Jericho HS performs “Frozen” after Disney selection Named Businessperson of the Year

Online referral network for small businesses Alignable.com has named Craig Wolfson of Wolfson and Klein-Wolfson PLLC as Syosset's Businessperson of the Year.

The 2023 contest, which honored business leaders throughout the country, drew over 226,000 votes praising local leaders for helping their peers and communities.

Directors give cast members instructions prior to production.

BY GEORGE HABER

Displaying Broadway-style singing and dancing, students from Jericho High School put on five performances of the Disney musical “Frozen” in the Middle School Little Theater from March 9 through 12.

Jericho had won the nationwide competition, sponsored by Disney, to grant production rights to the popular Broadway musical to one school from each state. Jericho High School was selected as the only New York school to garner rights to produce the show in the state.

Jericho’s director of the production, Theone Rinaudo, said there were three hundred competing high schools throughout the country vying for rights to produce the show.

Sell-out crowds attended each performance, sparked by publicity for the show on TV and in Newsday.

The Jericho version of Frozen included a live “pit band” which Stephanie Rinaudo, creative director and choreographer who is the daughter of the director, said was a requirement for consideration by Disney.

The pit band director was Evangeline Bellon.

Key players in the show included:

• Laura Marchand (Elsa)

• Gianna DeVellis (Anna)

• Kathryn Weinberger (Young Elsa)

• Sienna Feldman (Young Anna)

• Shubhan Mehta (Hans)

• Maung-Gyi Akamatsu (Kristoff)

• Andy Liu (Oaken)

• Ashton Leung (Sven/King Agnarr)

• Namit Sethi (Pabbie)

• Chloe Salua (Olaf)

“In our local business community, we look out for each other and refer businesses down the street or around the corner to help make everyone in town as successful as possible,” said Wolfson. “And the challenges we’ve all encountered have compelled many of us to offer counsel to peers fighting to keep their businesses afloat. While I’m thrilled to receive this award, it’s really a testament to our entire community. And it reinforces my resolve to push toward a full recovery for everyone here in Syosset by the end of 2023.”

Wolfson received a special badge on his Alignable profile, recognizing this big win. In past years, the awareness generated through similar contests has spurred expanded connections, as well as new business for many winners.

Wolfson and Wolfson-Klein PLLC represents clients in a few specialized areas of law—Wills, Trusts & Estates; Employment Law; Residential Real Estate.