14 10 MINEOLA AMERICAN • FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 6, 2018 www.mineolaamerican.com Wheatley To Take Theatergoers Into The Woods BY SHERI ARBITALJACOBY The Wheatley Theatre Company will present the musical Into the Woods from [email protected] Thursday, March 1, to Saturday, March 3. (Photo by Sheri ArbitalJacoby) The Wheatley Theatre Company will present the musical Into the Woods from Thursday, March 1, to Saturday, March 3, each night at 7 p.m., plus a Saturday matinée at 2 p.m. The story revolves around the once-beautiful witch, who tasks the childless baker and his wife with going into the forest to procure mag- ical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree and restore the witch’s beauty. During their journey, they meet Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack, who are each on a quest to fulfill a wish. “In Into the Woods, Steven Sondheim and James Lapine weave together characters from Grimm’s fairy tales into a magical tale of hope, experience and lessons learned,” explained Andrew Ardito, the show director and Wheatley social studies teacher. “This is a story in which au- diences of any age can be entertained York Times, “Cinderella and com- overcome the eternal, terrifying plight Cinderella’s Mother, Ally Kim and find meaning.” pany travel into a dark, enchanted of being alone.” as Cinderella’s Stepmother, Shruti When reviewing the Broadway play wilderness to discover who they are This musical has become more Goyal as Florinda, Devyn Bennett in 1987, Frank Rich wrote in The New and how they might grow up and popular in recent years as a result as Lucinda, Emma Melnikov of Disney’s film adaptation in 2014 as Narrator, Jason Manzano as with an all-star cast, including Meryl Mysterious Man, Max Hochstein as Streep, James Corden, Emily Blunt, Cinderella’s Prince/The Wolf, Elan Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Mizhiritsky as Rapunzel’s Prince, Are You Really Saving Ullman, Christine Baranski and Rahul Ajmera as The Steward, Johnny Depp. Into the Woods is now Andre Manzano as Cinderella’s one of the most performed shows in Father, Skylar Blechner as Giantess, Money on American high schools, according to Alison Amarain as Snow White, National Public Radio. Kayla Roberts as Sleeping Beauty, “This ensemble show has been and Sophia Caputo, Charlotte Home Heating? a challenge to put together,” noted Iannone, Suhani Jain, Pukhraj Kaur, Ardito. “The Wheatley Theatre Shania Mehta, Jeffrey Melnikov, Or are you just sacrificing your family’s comfort? Company actors worked hard for Jasmine Singh, Cydney Siskind, With Burnham®boilers, you’ll have comfort you many months to learn the challeng- Hannah Weinberg and Jace Yagoda can count on – plus the peace of mind that ing yet genius music of Sondheim in the ensemble. your energy efficient Burnham boiler will and have done it incredibly well. “Into the Woods takes your favorite Throughout the process of learning fairy tales and flips them on their provide years of long-term savings. their lines, developing their charac- heads, creating twists and turns Now isn’t that a small price to pay for ters and practicing the choreography, that you’d never expect from these true home heating comfort? Give us a they have learned so much about usually sweet stories,” explained Talia call today to talk about replacing that old, teamwork, commitment and the Rosen, Wheatley Theatre Company inefficient system with a Burnham boiler. value that they each bring to this copresident and an assistant behind production. I am so proud of the the scenes. “The Wheatley Theatre Because we’re not comfortable until you are! enormous talent and heart that our Company brings these well-known Wheatley students demonstrate characters to life in a whole new way, on a daily basis.” highlighting the comedy, romance, JACK GAYSON Cast members are Hallie tragedy and magic that line the ArbitalJacoby as The Witch, Justin twisted tales.” PLUMBING & HEATING CO. INC. Vega as The Baker, Sydney Behar Reserve a seat for $10 at wheatley as Baker’s Wife, Kaileigh Fiorillo as theatrecompany.weebly.com or 131 Roosevelt Avenue, Mineola Little Red Riding Hood, Kimberly purchase a ticket at the door at OFFICIAL MEMBER Esquilín as Cinderella, Jacob 11 Bacon Rd. in Old Westbury. Senior Kaufman as Jack, Alex Kasparian citizen tickets are free. For more HOME HEATING as Jack’s Mother, Jaime Behar as information, email wheatleytheatre TEAM 516-248-4105 C 177919 Rapunzel, Pricilla Prasad as Granny/ [email protected]..