Performing Arts

Magnifi-Pops performs at the annual Christmas Concert. Show choir members bring Christmas cheer to their December audience.

Spring 2022

Performing Arts

In an exciting return to the stage, the Performing Arts Department produced a full lineup of shows during the 2021-2022 school year to spotlight Magnificat students’ talent in music, theatre, and dance.

Mary Poppins, the Broadway Musical featured Calista Zajac ’23 in the title role and a stellar ensemble cast during a November run with nearly sold-out performances. The show included songs from the Disney film and more, with a rousing rendition of Step in Time during the second act complete with tap dancing.

The annual Christmas Concert featured MagnifiPops musicians, Show Choir, and solo vocalists who donned colorful costumes and against festive backdrops to celebrate the season. In February, the theme for the annual Cabaret was the work of famed composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Students performed well-known tunes from musicals such as Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, and Evita, punctuated by humorous monologues from School of Rock. Thespian Madelyn Low ’22 placed fourth in the Regionals for the English Speaking Union Shakespeare Competition. For her third year participating in the program, she memorized and performed (virtually) a monologue from The Taming of the Shrew and Sonnet XXVIII. Magnificat’s Dance Team competed in Walt Disney World at the national Contest of Champions in March. Thirty-two dancers competed in 55 dances, bringing home six National Division Titles, two Best in Category National Titles, one National Title, one Choreography Award, and one Spirit Award. Congratulations! Students performed the spring play, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, just before this publication went to press. The play was dramatized by Joseph Robinette from the beloved children’s story by C.S. Lewis. Check for photos in the next issue of Magnificat Magazine!

Madelyn Low ’22 placed fourth in Cleveland’s regional Shakespeare competition.