It’s always fun to snap a few class photos after the show. Most of these were pretty spur of the moment, so not everyone is in every photo. Apologies for that. Thanks to all in the Classes of ’19 to ’22.
Freshmen – Class of 2022
Sophomores – Class of 2021
Juniors – Class of 2020
Seniors – Class of 2019
Wow! Where did the time go? It seems like yesterday we were working out the kinks and prepping for Parent Preview. But here we are gearing up for our last performance of “Disney’s Newsies.” We’re so grateful to our community, volunteers, parents, family and friends for supporting us and making this such a great experience.
We had a blast last night reuniting with so many wonderful alums from past MHS productions. It always seems like the energy of the room is higher than ever when our old friends show up (home from college) to support us. Lots of laughs and hugs to go around. You know it will be more of the same today, with a few tears added in as well as we end our time with Newsies and say goodbye to the fantastic seniors from the Class of ’19. (Let’s hope they become the alums that come back to support our show next year!)
A final thanks to The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead for sponsoring tonight’s performance.
We had so much fun visiting The Forum on Halloween, dressed in our costumes and posing in front of the company’s newsboy statue.
The Forum also donated our prop newspapers seen here during Tea Lights.
One final note: If you’re interested in seeing the show tonight our advice is to come to the school before 7:00 p.m. Seats are sold out, but typically a few seats are turned in prior to the performance. Thanks again for being so supportive of “Newsies.” We’ll carry the banner for you anytime!
Opening night is always exciting. After weeks of memorizing lines, learning lyrics and practicing choreography, it’s payoff time. A show in front of an appreciative and supportive audience. Thanks to BlackRidge Bank for being our opening night sponsor. One of our favorite parts of the night was meeting some young Newsie fans who could have joined us on stage. They looked great! And we loved seeing them in the audience.
Meet 3-year-old Emmett. If ever there was a Newsie superfan, he’s it. This was his fifth time seeing Newsies. He got hooked after seeing the Broadway musical on Netflix, then attended performances at Chanassen, West Fargo and Fargo North. We were so excited he came to see us! He even had a Newsies themed birthday party. He seemed a little shy when he met our Katherine Plummer, Sophia Klindt.
And he had a nice conversation with his doppelganger Kaden Moszer.
It’s nice to know if Kaden isn’t able to take the stage one night for whatever reason, Emmett is there to fill in. Thanks buddy! You are definitely a “King of New York.”
Don’t you love our community? To put it simply, we could not put on this show with the incredible support of our Fargo-Moorhead Community. It’s been a crazy few weeks of rehearsal and parent preview was great (yes, yes, parents might not be the most objective audience, but even some nonparents in the crowd were impressed with the energy and musical chops of the cast and pit orchestra and the great look and feel of the set and production from our tech crew).
Tonight is opening night and we’re both nervous and excited.
Thanks to BlackRidge Bank for being our opening night sponsor. Your support means the world to us and we’ll gladly carry the banner for you!
Speaking of support thanks to our local media for inviting us to appear on the air to promote the show.
Our day started on KVRR Morning News with Emily Welker and Adam Ladwig. Anna Larson as Medda Larkin performed with Bowery Beauties, Josie Cass and Thalia Christenson.
Then we had a nice time visiting with Lisa Budeau and Chris Berg on North Dakota Today. Kaden Moszer (Jack) and Sophia Klindt (Katherine) joined Medda and the beauties.
And we ended our media blitz by visiting with Jim Shaw who was filling in for Mike on The Mike McFeely Show on 970WDAY. Not only is Jim a great radio host, he’s a musical theatre dad himself so he knows the ins and outs of putting a production like this together.
Thanks to everyone for your support and helping us get the word out! If you don’t have your tickets yet, go online at moorheadschools.org/tix. They’re going fast! See you tonight!
