RIDER UNIVERSITY
School of Fine and Performing Arts
Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10 at 2 p.m. Yvonne Theater Rider University Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Director’s Note After several years of turbulence in our country and around the world, we have hoped that some sort of reemergence into a climate of optimism might begin to occur. These songs represent the longing for Hope, the anticipation of Something’s Coming and ultimately at the very human desire, for The Best of Times to bloom. Rebirth seemed like an ideal theme, as these phenomenally talented first-year students have the opportunity to reinvent themselves at college, to be fully immersed in education that is in-person and tailored to each performer’s talents, and to sing and dance WITHOUT MASKS!!! You know what happens When You Wish Upon A Star, don’t you??? – Louis F. Goldberg
Program and Cast ACT ONE 1. READY Choreographed by Catrina Contini Full Company Soloists: Anne Olivia Cincotta, Diego Dominguez, Hunter Quinn, Faith Stack 2. SOMETHING’S COMING (new arrangement) Choreographed by John Viggiano Anne Olivia Cincotta, Aidan Kelly, Grace McKenna, Mitchell Wiley 3. STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW Grayson Davidock, Morgan Lane, Bre Lemerise 4. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF MY LIFE Lyndsey Adkisson, Lydia Diekmann 5. I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Maddie Driver, Jill Lee, Hunter Quinn 6. FOUND/TONIGHT Diego Dominguez, Miguel Ramirez 7. BUTTERFLIES Choreographed by Jillian Ferguson and John Viggiano Mai Caslowitz, Jill Lee, Grace McKenna Dancers: Kate Bilenko, Shae Duggan, Isabella Kramb
8. CROSSING A BRIDGE Christina Brown, Isabella Kramb, Sophia LaCorte 9. THE BEST OF TIMES Gavin Wright, Mia Mintz, Full Company 10. LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO MABEL Choreographed by Catrina Contini Marissa Dingess Riley Bocchicchio, Diego Dominguez, Rafael Ferreira, Aidan Kelly, Hunter Quinn, Mitchell Wiley 11. BACK IN BUSINESS Choreographed by Catrina Contini Helena Barsotti, Maddie Figueroa, Lincoln Funderburk, Lucas Marinetto, Faith Stack 12. TWO LITTLE LINES Lyndsey Adkisson, Kate Bilenko, Mya Bodnick, Hannah Bonette, Christina Brown, Mai Caslowitz, Lydia Diekmann, Marissa Dingess, Maddie Driver, Sydney Druttman, Shae Duggan, Isabella Kramb, Sophia LaCorte, Jill Lee, Bre Lemerise, Megan Lozito, Janessa Machado, Juliette Maners, Grace McKenna, Hannah Post, Grace LaVonne, Mica Swingholm, Morgan Lane, Ellee Jo Trowbridge, Chelsea Udoye, Maddy Winkler
13. THE LADIES SINGING THEIR SONG Anne Olivia Cincotta, Maddie Figueroa, Mia Mintz, Olivia Sauerberg, Eleni Segerblom, Ellee Jo Trowbridge 14. SPREAD A LITTLE JOY Choreographed by John Viggiano Christina Brown, Chelsea Udoye Dancers: Lydia Diekmann, Shae Duggan, Megan Lozito, Juliette Maners, Lucas Marinetto, Grace McKenna, Mia Mintz, Hannah Post, Olivia Sauerberg, Eleni Segerblom, Faith Stack
ACT TWO 15. HOPE Brinley Degwert, Miguel Ramirez, Mitchell Wiley 16. WHAT ABOUT TODAY Mica Swingholm, Maddy Winkler 17. I HOPE YOU DANCE Choreographed by Gina Gagliano Hannah Bonnette, Bre Lemerise, Juliette Maners Dancers: Shae Duggan, Rafael Ferreira, Lincoln Funderburk, Isabella Kramb, Sophia LaCorte, Megan Lozito, Hannah Post, Eleni Segerblom, Faith Stack 18. FLIGHT Mya Bodnick, Olivia Sauerberg 19. ASTONISHING Mai Caslowitz, Sydney Druttman, Morgan Lane, Grace LaVonne 20. HOLD ON Hannah Bonette, Shae Duggan 21. BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD Riley Bocchicchio, Grayson Davidock, Megan Lozito 22. CHOSEN FAMILY Full Company Soloists: Kate Bilenko, Grace LaVonne
23. HEART Helena Barsotti, Sydney Druttman 24. CASTLE ON THE HILL Brinley Degwert, Kate Bilenko, Riley Bocchicchio, Mai Caslowitz, Anne Olivia Cincotta, Lydia Diekmann, Marissa Dingess, Diego Dominguez, Maddie Driver, Sydney Druttman, Rafael Ferreira, Grace LaVonne, Jill Lee, Janessa Machado, Hunter Quinn, Miguel Ramirez, Mica Swingholm, Chelsea Udoye 25. CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD Choreographed by Gina Gagliano Shae Duggan, Hannah Post, Olivia Sauerberg, Eleni Segerblom, Maddy Winkler 26. COME TO YOUR SENSES Choreographed by Catrina Contini Maddie Figueroa, Janessa Machado Dancers: Faith Stack, Maddy Winkler 27. AMERICAN Kate Bilenko, Rafael Ferreira, Janessa Machado 28. WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR Lyndsey Adkisson, Lydia Diekmann, Grace Lavonne, Miguel Ramirez, Full Company ARTISTIC STAFF AND CREW Louis F. Goldberg, director/ music director Rylee Berger, production stage manager Buck Linton, technical director Todd Loyd, lighting designer Michaela Hamaid, costume designer Krystal Vaughan, stage manager Nicole Duffy, light board operator BAND Louis F. Goldberg, piano Steve Schaefer, guitar
Westminster College of the Arts
2083 Lawrenceville Road Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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