42nd Street Sets An All-Time Attendance Record for La Salle Theatre
This past weekend, thousands of theater fans and students packed the La Salle College High School auditorium for a weekend of sold out, standing room only performances of the 2014 Spring Musical, the Tony Award winning, 42nd Street.
This year's production incorporated the combined talents of over 130 students from La Salle College High School and surrounding area girl's high schools, and delivered on every level - from the opening curtain to the final bows.
From the high energy tap numbers which incorporated the original Broadway choreography; to one of the most demanding vocal and orchestral arrangements; to the costuming which captured the glory days of the "MGM Musical"; and a set that complimented it all, 42nd Street amazed and entertained audiences with a weekend of performances worthy of the original Broadway production.
The production featured junior Vito Scutti (Julian Marsh) and sophomore Joe Mele (Billy Lawler) in the lead roles along with a cast of over 100 La Salle students and 40 girls from surrounding high schools. The 28-man orchestra was comprised entirely of La Salle students and conducted by senior Tom McGeehan.
Stage Manager Charles Donnelly '14, along with a stage crew of more than 25 students, successfully maneuvered a number of complicated sets, which were complimented by amazing lighting that was designed and managed by senior Jordan Petrellis. Many of the performers had as many as six costume changes and the choreography was worthy of a Broadway show.
The cast included:
SENIORS
Phil Zminda
Doug Michie
John Schoenewald
Mike Mullin
Eric Lopresti
Liam McGrother
Tim McAuliffe
Kevin Finnegan
Levi Davis
Tom Schmitz
Kevin Blanke
Sean Furgiuele
Connor Martin
John Bense
Charles Donnelly
Justin Dillman
John Angiolillo
John Cuce`
Christopher Frazette
Connor Higgins
Joe Kennedy
David Kotesenski
Liam McGrother
Matthew Schrupp
Ian Schwartz
Logan Young
Jordan Petrellis
Patrick Duff
JUNIORS
Vito Scutti
Nick Sontag
Colin O’Malley
Matthew Schargel
James Durkin
Colin Murtha
Ralph DiLemmo
Ben Weiss
Andrew Perrong
Dillon D’Andrea
Kevin Moran
James Raquet
Anthony Knesis
David Del Grosso
Christian Hoban
Maxwell Immerman
John Connolly
SOPHOMORES
Joseph Mele
Nicholas Parkes
Jared Bunch
Luke DeAngelis
Kevin Lajeunesse
Joe Miller
Christian Kiley
J.P. Venneri
Matt Eisenschmid
Joe Dallas
John Meko
Mike Zajac
Miles Burger
Pat Tice-Caroll
Connor Devitt
Nick Gates
Max Mazeri
Matthew Shafer
Nicholas Silvestri
Nick Petaccio
Conor Csongradi
FRESHMEN
Joe Gerngross
Ryan Corr
Jake Lambert
Peter Macoretta
Ryan McDonnell
Kyle Tokiwa
Tyler Dowling
Alessandro Maldonado
Ben Kenzakowski
Scott Blanke
Chris Kim
Liam Mclane
Sam Muehlbronner
Bruno Shiffman
William Kerr
Robbie Baker
Richard Dobbs
Thomas Donnelly
Aiden Gaab
Braden Hood
In addition to the remarkable cast and musicians, the show would not have been possible without direction from the following:
Producer - Joe Ciccimaro '57
Director - Micky Dominick
Vocal Director - Mark Norman
Music Director - Joe Vettori
Choreographer - Louis Palena
Costume Design - Robin Kelley
For more informaiton on La Salle Theater, visit www.lschs.org/theater.
SENIORS
Phil Zminda
Doug Michie
John Schoenewald
Mike Mullin
Eric Lopresti
Liam McGrother
Tim McAuliffe
Kevin Finnegan
Levi Davis
Tom Schmitz
Kevin Blanke
Sean Furgiuele
Connor Martin
John Bense
Charles Donnelly
Justin Dillman
John Angiolillo
John Cuce`
Christopher Frazette
Connor Higgins
Joe Kennedy
David Kotesenski
Liam McGrother
Matthew Schrupp
Ian Schwartz
Logan Young
Jordan Petrellis
Patrick Duff
JUNIORS
Vito Scutti
Nick Sontag
Colin O’Malley
Matthew Schargel
James Durkin
Colin Murtha
Ralph DiLemmo
Ben Weiss
Andrew Perrong
Dillon D’Andrea
Kevin Moran
James Raquet
Anthony Knesis
David Del Grosso
Christian Hoban
Maxwell Immerman
John Connolly
SOPHOMORES
Joseph Mele
Nicholas Parkes
Jared Bunch
Luke DeAngelis
Kevin Lajeunesse
Joe Miller
Christian Kiley
JP Venneri
Matt Eisenschmid
Joe Dallas
John Meko
Mike Zajac
Miles Burger
Pat Tice-Caroll
Connor Devitt
Nick Gates
Max Mazeri
Matthew Shafer
Nicholas Silvestri
Nick Petaccio
Conor Csongradi
FRESHMAN
Joe Gerngross
Ryan Corr
Jake Lambert
Peter Macoretta
Ryan McDonnell
Kyle Tokiwa
Tyler Dowling
Alessandro Maldonado
Ben Kenzakowski
Scott Blanke
Chris Kim
Liam Mclane
Sam Muehlbronner
Bruno Shiffman
William Kerr
Richard Dobbs
Thomas Donnelly
Aiden Gaab
Braden Hood