by Rachel Hunter
The Gouverneur High School Spring Musical “Sister Act the Musical” will be performed on the GHS Auditorium Stage on Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29, 7 p.m. showtimes. Tickets (available at the door) will be $10 for adults, and $8 for students, senior citizens, and children.
Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film that promises to have audiences jumping to their feet. It features original music by Tony- and eight-time Oscar winner, Alan Menken (Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors). The uplifting musical was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier (played by Akaysha Shippee-Ray), witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won't be found: a convent. Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and uptight Mother Superior (played by Mya Connor). Using her singing talent to inspire the choir, Deloris breathes new life into the church and community but, in doing so, blows her cover. Soon, the gang is giving chase, only to find them up against Deloris and the power of her newly found sisterhood. Sister Act is filled with powerful music, outrageous dancing and a truly moving story. Other characters and actors include: Sister Mary Robert (Charley Newvine), Sister Mary Patrick (Alexis Dake), Sister Mary Lazarus (Hannah Dafoe), Sister Mary Martin of Tours/Tina (Abigail Lucas), Sister Mary Teresa (Jenika Babcock), Curtis (Malique Zeller), TJ (Owen), Pablo (Sadie Jackson), Monsignor O'Hara/Joey (Cayden Middleton), Eddie Souther (Jackson Ritchie), Michelle (Laina Kurdziel), among many others including: Serenity Whitmarsh, Kendra Murdie, Amelia Hendershot, Rose Cox, Aubriana Casey, Reigna Belcher, Alexis Biribauer, Taylor Edney. The production is made possible, thanks to Director Emily Bason, Director of Music Olivia Montagno, and Choreographer Danielle Peake.
The GHS students have been working diligently on stage presence, choreography, elocution, vocal projection, and so much more in preparation for the spring musical.
Gouverneur CSD Superintendent of Schools Jackie Kelly at the March 3 meeting of the Gouverneur CSD Board of Education took time to encourage the public to attend the GHS Spring Musical, with performances on March 28-29. For more information, visit www.gcsk12.org.