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Drama Club to present Streamed Spring Musical, “Songs for a New World”

2/19/2021

 
As with most things during the pandemic, the North Hills High School Drama Club had to get creative with how to produce the annual spring musical. With Songs for a New World, the audience will experience a show unlike any produced on the North Hills stage! 

In partnership with Music Theatre International and ShowTix4U.com, the pre-recorded show will be streamed as a “live” event at 7:00pm on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17, 2021.  Access to the stream can be purchased for $10 per showing at <insert link here>

This contemporary song cycle weaves characters and history together, illuminating the timelessness of self-discovery.  

It's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice... or take a stand... or turn around and go back. These are the stories and characters of today, the Songs for a New World. The first musical from Tony Award winner, Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Bridges of Madison County), this moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love and the choices that we make.

Brown transports his audience from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge, 57 stories above Fifth Avenue, to meet a startling array of characters that range from a young man who has determined that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams... and a soulless marriage.

In addition to the song cycle featuring singers and dancers, the streamed production will include performances of several monologues that fit thematically with the songs.  Students performers were coached via Zoom, and the monologues will be presented before each act of the show.
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Rehearsals have taken place following all COVID protocols outlined in the NHSD Athletic & Activities Return to Play Safety Plan.  Recording took place over a 4-day period to limit the number of students in one location.  Students in the high school tv production classes oversaw the video recording and editing of the final product.
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  • Home
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      • Music Department
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    • High School Choirs >
      • Symphonic Choir
      • Chorale
      • North Hills Singers
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      • Madrigal Choir >
        • Madrigal Dinner
      • Arrow
      • Cabaret Night
      • Past Events >
        • Virginia 2020
        • NYC 2019
        • Disney Tour 2018
        • Cedar Point 2017
        • Busch Gardens 2016
        • Faure Requiem Alumni Registration >
          • Faure Requiem Practice
        • Hershey '15
        • Alumni Choir 2014 >
          • Music Practice Files
          • Alumni Choir Registration
        • Disney '14 >
          • Parent Chaperone Info
          • Photo Gallery
          • DisneySings Workshop Video
        • Mucho Macho Music >
          • About the Festival
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          • Submit Historical Info
    • Middle School Choirs >
      • 6th Grade Chorus
      • 7th Grade Chorus
      • 8th Grade Chorus
      • Concert Choir
    • Children's Choir >
      • Children's Choir Registration
  • DRAMA
    • High School Drama Club >
      • 2021: Songs for a New World
      • 2020: One Act Plays
      • International Thespian Society
      • Past Events >
        • 2020: Catch Me if You Can
        • 2019: Clue
        • 2019 Showcase
        • 2019: Tuck Everlasting
        • 2018: Beverly Hillbillies
        • 2018 Gala
        • 2018: Dames at Sea
        • 2017 Fall Play: Pride & Prejudice
        • 2017 Gala
        • 2017: Me and My Girl
        • 2016 Fall Play: Bringham Review
        • 2016: Cinderella
        • 2015 Fall Play: Radium Girls
        • 2015 Gala
        • 2015: Footloose
        • 2014 Fall Play: Incognito
        • 2014: 42nd Street
    • Middle School Drama Club >
      • 2020-21 Workshops
      • Past Musicals >
        • 2020: The Little Mermaid
        • 2019: Mary Poppins
        • 2018: Aladdin
        • 2017: Peter Pan
        • 2016: Beauty & the Beast
        • 2015: Shrek
        • 2014: Wizard of Oz
    • Elementary Drama Camp
    • Theatre Workshop
  • PARENTS
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