MSM MUSICAL THEATRE Freshman Hello
Direction and Choreography by the Musical Theatre Freshman Class of 2024
Liza Gennaro, Supervising Director Shane Schag, Musical Director and Pianist
Shay Holihan, Production Stage Manager Neil Devlin, Assistant Director Abby Hammond, Assistant Stage Manager Galvin Yuan and Braedon Young, Technical and Editing Team Ben Hahn, Assistant Music Director MEET THE FRESHMEN Meaghan Sheridan Almon Elizabeth Holton Student of Andrea Green Student of Andrea Green Albany, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Victoria Baroni Antoinette Huegel Student of Bob Stillman Student of Claudia Catania San Jose, California Springfield, Pennsylvania
Anna Barrett Kianna Kelly-Futch Student of Andrea Green Student of Sam McKelton Corner Brook, Newfoundland Washington, DC
Ryan Basch Katherine Lindsley Student of Sam McKelton Student of Claudia Catania New Rochelle, New York Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Logan Broadnax Abigail Lyman Student of Andrea Green Student of Claudia Catania Brooklyn, New York Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Jacob Dueker Jo McGehee Student of Bob Stillman Student of Andrea Green Fresno, California Portland, Oregon
Kolter Erickson Piatt Pund Student of Claudia Catania Student of Bob Stillman Pennington, New Jersey San Diego, California
Alaina Fritzinger Ryan Nicholas Quish Student of Judith Clurman Student of Andrea Green Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
Matthew Greer Lily Restivo Student of Claudia Catania Student of Andrea Green Tampa, Florida Westchester, New York
Ben Hahn Trent Soto Student of Claudia Catania Student of Judith Clurman Millstone Township, New Jersey Richmond, Texas
Lyda Jade Harlan Marine Tamada-Wu Student of Sam McKelton Student of Andrea Greeen Woodland Hills, California Princeton, New Jersey
Meredith Heller Maci Terry Student of Claudia Catania Student of Andrea Green Pelham, New York St. George, Utah
Ayanna Thomas Jackson Wells Student of Sam McKelton Student of Los Angeles, California Sandy, Orgeon
Ian Tweedy Student of Sam McKelton Bowling Green, Kentucky PROGRAM
Explore New York Videos Directed by Alaina Friztinger Full Company
“Live in Living Color” from Catch Me If You Can Music by Marc Shaiman Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Directed by Meaghan Sheridan Almon and Victoria Baroni Full Company
“I Love the Way” from Something Rotten! Music and Lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick Directed by Abigail Lyman Anna Barrrett, flute Michael Shapira, percussion Anna Barrett and Jackson Wells
Pass the Plate #1 Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund Abigail Lyman, Ian Tweedy, Piatt Pund
“That I Would Be Good” from Jagged Little Pill Music and Lyrics by Alanis Morisette Directed by Lyda Jade Harlan Gavon Mitchell, electric guitar Jakob Messinetti, bass Michael Shapira, drums Alaina Fritzinger, Antoinette Huegel, Piatt Pund
“The Schuyler Sisters” from Hamilton Music and Lyrics by Lin Manuel Miranda Directed by Kianna Kelly-Futch Elizabeth Holton, Lyda Jade Harlan, Jo McGehee, Ayanna Thomas
Pass the Plate #2 Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund Jacob Dueker, Ryan Quish, Logan Broadnax, Lyda Jade Harlan
“Falling Slowly” from Once Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansgard and Markéta Irglová Directed by Katherine Lindsley Kolter Erickson, guitar Kolter Erickson and Meaghan Almon
Poems Written and Directed by Victoria Baroni Marine Tamada-Wu, Antoinette Huegel, Victoria Baroni, Lyda Jade Harlan, Meredith Heller
“Perfect Body” Music and Lyrics by Lyda Jade Harlan Arranged by Ben Hahn Directed by Meredith Heller and Anna Barrett Lyda Jade Harlan, Ben Hahn, Trent Soto, Victoria Baroni, Antoinette Huegel, Maci Terry
Pass the Plate #3 Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund Ben Hahn, Victoria Baroni, Meaghan Sheridan Almon, Jo McGehee
“Miss Celie’s Pants” from The Color Purple Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray Directed by Kianna Kelly-Futch and Jo McGehee Jakob Messinetti, bass Michael Shapira, drums Kianna Kelly Futch, Logan Broadnax, Ayanna Thomas, Jo McGehee “Give Me the Dirt” Music and Lyrics by Piatt Pund Directed by Kolter Erickson Piatt Pund, Jacob Dueker, Abigail Lyman
Pass the Plate #4 Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund Meredith Heller, Trent Soto, Matthew Greer, Marine Tamada-Wu
“Caravan” Music by Duke Ellington Choreographed by Maci Terry and Logan Broadnax Jackson Wells, Katherine Lindsley, Abigail Lyman, Anna Barrett, Meaghan Sheridan Almon, Ayanna Thomas, Ben Hahn, Meredith Heller, Piatt Pund, Matthew Greer, Lily Restivo, Kianna Kelly-Futch, Ian Tweedy, Lyda Jade Harlan, Jacob Dueker, Kolter Erickson
Pass the Plate #5 Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund Jackson Wells, Katherine Lindsley, Ayanna Thomas, Kianna Kelly-Futch “Take a Hint” from Victorious Music and Lyrics by Meghan Kabir, Kevin Kadish, and James Michael Directed by Elizabeth Holton Marine Tamada-Wu and Victoria Baroni
“At The Ballet” from A Chorus Line Music by Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics by Edward Kleban Directed by Lily Restivo Ben Hahn, Maci Terry, Meredith Heller
Pass the Plate #6 Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund Elizabeth Holton, Alaina Fritzinger, Maci Terry, Lily Restivo
“Love Triangle” from Paramour Music and Lyrics by Guy Dubuc and Marc Lessard Directed by Jackson Wells Piatt Pund, violin Jakob Messinetti, bass Michael Shapira, drums Katherine Lindsley, Jacob Dueker, Ian Tweedy
Sitcom Moment Written and Directed by Matthew Greer and Trent Soto Matthew Greer, Ian Tweedy, Logan Broadnax, Trent Soto
“I’ll Cover You” from Rent Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson Directed by Logan Broadnax and Ian Tweedy Matthew Greer and Trent Soto
Pass The Plate #7 Directed by Katherine Lindsley and Piatt Pund Antoinette Huegel, Kolter Erickson, Anna Barrett
“No One is Alone” from Into the Woods Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Directed by Jackson Wells Anna Barrett, flute Jakob Messinetti, bass Kolter Erickson, Ryan Nicholas Quish, Abigail Lyman, Lily Restivo Moment of Hope Written and Directed by Ben Hahn and Meaghan Sheridan Almon Ben Hahn, Victoria Baroni, Alaina Fritzinger, Jo McGehee, Jackson Wells, Lily Restivo, Meaghan Sheridan Almon
“Democracy” from Soft Power Music by Jeanine Tesori Lyrics by David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori Directed by Jacob Dueker and Ian Tweedy Jakob Messinetti, bass Michael Shapira, drums Full Company MUSICAL THEATRE Liza Gennaro, Associate Dean and Director David Loud, Program Music Director Enrique Brown, Academic and Artistic Assistant
MUSICAL THEATRE FACULTY Mana Allen, Musical Theatre Performance Technique Nate Bertone, Intro to Theatrical Design Enrique Brown, Musical Theatre Dance Claudia Catania, Voice Judith Clurman, Voice/Ensemble Singing Carl Cofield, Acting V Marshall David Jr., Tap Erin Dilly, Scene to Song Boyd Gaines, Advanced Acting Andy Gale, Acting: Scene Study Andrew Gerle, Music Theory Randy Graff, Acting the Song/Audition Techniques Andrea Green, Voice Yehuda Hyman, Devised Theatrical Practice Shawn Kaufmann, Intro to Theatrical Design David Loud, Musical Theatre Performance Technique, History of Musical Theatre Sue Makkoo, Intro the Theatrical Design Or Matias, Musical Theatre Lab Samuel McKelton, Voice Robin Morse, Meisner Technique Shane Schag, Music Theory Scott Stauffer, Intro to Theatrical Design Don Stephenson, Acting for Camera Bob Stillman, Voice Rachel Tucker, Ballet MSM PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION OPERATIONS Henry Valoris, Dean of Performance and Production Operations
INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES Katharine Dryden, Managing Director Alejandro Lopez-Samame, Manager of Orchestral Operations and the Orchestral Performance Program Calvin Johnson, Manager of Jazz Operations Jon Clancy, Instrumental Ensembles Associate Matthew Jaimes, Instrumental Ensembles Associate Hannah Marks, Instrumental Ensembles Associate Matthew Ward, Percussion Operations Manager
OPERA AND MUSICAL THEATRE Christina Teichroew, Managing Director Kathryn Miller, Assistant Managing Director Erin Reppenhagen, Associate
PERFORMANCE LIBRARY Manly Romero, Performance Librarian
PIANO TECHNICAL SERVICES Israel Schossev, Director Agim Kola, Shop Manager Victor Madorsky, Performance Tuner/Technican Hide Onishi, Chief Concert Technican Richard Short, Maintenance Manager
PRODUCTION Brianna Poh, Associate Director Elizabeth Ramsay, Interim Associate Production Manager Brittany Crowell, Production Manager, Opera and Musical Theatre Emily Cauthorne, Associate Production Manager, Opera and Musical Theatre Andres Diaz Jr., Production Supervisor Keri Bush, Production Supervisor Alexis Caldwell, Production Coordinator Tyler Donahue, Production Coordinator Dash Lea, Production Coordinator Pamela Pangaro, Lead Technican
SCHEDULING AND PATRON SERVICES Devon Kelly, Manager Luke Breton, Associate Ramon Tenefracia, Associate
THE ORTO CENTER FOR DISTANCE LEARNING AND RECORDING ARTS Chris Shade, Director David Marsh, Program Manager Dan Rorke, Chief Recording Engineer Kevin Bourassa, Recording Engineer Corey Mahaney, Recording Engineer Mohit Diskalkar, Network Systems Engineer Yue Mu, Instrumental Designer Roan Ma, Recording Services Coordinator Graceon Challenger, Chief Maintenance Technican BEHIND THE SCENES