Category Archives: The Musical

Titanic the Musical

Titanic (Courtesy Armidale Drama & Musical Society)Coming soon to the Campolindo Performing Arts Center: The musical “Titanic”!

No Kate and Leo, no Celine Dion – this musical was written before anyone started warbling about hearts going on (and on and on). This award winning musical sketches the real story of the officers, crew and passengers aboard the famous, ill-fated ocean liner. Titanic opened on Broadway in 1997 and won five Tony awards, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score, which bodes well for the sizzling crew of orchestra musicians in the pit this March. Mr. Benstein will have the sign up lists, but you’ll be rehearsing and performing under Stacey Kikkawa’s baton. The pit orchestra begins evening rehearsals in mid-January in the band room. Expect longer rehearsals in the CPAC as showtime – March 11-20 – nears.

Beauty & the Beast & the Pit Orchestra

Beauty and the Beast Once there was a beastly prince… and a young girl named Belle … some dancing forks and a teapot … and in the pit, a sizzling crew of orchestra musicians ready to play their hearts out for “Beauty and the Beast”! That’s right, the same people who brought us the unforgettable “Les Miz” and “Wizard of Oz” are staging Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” this spring. The choral music department has all those gorgeous voices, but they’re going to need strings, winds, brass and percussion to make it all happen! Watch for an announcement in January. Mr. Benstein will have the sign up lists, but you’ll be rehearsing and performing under Stacey Kikkawa’s able baton. The pit orchestra begins evening rehearsals once or twice a week in mid-January in the band room. Expect longer rehearsals in the CPAC as showtime – March 12-14 and 19-21 – nears.