Theater
The fine arts theater program at La Salle has been in existence since 1969 and now as we move forward into our sixth decade, we take great pride in how the program has evolved, bringing the finest in contemporary and classic musicals to our stage by integrating the talents of well over 125 students each year including female performers from our sister schools, Gwynedd Mercy Academy and Mount Saint Joseph's Academy, as well as a variety of other surrounding schools, both public and private.
Overview
The overall goal of the program is to produce the highest quality shows while allowing everyone who expresses an interest to find their niche in the school's performing arts program. To accomplish this we produce two shows per year, starting with a comedy or drama in the fall and a full scale musical in the spring. The theater program also provides an opportunity for students to develop and express theirs talents not only as on stage performers, but also as musicians, technical support, and in administrative capacities.
Fall Drama/Comedy
Fall One Acts
The Fall One Acts Festival - October 24 & 25, 2025 - 7 PM
To coincide with the spring musical, in the Fall, LaSalle holds a festival of ten-minute One Act plays (or in extreme rarity, a full-length production). The One Act play selections can be a mix of student written, administratively written, and professionally written shows. Students gain insight into performing, writing, directing, and can get familiar with the La Salle theatre and staff. No prior experience in performing is needed and participation is free.
Specifics for the 2025 Festival
This year’s festival features all La Salle written plays (either student or staff written) just as in last year but new to this production, seven shows will be performed instead of the typical six. Five shows are comedies, one show is a dramedy, and one show is a straight drama. The shows are as follows: Nat1 by Jameson Bonner'26, Oh, Sheet! by Ewan Bitto'27 and Gabe Kuzowsky'27, How did it end? by Evan Rivera'27, T.A.P.E. by Mr. Jim S, Julia by Brendan DeStefano'26, Wig Out by Mr. Jack Mills'12, and The John Cheadle Show by Liam McCaffery'26. With a large cast size of twenty-one (including two female participants), this performance will be entertaining and memorable. Prospective students (especially those interested in the arts at La Salle) are encouraged to come to this fun night!
Past Shows
- 2022 - Present - One A
- 2021 - "Ritegreens" and "The 39 Steps: A Live Radio Play"
- 2020 - 13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview
- 2013-19 - Student Directed One Acts
- 2012 - Barefoot in The Park
- 2011 - Lend Me a Tenor
- 2010 - Blythe Spirit
- 2009 - Plaza Suite
- 2008 - Arsenic and Old Lace
- 2007 - The Odd Couple
- 2006 - You Can't Take it With You
- 2005 - A Man for All Seasons
- 2004 - Shakespeare Revisited
Spring Musical
La Salle College High School to Perform Anything Goes
- Participation Fee & Ad Form
- Show Synopsis
- Cast Listing and Biographies
- Audition Information
- Production Team
- Past Shows
Participation Fee & Ad Form
Show Synopsis
Act I
In a New York City bar in the early 1930s, successful Wall Street banker Elisha Whitney waits impatiently for his assistant, Billy Crocker. Billy drops off some items for Whitney’s upcoming vacation but forgets Whitney’s passport. Billy agrees to deliver it on the cruise ship the following morning. As Whitney exits, Billy’s old friend Reno Sweeny arrives. A sexy Evangelist turned nightclub singer, Reno plans to travel on the same boat as Whitney. Reno is quite fond of Billy (“I Get A Kick Out Of You”), but Billy is in love with a girl named Hope Harcourt.
The next morning, The SS American is set to sail (“There’s No Cure Like Travel”). The ship’s passengers include: American debutante Hope Harcourt; her wealthy English fiancé Lord Evelyn Oakleigh; Hope’s widowed mother, Evangeline Harcourt; Minister Henry T. Dobson and his two recent converts, a pair of rascally street toughs named Spit and Dippy; Reno Sweeny and her four showgirl Angels; and gangster (and Public Enemy #13) Moonface Martin, disguised as a minister, with his accomplice Erma. When Billy boards the ship, Whitney tells him to sell all shares of Amalgamated stock. But Billy is distracted when he discovers that Hope is sailing with her fiancé. He inadvertently identifies Minister Dobson as Moonface Martin, so two F.B.I. agents throw the minister in the ship’s brig, leaving Spit and Dippy – who turn out to be skilled pickpockets – to wander the ship without supervision.
Moonface and Erma thank Billy by offering him the unused ticket of their friend, Snake Eyes Johnson, who is wanted by the FBI as Public Enemy #1. Billy, determined to win Hope’s heart, accepts the ticket just as the ship sets off (“Bon Voyage/There’s No Cure Like Travel”). Reno agrees to help Billy, but first she has to boost his confidence (“You’re The Top”). While Evelyn nurses a bout of seasickness, Billy spends some time alone with Hope (“Easy To Love”), but she feels obligated to marry Evelyn. Meanwhile, Whitney, an old Yale man, unsuccessfully attempts to woo Evangeline (“The Crew Song”).
Moonface and Erma come clean to Billy, and they help disguise him as a sailor (“There’ll Always Be A Lady Fair”). While Billy masquerades as a sailor, Spit and Dippy make a killing by expertly playing cards, picking pockets and shooting craps. Moon and Reno come up with a plan for Reno to seduce Evelyn and break off his engagement to Hope (“Friendship”). Though the plan fails, Reno develops a genuine romantic interest in Evelyn.
While donning crazy disguises, Billy and Moon tell Evangeline that Evelyn is insane, but Hope reveals Billy’s true identity. Hope is distraught by Billy’s antics, but – with Reno’s encouragement – she warms to his advances (“It’s De-lovely”). The Purser finally catches Billy and arrests him for being Snake Eyes Johnson, Public Enemy Number 1. The captain and passengers are thrilled to have a celebrity onboard, however, and they all rejoice (“Anything Goes”).
Act II
Billy and Moon continue to receive star treatment (“Public Enemy Number One”). Reno and her Angels lead a nightclub act that is part entertainment, part religious revival. Several passengers confess to immoral behavior in the past: Evelyn confesses to a youthful tryst with a young Hollywood actress who was playing Anne Boleyn, and Billy apologizes to Hope, admitting his deceit. Reno leads a rousing musical celebration (“Blow, Gabriel, Blow”), but the passengers are outraged that Billy is no celebrity, so Billy and Moon are sent to the ship’s brig. Evangeline announces that Hope and Evelyn will be married in the morning, and Hope is devastated (“Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye”).
In jail, Moon tries to cheer Billy up (“Be Like The Blue Bird”) and Billy receives a love note from Hope (“All Through The Night”). Meanwhile on deck, Evelyn realizes he’s in love with Reno (“The Gypsy in Me”). Spit and Dippy are jailed for gambling onboard. Reno visits the jail, and updates Billy and Moon. Spit reveals that he picked the Purser’s pocket, acquiring the jail cell keys. Before they escape, Spit and Dippy change clothes with Billy and Moon so everyone will be harder to detect. Meanwhile, on deck, Erma entertains a group of sailors (“Buddie, Beware”).
The wedding begins, but it’s soon interrupted by Billy and Moon, dressed in Spit and Dippy’s clothing, along with Reno, disguised as “Anne Boleyn.” The three impostors manage to cancel the wedding, and soon Hope and Billy end up together, as do Reno and Evelyn, and Evangeline and Whitney. Billy confesses that he never sold the shares of Amalgamated stock, but a telegram arrives saying that Amalgamated stock has gone through the roof, and Whitney is richer than ever! As the captain officiates a triple wedding, the entire company celebrates (Finale: “It’s De-lovely”).
Cast Listing and Biographies
Cast List
Billy Crocker – ELIJAH DIAZ
Reno Sweeney – GRACE BALKOWSKI
Moonface Martin – BRENDAN DESTEFANO
Hope Harcourt – LUCY THIEL
Lord Evelyn Oakleigh – LIAM MCCAFFERY
Erma – JENNA LEARY
Eli Whitney – CONNOR WISNIEWSKI (Dance Captain)
Evangeline Harcourt – KAELYN WHITAKER
Captain – AIDEN PAGAN
Purser – PETE AUGUSTINE
Rev. Henry T. Dobson – DAN COGAN (U/S Captain)
Spit – KABIR TANDON (U/S Billy)
Dippy – DOUDEN ENGLE (U/S Moonface Martin)
Fred – JAMESON BONNER (U/S Eli Whitney)
Angels
Purity – KATE MINCIELI (U/S Erma)
Punctuality – ELYSSA DUGGAN (U/S Hope)
Chastity – JULIA PACCAPANICCIA (Dance Captain)
Charity – MILA SPISIC
Virtue – ALANA FABREY
Faith – CLAIRE PACCAPANICCIA
Sailor Vocal Quartet (All Through the Night)
BRENNAN SIBEL (U/S Lord Evelyn Oakleigh)
THOMAS FITZGERALD
BENJAMIN BERGMAN-MILLER (U/S Fred)
JOE MANNING
Male Dancers
Sailor 1 – JACK BURNS (U/S Rev. Henry T. Dobson)
Sailor 2 – BRENNAN SIBEL
Sailor 3 – AARON KLEIN (U/S Spit)
Sailor 4 – THOMAS FITZGERALD
Sailor 5 – DAN COGAN
Sailor 6 – EVAN RIVERA (U/S Dippy)
Also including for tap:
AIDEN PAGAN
CONNOR WISNIEWSKI
KABIR TANDON
DOWDEN ENGLE
BRENNAN SIBEL
JOE MANNING
Female dancers (in addition to 6 angels)
ELODIE BRESLIN (U/S Purity)
TATUM FITZGERALD (U/S Punctuality)
HARPER ROSA (U/S Chastity)
BRENNA HARP (U/S Charity)
SILVIA COSGROVE (U/S Virtue)
ABBY BLAIS (U/S Faith)
Featured Passengers
Photographer – AARON KLEIN
Reporter – ANDREW PALOPOLI (U/S Purser)
FBI Agent 1 – BRENDAN YOUNG
FBI Agent 2 – EWAN BITTO
Old Lady in Wheelchair – HALO HALL
Young Swell – JR THOMPSON
Passenger 1 – TESSA MARAGOS (U/S Evangeline Harcourt)
Passenger 2 – PEYTON SULLIVAN (U/S Reno Sweeney)
Passenger 3 – MADILYN WAYNE
Passenger 4 – SOPHIA HUNTER
ACT 2
Female Passenger 1 – JULIANA MCDONALD
Male Passenger – JAMISON BONNER
Female Passenger 2 – EVOLI SHARP
Passenger Ensemble
TERESE BARAN
GRANT ADDAMS
IRIS BURTON-SAMPSON
DANIEL FLEMING
YNEZ DOYLE
DECLAN COLLINS
CECILIA ESBENSEN
COLIN O’CURRAN
LILLIAN FRIEL
JACK MAGARITY
ISABELLA DURSO
MARK KUDLYAK
MADELYN KOLB
SEBASTIAN MACHADO
DELANEY MARKWARD
GABRIEL KUZOWSKY
SAMI MARKWARD
STAVROS KALISPERIS
NORA BONNER
JUSTINA PRICE
SYLVIE SALTER
SAVANNAH MILLER
CHARLOTTE SAWYER
SILVIA SEWARD
GIULIANNA TESTA
Audition Information
Audition Information for Anything Goes
Interested in auditioning for Anything Goes? Reach out to Mr. Mele or Mr. Norman for audition materials. Please attend the Audition Prep Sessions to help yourself prepare. THE DANCE ROUTINE FOR AUDITIONS WILL BE TAUGHT BOTH DAYS. Bring comfortable clothes and shoes to move in for audition prep-days and the auditions. Auditions will take place first come first serve during the time slot and should take about 15-20 minutes. If you cannot arrive at all during the posted times or have any questions about auditions, please contact Mr. Mele (melec@lschs.org) to arrange a solution.
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Audition Prep/Dance Rehearsal- 11/4 3pm-5pm
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Audition Prep/Dance Rehearsal- 11/13 3pm- 5pm
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Male Auditions- 11/17 3pm-5pm
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Girls Audition/Callbacks- 11/18 3:30pm-6pm, with callbacks that evening if needed.
Song Audition Choices: Please choose only one of the following songs for auditions. Music and corresponding measures can be downloaded below on the picture of the PDF, and you will have Mr. Norman playing for you at the singing audition.
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Reno - Anything Goes - Measures 329-End
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Billy - Easy to Love - Measures 21-51
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Erma - Buddie Beware - Measures 18-31
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Moonface - Friendship - Measures 27-50, Sing all parts (Moonface sings top vocal line)
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Hope - Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye - Measures 20-36
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Evelyn - The Gypsy in Me - Measures 5-23
Audition will consist of a dance and vocal Component:
- Dance Combination (This will be taught on the two audition prep days)
- Vocal Selection from the Audition Packet link posted below. Mr. Norman will play for you at the audition. (Choose ONE of these songs)
Production Team
Producer & Music Director: Mr. Christopher Mele’13
Assistant Producers: Mrs. Christine Meko and Mr. Mark Norman
Director & Choreographer: Mr. Louis Palena
Assistant Director: Mr. Will Mascio’07
Vocal Director: Ms. Jenna Alvino
Costume Designer: Mrs. Kelly O’Neill
Assistant Costumers: Mrs. Robin Kelley and Mrs. Karen Whitaker
Sound Engineer: Mr. Gregory Snyder
Lighting Designer: Mr. Jordan Petrellis’14
Head of Stage Crew & Set Designer: Mr. Micheal Hearn
Set Constructor: Mr. Bill Pross
Past Shows
2025 Catch Me If You Can
2024 Something Rotten!
2023 West Side Story
2022 Pippin
2021 Smokey Joe's Café - The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
2020 A Chorus Line (Cancelled)
2019 Chicago
2018 The Drowsy Chaperone
2017 The Producers
2016 Crazy For You
2015 Monty Python’s Spamalot
2014 42nd Street
2013 Swing!
2012 City of Angels
2011 The Drowsy Chaperone
2010 Smokey Joe's Café - The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
2009 How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
2008 Singin' in the Rain
2007 Babes in Arms
2006 Godspell
2005 Bye Bye Birdie
2004 Grease
2003 Footloose
2002 George M!
2001 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2000 Guys and Dolls
1999 Damn Yankees
1998 How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
1997 Two Gentlemen of Verona
1996 Godspell
1995 Little Shop of Horrors
1994 Leader Of The Pack: The Ellie Greenwich Musical
1993 Pal Joey
1992 Fame The Musical
1991 West Side Story
1990 George M!
1989 The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1988 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1987 Grease
1986 Two Gentlemen of Verona
1985 Guys and Dolls
1984 Li'l Abner / Dracula, Baby (Fall Production)
1983 Fiorello!
1981 You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Cancelled)
1980 Pippin
1979 Godspell
1978 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1977 Mack & Mabel
1976 110 In The Shade
1975 Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel
1974 Guys and Dolls
1973 How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
1972 Anything Goes / Company (Alumni Production)
1971 Hello, Dolly!
1970 Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
1969 Damn Yankees
1968 Bye Bye Birdie
Broadway Wishes Tickets
Each year students from La Salle College High School, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Gwynedd Mercy Academy and other surrounding public schools, come together to perform numbers from various musicals where all proceeds go to benefit the Make-A-Wish foundation.
For more information, visit www.broadwaywishes.com.