessy
Millburn
Larry Toyter
Erin Hernon
Monmouth Beach
Alexandra Witek
Elizabeth Witek
Montclair
Miles Wright
Montville
Jeff Gallup
Morris Plains
Mia Maccarella
Netcong
Matthew Fralley
New York
Victoria Franco
Emma Park-Hazel
Newton
Alexander McCully
North Arlington
Michael Antonelli
North Caldwell
Paige Wasserman
Nutley
Matthew Rodriguez
David Villa
Parlin
Michael Magielnicki
Pequannock
Liam Arnold
Princeton
Avelyn Simons
Ridgewood
Mia Lowy
Samuel Vana
Sean Zuckerman
Ringwood
Helena Chaves
Short Hills
Simran Sawhney
Steph Stone
Johnathan Charette
Somerset
Ricky Francese
South Orange
Josephus Gordon
Sparta
Olivia Dan
Succasunna
Maginnis Buckley
Summit
Samantha Kelleher
Brooke Nagel
Towaco
Ashley Phillips
Union
Crystal Wright
Alyssa Carbonell
Brianna Rivera
Lisette Serrano
Amanda Wingo
Christopher Erdman
Jason Yanto
West Caldwell
Hunter Halliwell
West Orange
Isaiah Beals
Westfield
Lizzy Allen
PJ Allen
Matt Siroty
Whitehouse Station
Valencio Lazarczyk
Camillo Lazarczyk
Paper Mill Playhouse, a not-for-profit arts organization under the direction of Mark S. Hoebee (Producing Artistic Director) and Todd Schmidt (Managing Director) and recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, is one of the country's leading regional theaters. Paper Mill Playhouse programs are made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Paper Mill Playhouse is a member of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, the Council of Stock Theatres, and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance.
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