Director’s Note
Welcome to Grand Night, one of the great annual traditions of Elon Music Theatre. Tonight, you’ll experience musical theatre through the voices of its next-generation – every musical number in Grand Night is selected, directed, choreographed, arranged, and music directed by Elon Music Theatre majors. Their life experiences, their passions, their worries, and their friendships are woven through the performances of tonight’s program.
As curators of this student-led revue, we hope that you leave the theater tonight with the inspiration to produce your own work; to gather your own circle of friends, and celebrate the art that speaks to you. Thank you for sharing in this evening – now sit back, relax, and enjoy a truly Grand Night!
Deb Leamy,
Chris Rayis,
and
The Cast of Grand Night
Special Thanks
Dr. Connie Book, Dr. Aswani Volety, Dr. Gabie Smith, Kimberly Rippy, and Christina Lowder
Song Credits
“Another Day of Sun” from the film La La Land
Music and Lyrics: Justin Hurwitz/Pasek & Paul
Direction: Ellie Schwartz
Music Direction: Charlie Castro/Summer Severin/Sitare Sadeghi
Choreography: Ella Huestis/Marina Jansen/Gabriel Logan
“The Club” from In The Heights
Music and Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Direction: Mallorie Sievert/Derick Donato
Music Direction: Charlie Castro
Choreography: Alex Segarra/Marina Jansen
“Blow High, Blow Low” from Carousel
Music and Lyrics: Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein
Direction and Choreography: Jaid Green
Music Direction: Mallorie Sievert
“Amigas Cheetahs” from the film Cheetah Girls 2
Music and Lyrics: Jamie Houston/Will Robinson
Direction and Choreography: Cullen Zeno
Music Direction: Hannah Hubbard
“Louder Than Words” from Tick Tick Boom!
Music and Lyrics: Jonathan Larsen
Direction: Anne-Sophie Hill
Music Direction: Mallorie Sievert/Tristan Altobelli
“Shakin’ the Blues away” from Holiday Inn
Music and Lyrics: Irving Berlin
Direction and Choreography: Hannah Hubbard
Music Direction: Daniel Rabinowitz
“Right This Way” from Bandstand
Music and Lyrics: Richard Oberacker/Robert Taylor
Direction and Choreography: Weston LeCrone
Music Direction: Gianni Palmarini
“Trouble” from Smokey Joe’s Café
Music and Lyrics: Mike Stoller/Jerry Leiber
Direction: Jaron Cole/Hannah Ellowitz
Music Direction: Sujaya Sunkara
Choreography: Jaron Cole
“Gold” from Once
Music and Lyrics: Glen Hansard/Marketa Irglova
Direction: Faythe Kelly/Tyler Okunski
Music Direction: Kaylee Hayden/Micah Day
Choreography: Faythe Kelly/Tyler Okunski
“Welcome to Wonderland” from Wonderland
Music and Lyrics: Frank Wildhorn
Direction: Jaron Cole/Zion Middleton
Music Direction: Zion Middleton
Choreography: Jaron Cole/Giselle Watts
“Brand New Day” from The Wiz
Music and Lyrics: Charlie Smalls/Timothy Graphenreed/ Luther Vandross/Zachary Walzer
Direction and Choreography: Hannah Hubbard/Cullen Zeno/Gabriel Logan
Music Direction: Candace Rhodes
“What’s Up Duloc?” from Shrek the Musical
Music and Lyrics: Jeanine Tesori/David Lindsay-Abaire
Direction: Hannah Ellowitz
Music Direction: Nathan Keffer
Choreography: Daniel Brackett
“I Wanna Hold Your Hand”
Music and Lyrics: The Beatles
Direction: Daniel Brackett
Music Direction: Jaelyn Alexander
Choreography: Daniel Brackett
“Nothing Without You” from Theory of Relativity
Music and Lyrics: Neil Bartram
Direction: Alex Pouloutides
Music Direction: Daniel Rabinowitz
“The Abduction” from Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
Music and Lyrics: Dave Malloy
Direction: Sara Librandi
Music Direction: Mallorie Sievert
Choreography: Jaid Green
“I Will Turn to You”
Music by Dan Gibson Lyrics by Christopher Staskel
Seniors
| Jaelyn Alexander |
| Daniel Brackett |
| Timothy Brausch |
| Willem Butler |
| Kali Clougherty |
| Brendan Coulter |
| Andy Edelman |
| Hannah Ellowitz |
| Anna Hertel |
| Hannah Hubbard |
| Kayla Jacobs |
| Nathan Keffer |
| Weston LeCrone |
| McKenna Meeks |
| Tyler Okunski |
| Gianni Palmarini |
| Alexandra Pouloutides |
| Daniel Rabinowitz |
| Juli Roberts |
| Skyler Sajewski |
| Alexander Segarra |
| Audrey Trullinger |
| Cullen Zeno |
Juniors
| Brooks Andrew |
| Kelly Belarmino |
| Jaron Cole |
| Abigayle Harnum |
| Kaylee Hayden |
| Bryant Howard |
| Faythe Kelly |
| Hannah Kevitt |
| Jackie Mate |
| Nathan Meyer |
| Zion Middleton |
| Taylor Mitchell |
| Candace Rhodes |
| Jakov Schwartzberg |
| Sujaya Sunkara |
| Renell Taylor |
| Giselle Watts |
Sophomores
| Tristan Altobelli |
| Jacob Atkins |
| Caroline Borio |
| Kyra Britt |
| Micah Day |
| Zeth Dixon |
| Camille Fundingsland |
| Jaid Green |
| Anne Sophie Hill |
| Elsa Keefe |
| Sara LiBrandi |
| Charlie Pelletier |
| Mallorie Sievert |
First Years
| Kameron Askew |
| Charlie Castro |
| Derick Donato |
| Collin Flanagan |
| Erik Houck |
| Ella Huestis |
| Marina Jensen |
| Gabe Logan |
| Mia McManamy |
| Charlee Rubino |
| Sitare Sadeghi |
| Ellie Schwartz |
| Summer Severin |
| Emily Stober |
| Tara Venkataraman |
Company
