Francis Lewis High School this year did a musical called In the Heights which has won a Tony award for best musical.
Director: Marci Finkelstein-Contino
Assistant Directors: Samantha Diaz and Alexandra Sierra
Musical Director: Ira Goldberg
Choreographer: Christina Corsini
Assistant Choreographers: Justin Santory, Diana Ordonez, and Caridad Robles
Set Design/Construction: Rob Koch, Ryan King, and Nick Corsini
CAST:
Graffiti Pete: Shatif Hughes
Usnavi: Patrick Merveille
Piragua Guy: Jonathan Gualotuna
Abuela Claudia: Ashley Champagne (Me)
Carla: Gabriela Astaiza
Daniela: Caroline Dilone
Kevin: Tristan Foggy
Camila: Greisy Genao
Sonny: Niko Touros
Benny: Lorenzo Cromwell
Vanessa: Erica Arce
Nina: Eleni Rosenboom
ENSEMBLE:
Males: Giovanni Deleo, Brandon Fields, Melvin Kenny III, Allan Montesdeoca, Jeffrey Peralta, Jose Reyes
Females: Diana Ordonez Sabrina Rendon, Caridad Robles, Yadelli Ule, Valeria Valencia, Victoria Viguera
ORCHESTRA: Conducted by Ira Goldberg
Reed 1: Jenn Forese
Reed 2: Brian Shaw
Trumpet 1: Ryan King
Trumpet 2: Gary Padmore
Trombone 1: Jake Matusoff
Trombone 2: Daniel Jordan
Keyboard: Rob Koch
Guitar: Philip Faconti
Bass: Joseph Seifers
Drums: Mario Contino
Percussion: Ken Bennet