Cicero-North Syracuse High School is pleased to announce its spring musical, “This Will Be Our Year.” Join us as we give back a year to the high school students in a fun way! The production takes place at 7 p.m. Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, and will be livestreamed via YouTube.
“This Will Be Our Year,” an original musical, was a concept created by the artistic team at C-NS High School, with the title drawing inspiration from the 1968 song “This Will Be Our Year” by The Zombies.
With a book written by Kimberly Panek-Edwards and musical arrangements by Caryn Patterson of the great songs of the ‘60s and ‘70s, the musical touches on situations and events that can happen throughout a student’s senior year, from falling in love, gossiping, the loom of high standards, to divorce and heartbreak, along with the fun of “promposals,” the prom, and the culmination of graduation.
The musical features a vast variety of musical classics such as: “Joy to the World” (Three Dog Night), “Leaving on a Jet Plane” (John Denver), “I’m a Believer” (The Monkees), “Come Together” (The Beatles), “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” (Otis Redding), “Father and Son” (Cat Stevens), “Take a Chance on Me” (ABBA), “Dance to the Music/Twist and Shout” (Sly and the Family Stone/The Beatles), “Superstition” (Stevie Wonder), “You Don’t Own Me” (Lesley Gore), “Both Sides Now” (Joni Mitchell), and “Dancing in the Streets” (Martha and the Vandellas).
“This Will Be Our Year” spins a tale of the experiences and situations from high school that shape us into the people we will become.
The C-NS musical is being directed by the Syracuse High School Student Theater award-winning team of Kimberly Panek-Edwards (director), Caryn Patterson (music director), and Lisa Stuart (choreographer). Haley Stuart is assistant to the choreographer, Rich Greninger is in charge of set construction, John Nadler is the tech director, and Renee Frontale is the producer for “This Will Be Our Year.”
The cast includes: Bowie Aldrich, Abby Calabria, Derrick Clark (Johnny), Riley Crandall, Olive Crawford (Brenda), Lily Dwyer, Jacob Garofalo (Mr. D), Thomas Gilbo (Dad), Kayla Guida (Sherry), Ryan Hill, Jordan Hnatiw, Benji Hoffman (Henry), Ciann Jackson (Nurse), Julia Kulakowski (Rosie), Brady Marchak (Jeremiah), Mikey Mousaw (Jude, the narrator), Jaden Orloff (Angie), Keith Peck (Ben), Jessica Ricciardi, Victoria Scalisi (Barbra), Jake Seitz, Alaina Sokolowski (Kathie), Grace Sugrue, Lily Thorne (Corina), Mackenzie White, Reilly Williams-Gardner (Reilly WG), and Sydney Wright (Sunny).
Members of the crew (stage and technical) include: Erin Barney, Megan Chase (stage manager), Autumn Corkle, Spencer Congel, Morgan Dudley, Carson Duffy, Savannah Hefner, Renee McGlone, Megan Miles, Autumn Ragonese, and Drew Williams.
The pit orchestra includes: Mark Adamski, Caryn Patterson, Scott Patterson, and Shane Patterson.
Last year, students in the C-NS production of “Tuck Everlasting” were directly affected by the onset of the pandemic when our show was shut down after its opening night performance, leading to a significant loss of money for the C-NS Student Musical Club. Although they will not be charging a ticket price for “This Will Be Our Year,” donations will be gratefully accepted to help offset the losses from last year’s production and help the students continue to produce outstanding future shows at C-NS.
For more information, please visit cnsmusical.com and follow us on Instagram @cnsmusical.
