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The Goza Middle School Choral Department will present their final performance of “Aladdin Jr.” this evening at the Goza Middle School Student Center at 7 p.m.
The play is directed by the choir’s director Laura Cornelius, who had only four weeks to put together the production.
“It’s been crazy,” said Cornelius. “We usually have six to eight weeks, so we literally had to put it together in half the time.”
The play is full of impressive amateur performers, including Aladdin and Jasmine themselves, who are played by Bradley Shuffield and Julie Williams.
The music is the classic Alan Menken score from the Disney film, and most audience members will know the words well enough to sing along.
This particular play required a certain amount of special effects too, from the illusion of a genie appearing from out of a bottle to a flying magic carpet.
The magic carpet works particularly well, with the story’s signature song “A Whole New World” pairing with the flying rug to create a nicely sentimental atmosphere.
My personal favorite song was probably “Arabian Nights,” and each of its reprises. The song gets the entire chorus involved and has a very “big” feeling about it, getting toes-a-tapping and pulling the audience into the trials and tribulations of Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie and the evil Jafar.
The costumes are also very authentic-looking, with most of all them - surprisingly - homemade. According to Cornelius, parents were the primary source for costumes.
Cornelius said she looks forward to seeing another packed-house audience tonight.
“People should come to see it because the kids are wonderful,” said Cornelius. “I’m very proud of them.”
The Goza Middle School Choral Department will present their final performance of “Aladdin Jr.” this evening at the Goza Middle School Student Center at 7 p.m.
The play is directed by the choir’s director Laura Cornelius, who had only four weeks to put together the production.
“It’s been crazy,” said Cornelius. “We usually have six to eight weeks, so we literally had to put it together in half the time.”
The play is full of impressive amateur performers, including Aladdin and Jasmine themselves, who are played by Bradley Shuffield and Julie Williams.
The music is the classic Alan Menken score from the Disney film, and most audience members will know the words well enough to sing along.
This particular play required a certain amount of special effects too, from the illusion of a genie appearing from out of a bottle to a flying magic carpet.
The magic carpet works particularly well, with the story’s signature song “A Whole New World” pairing with the flying rug to create a nicely sentimental atmosphere.
My personal favorite song was probably “Arabian Nights,” and each of its reprises. The song gets the entire chorus involved and has a very “big” feeling about it, getting toes-a-tapping and pulling the audience into the trials and tribulations of Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie and the evil Jafar.
The costumes are also very authentic-looking, with most of all them - surprisingly - homemade. According to Cornelius, parents were the primary source for costumes.
Cornelius said she looks forward to seeing another packed-house audience tonight.
“People should come to see it because the kids are wonderful,” said Cornelius. “I’m very proud of them.”
