BETHLEHEM, PA —The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) will present its spring musical, Sweeney Todd School Edition: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street- A Musical Thriller, April 3-7 in the Charter Arts Theatre, located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem.
This production is directed and choreographed by Kelly Minner Bickert with musical direction by Neil Chaban and technical direction by Peter Wrenn-Meleck.
“We are so excited to be working on this epic Sondheim musical,” says Bickert. “Some of the themes of the history of man repeating itself in the struggle for power are so relevant still today. The work is so “meaty” that it really gives all the artists something to sink their teeth into.”
The show’s costume designer is Joey Haws with hair and make-up design by Cheryl Vlasak, prop design by Cynthia Foraker, sound design by Tessa Seals, and light design by Laura Scott. This year’s spring musical was produced by the school’s new production design department under the leadership of its director, Rae Labadie.
The lead cast includes: Jayden Browne (Sweeney Todd), Chloe Lu McCarty (Mrs. Lovett), Derrick Sanders (Judge Turpin), Rebecca Ripley (Johanna), Elijah Siler (Anthony Hope), Michael Scuotto (Beadle Bamford), Gabe Blaikie (Tobias Ragg), Katie Conlon (Beggar Woman), and Dylan Vlasak (Pirelli).
Evening performances April 3-6 at 7 PM, matinee performance on April 7 at 2 PM. Tickets are $13-15 and can be purchased online at www.Charter Arts.org or at the door if not sold out.
ABOUT SWEENEY TODD SCHOOL EDITION: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET- A Musical Thriller:
– Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
– Book by Hugh Wheeler
– From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond
– Originally directed on Broadway by Harold Prince
– Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
– Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, Martin Richards in Association with Dean and Judy Manos
ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):
Charter Arts, opened in 2003, is an audition-based, tuition-free, public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a passion for the arts. Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production design, theatre, visual art, or vocal music. Students spend a portion of the school day in their artistic classes and a portion of the day in their core classes (math, science, social studies, world languages, etc.)
Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school’s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.
Charter Arts is proud to celebrate its sixteenth year as one of the most respected high schools for the arts in the nation. Charter Arts was one of only 349 schools in the nation to be named a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. In addition, Charter Arts earned a Silver Award for its impressive ranking on U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best High Schools for the Arts in America list.
Any student who resides in Pennsylvania who is entering 9th-12th grades is eligible to audition for acceptance to Charter Arts. Charter Arts’ current student body consists of 630 students who hail from more than 40 school districts across a ten-county region in eastern Pennsylvania.
Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015. For more information, visit www.CharterArts.org.
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Ann Gillette
Manager of Public Relations and Media
Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
www.CharterArts.org
