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On May 23, the award-winning 7th & 8th Grade Chorus, High School Chorus, and Advanced Chorus on a high energy, captivating Choral Concert to close out the school year, concluding with a combined chorus rendition of "I'm Still Standing."
Continuing a long spring tradition, Burke's Advanced and Intermediate Bands played to a packed, energetic house on Monday, May 8, at Blues Alley, "the nation's oldest continuing jazz supper club."
What's "so much better" than this awesome middle school cast? Not much! 23 actors from 6th-8th grade will present the delightful, uplifting Legally Blonde Jr. this coming May 12-13 at 7 PM. Legally Blonde Jr. "follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams."
The Performing Arts Department is pleased to announce the 8th-12th grade cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, performing in the Samara Studio Theatre from March 3-11.
This past weekend, the fall play repertory concluded with performances of The Audience by Michael Frayn and Role of Della by John Wooten, comedies that explore and upend theater's conventions.
On October 25, dozens of students from 7th-8th grade Chorus, High School Chorus, and Singing in the Spotlight traveled down to Capital One Arena to sing the national anthem before the Washington Wizards took on the Detroit Pistons.
These 70+ singers will again take the stage on Wednesday, November 16, for the Fall Choral Concert.
Onstage: "Circle Mirror Transformation" - November 2-4
Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker (2014 Pulitzer Prize, 2017 MacArthur Fellowship) follows "four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty's six-week-long community-center drama class [in which] hearts are quietly torn apart, and tiny wars of epic proportions are waged and won" (Dramatists).
On Thursday, May 26, the High School Chorus, Advanced Chorus, and Singing in the Spotlight presented a beautiful, uplifting concert in the Samara Studio Theatre, both directed and accompanied by Liz R. (Performing Arts). To conclude the night with spirit, performers and audience members alike engaged in top volume "Don't Stop Believin'" karaoke.
The Performing Arts Department is pleased to announce the cast for this spring's High School Musical Jr., coming to the Samara Studio Theatre on May 20-21.
Performed by Advanced Instrumental Music ("Band D"): Emilia B. G. '22, Gabriel B. '22, Ingrid G. '22, Margaret H. '22, Max H. '23, Amelia L. '22, Georgie M. '23, Max O. '22, Ana R. C. '23, Reed R. J. '23, Miles T. '22, and Dakari T. '23.
7th Grade Chorus with Liz R. is pleased to present "Galop" by Ken Berg in the traditional choral style and "A-O-K" by Tao Cruz in a music video, which they both performed and produced. Enjoy the show!
Featuring: Paige A. '27, Kyla B. '27, Sylvie C. '27, Beatrix F. '27, Sasha F. '27, Margot G. '27, Lyra M. '27, Jane P. 27, and Neve T. '27.
The Performing Arts Department is pleased to announce the winter musical, the Tony Award-winning (2001) satire Urinetown by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis.
"You are about to see [scenes from] a play that has captured the attention of our nation and became one of the most popular plays in America. But these are also plays that have in large part been lost to this next generation."