Beauty And The Beast Student Creative

STAGE MANAGER/SET DESIGNER
Keira Muino
is a junior who started as an assistant director at Seneca Middle School for the productions of The Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka Jr., and Mary Poppins Jr. She has also worked on outside shows such as Jekyll & Hyde, and Mary Poppins. At Sachem North, she started as assistant stage manager during Bits of Broadway, followed by stage manager/set designer for Game of Tiaras, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Broadway Night: Love & War as a sophomore, and most recently for The Plot Like Gravy, Thickens. She would like to thank Mr. Wentzel and Mrs. Jackowski for allowing her so much creative liberty and opportunity through the program, as well as the crew for their dedication and talents
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Paul Spano
is a senior at Sachem North, and has been involved in stage crew since middle school. Previous credits include Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr, Xanadu Jr, Suessical Jr, Bits of Broadway, Game of Tiaras, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Bits of Broadway, and The Plot, Like Gravy, Thickens. He would like to thank Mr. Wentzal for the countless hours of work he puts in with the crew, as well as Jackowski for setting up our club for success. He will miss all the friends he’s made, and will look back on this club fondly.
PROPS MANAGER
Alex Manolt
is an incredibly funny and handsome senior. He has been in the stage crew since the sixth grade. He has so much fun in drama, building grand sets with his ginormous muscles. Just kidding, he’s so lanky. So lanky that you’ll know who he is when the stage crew comes out and bows. He’s very sad that this is going to be his last year in drama because he’s going to miss all of his friends and his advisors both past and present, Mr. Kelleher, Ms. Jackowski, and Mr. Wentzel. However, he is looking forward to going to college to pursue his engineering career. He is the best.
SOUND TECHNITIAN/CREW
Korey Gonzalez
can be described by friends as responsible, hardworking, and a total idiot. Korey has been glad to be with crew for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Plot, like Gravy Thickens, and now Beauty and the Beast. They are honored to have shared their junior year with this amazing team.
LIGHTING BOARD OPERATOR
Benjamin Rosenberg
STAGE CREW
Connor Ashby
STAGE CREW
Jacob Boileau
STAGE CREW
Alessandra Cappdora
is a junior at Sachem North and it is her first year involved in stage crew. She has been involved in the play The Plot like Gravy Thickens. She is excited to be involved in Beauty and the Beast and be part of crew to help present this musical.
STAGE CREW
Isabelle Caranella
STAGE CREW
Kyle Cullinan
STAGE CREW
Purna Das
is a sophomore at Sachem North and this is her first show! Having little to no theatrical background, she’s had so much fun working behind the scenes with great people to create a great show. She’d like to thank Mr.Wentzel, Paul Spano, & Keira Muino who she looks up to for being so great introducing her into the stage crew world. She cannot give enough thanks to all her friends in the crew who support her, teach her so much everyday & create a fun environment to work in.
STAGE CREW
Angela De Lucia
is a freshman at Sachem North and it is her first year being in stage crew and this is her first musical :). She has been involved in the play The Plot like Gravy Thickens. Her favorite thing to do in crew is painting. She is very happy to be part of this musical and hopes to continue crew over the next four years.
STAGE CREW
Alessia Messina
is a junior at Sachem North high school and it is her second year being involved in stage crew. This is her fourth show. Her previous credits include Game of Tiaras and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and The Plot like Gravy, Thickens. She is very excited for this show and to help present it.
STAGE CREW
Marie Manolt
is a sophomore at Sachem North and this is her first musical. She enjoys helping out with painting and building the sets for the musical. She especially enjoyed building the set with her friends, who bring an incredible atmosphere to the stage. She has learned so much from many of her friends in the crew and is excited to be a part of future shows in the crew for her last 2 years.
STAGE CREW
Amanda Panzarino
STAGE CREW
Ryan Panzarino
STAGE CREW
Anastasia Sanchez
is a sophomore at Sachem North and it is her fourth year being in stage crew. She has been involved in Seussical Jr., Hairspray Jr., Game of Tiaras, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Plot like Gravy Thickens, and Beauty and the Beast. Her favorite things to do at crew is painting and drilling. She is very proud of the cast and crew for working really hard to make this show great.
STAGE CREW
Emily Starrantino
STAGE CREW
Anastasia Tsalikis
STAGE CREW
Josie Varisco
STAGE CREW
Ronald Le

Original Creative Team

LINDA WOOLVERTON'S (Book) writing credits include the screenplay for the animated feature film BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Golden Globe winner and Academy Award Best Picture nominee); the screenplay (shared) for HOMEWARD BOUND: THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY; screenplay (shared) for the animated feature film THE LION KING; the book for the Broadway musical BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical, winner 1998 Olivier Award Best New Musical); and book (shared) for Elton John and Tim Rice's Broadway musical AIDA. Also she has written two young-adult novels, STAR-WIND and RUNNING BEFORE THE WIND. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts from California State University Long Beach and a Master's degree in Theatre from California State University Fullerton. Linda is currently involved in writing and producing film projects for Miramax and Revolution studios. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Lee Flicker and daughter Keaton.

 

ALAN MENKEN (Composer). Theater: God Bless You Mr Rosewater, Little Shop Of Horrors, Real Life Funnies, Atina: Evil Queen Of The Galaxy, Kicks, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz, Beauty And The Beast, A Christmas Carol, Weird Romance, King David, Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap Of Faith, Aladdin and Newsies. Film: Little Shop Of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Hercules, Life With Mikey, Lincoln, Home On The Range, Noel, Enchanted, Shaggy Dog, Tangled and Mirror Mirror. Songs: Rocky V, Home Alone 2 and Captain America. Awards: 8 Oscars (19 nominations), 11 Grammys (including Song of the Year), 7 Golden Globes, Tony® (plus 4 nominations), Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, New York Drama Critics, Olivier and London's Evening Standard Award, Drama League. Honors: Songwriter's Hall of Fame, Doctorates from New York University and University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

 

TIME RICE (Lyrics) has worked in music, theater, and film since 1965, when he met Andrew Lloyd Webber, a fellow struggling songwriter. Rather than pursue Tim's ambitions to write rock or pop songs, they turned their attention to Andrew's obsession - musical theater. Their first collaboration, The Likes Of Us (lyrics by Tim, music by Andrew), was an unsuccessful show based on the life of Dr. Barnardo, the Victorian philanthropist. Their next three works together were much more successful: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita. Tim has also worked with other distinguished popular composers such as Elton John (The Lion King, Aida), Alan Menken (Aladdin, King David, Beauty and the Beast), and Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (Chess). From Here to Eternity, with music by newcomer Stuart Brayson, coproduced with Lee Menzies, directed by Tamara Harvey, and with book by Bill Oakes, premiered in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2013. He formed his own cricket team in 1973 and was president of the MCC in 2002. In 2013, he wrote and presented a 52-part series for BBC Radio 2, American Pie, a trawl through the music and musicians of every American State. He has won several awards, mainly for the wrong thing or for simply turning up.

 

HOWARD ASHMAN (Lyrics) Best known as a pivotal creative mind behind the renaissance of Disney animation and his work on The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and The Beast (which is dedicated to, "Our friend, Howard Ashman, who gave a Mermaid her voice and a Beast his soul...") Ashman's first love was theater. Ashman was a founder of off off Broadway's renowned WPA Theater, where he conceived, wrote and directed God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, as well as the classic musical, Little Shop of Horrors (both music by Alan Menken). In 1986, he wrote and directed the Broadway musical Smile (music by Marvin Hamlisch). Lamented as a lost treasure of the 1980's theater scene, Smile remains popular on High School and College campuses throughout the country. Howard Ashman died in 1991 from complications of AIDS. For more information, please visit howardashman.com.

 

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