Adam Santagata has played young men in love before. The Walter Panas High School senior was Freddy Eynsford-Hillin “My Fair Lady” last year, head over heels with Eliza Doolittle to the point where he was even infatuated with her address. Last fall, he was Rolf, the 17-going-on-18 Austrian telegraph delivery… Read More →
Made my second trip to Walter Panas this calendar year, without a photographer, so I took out the ol’ Nikon and tried my best. Director Jim Filippelli apologized for the lack of character shoes on the kids, but this was a rehearsal and “The Music Man” is not a show… Read More →
Dropped by Walter Panas for my second musical visit of the school year. Last fall, it was “The Sound of Music.” This spring, it’s “The Music Man.” I joked with director Jim Filippelli that he could have just done one production—“The Sound of Music Man”—but he wasn’t buying it. Here’s… Read More →
The show goes on this weekend (From left, Bryant Lo and Sayeel Alam rehearse scenes from Scarsdale High School’s production of Guys and Dolls at Scarsdale High School Auditorium on Nov. 8, 2012. Photo by Carucha L. Meuse/The Journal News.) In theater, the week before the show opens is spent… Read More →
High-school productions weather storms to a heavenly ‘Hell Week’ After years of focusing purely on high-school theater during the busy spring rush of shows, I’ve been expanding my coverage to other forms of performing and visual arts. Still, I have to admit it was nice to get back in a… Read More →
There are so many theater options in the Lower Hudson Valley this weekend. Here’s just a sampling: “The Way of the World” in Garrison: See below
Jim Filippelli has grown accustomed to “My Fair Lady,” the musical his Panas Players will stage in Cortlandt Manor this week, the final show to open in the Lower Hudson Valley’s 2012 high-school-musical season. The indefatigable director still glows a bit when he remembers the first time he directed Lerner… Read More →
James Filippelli, Walter Panas Now directing: “Hairspray,” May 6, 7 Years in director’s seat: 32 Best reason to join a musical: “To be involved within the school community. Positive relationships are formed. The faculty and staff see our students in a different venue. And it gives students the opportunity to… Read More →
