Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book adapted and additional lyrics by Jim Luigs
Music adapted and arranged by Bryan Louiselle
April 22 and 23, 2016
7:00 PM
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book adapted and additional lyrics by Jim Luigs
Music adapted and arranged by Bryan Louiselle
Director
Mrs. Melinda Holly
Stage Managers
Sound Design
Light Design
Gabby Caputo
Mark Sepede
Kalya Schlachter
Bella Coleman
Aimen Seddiki
Toni Foti
Hailee Smentkowski
Joe Kassar
Bilal Vesyel
Message from the Director:
There are few events in life as exciting as opening night of a production. It has
been a long process since first deciding on our show this fall. Auditions were held
in January and between then and now; sets, costumes, props and staging ideas
were in the making. I was very glad to see all of the excited faces at our first
rehearsal! I was amazed at the accomplishments we made after just one week of
rehearsal. Having directed a few shows in the past, I knew there would be both
good days and bad days. Both came and went, and through it all I am extremely
pleased and proud of the hard work and dedication put in by the kids.
Next, it is impossible to put on a show alone and I owe a huge debt of gratitude
to my amazing coworkers. Thank you to Mrs. Leck who helped me with
everything from auditions to purchase orders. Thank you to the very talented
Mrs. Gibbs-Dempski who did an amazing job with face painting. Thank you to JB
lighting who installed our beautiful lights and provided us with a follow spot.
Thank you to my brilliant mother-in-law for the last minute sewing emergencies.
Thank you to Mr. Alvarez for helping with our set. Thank you to Mrs. Morgenroth
for helping clean up our choreography. And finally, thank you to Ms. Zaleski for
the many hours she has spent with our cast and crew at rehearsals!
Last but not least, thank you so much to the parents who made this production
possible. I am so grateful to the many parents who volunteered to run the bake
sale, help with costumes, and build the set. Special thanks the Benson and
Esposito families for our extraordinary flying carpet and market place stands.
Thank you to Mrs. Caputo, Mrs. DiLorenzo and Mrs. Coleman as well!
Thank you for supporting the LPMS drama club. Enjoy the show!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Melinda Holly
Cast
Aladdin………………………….…...Abigail DiLorenzo
Princess Jasmine………………………...Demi Esposito
Genie………………………………………..Erin Benson
Jafar……………...……………………...Natalie Madsen
Iago………………………………......Jenna Mastrangelo
Sultan……………………………………....Mia Peguero
Razoul………………………….…………...Alyse Turk
Prince Baba of Ganoush……………....Ryan Schalchter
Prine Dahdu Rahn-Rahn……...……….....Ethan Smith
(The) Prince Formerly Known as the Artist….Jeffrey
DiLorenzo
Guards…………………………...Sam Scaltro and
Angel Castaneda (speaking), Mackenzie Zuercher, Dani
Murphy, Amber Smith, Siya Patel, Camille
Villavicencio, David Hathaway (singing)
Narrators…………………………...……...Katie
Berger, Andrew DiFalco, Kelly Doyle, Eun Bi Hahm,
and Bryan Leon
Harem Girls…………………...Jasmine Rivera, Julia
Jakimas, Simona Fazliu, Sam Scaltro, Julia Mendoza
Townspeople……………………...Ashley Scavone,
Yamileth Perez, Ethan Smith, Julia Romano , Victoria
Zanca, Kevin Byrne, Anna McHugh, Katilyn Doyle,
Julia Jakimas, Julienne Mendoza, Ailani Ortiz, Natasha
Rivera, Leah Martinez, David Hathaway, Emily Bordzol,
Tia Kassar, Simona Fazliu, Jeffrey DiLorenzo, Jasmine
Rivera, Gabby DeJesus, Samantha Kitchell, Bleona
Abazi, Logyn Cammarota
Bleona Abazi
Erin Benson
Katie Berger Nicole Berger
Emily Bordzol
Kevin Byrne
Logyn Cammarota Gabby Caputo Angel Castaneda Bella Coleman Jaylene Combs Nyla Davis
Gabby DeJesus Angelina DeMarco Andrew DiFalco Abby DiLorenzo Jeffrey DiLorenzo Kaitlyn Doyle
Kelly Doyle
Demi Esposito
Simona Fazliu
EunWoo Hahm David Hathaway Jannah Hazir
Toni Foti
Julia Jakimas
Danny Gynn Eun Bi Hahm
Joe Kassar
Tia Kassar
Krys Kelly
Sam Kitchell
Bryan Leon
Elizabeth Leon Natalie Madsen Leah Martinez
Jenna Mastrangelo Annah McHugh Julienne Mendoza Teah Mills Bauman Dani Murphy Art Nagle
Rezarta Nasufi
Natasha Rivera
Alaini Ortiz
Gabi Osias
Siya Patel
Mia Peguero Jasmine Rivera
Julia Romano
Cami Runfeldt Sam Scaltro
Ashley Scavone Kayla Schlachter
Ryan Schlachter Aimen Seddiki
Mark Sepede Jackie Shirley
Rachel Sirica Hailee Smentkowski
Ethan Smtih
Amber Smith
Tori Zanca
Alyse Turk
Sydney Van De Putte
Mackenzie Zuercher
Bilal Veysel
Musical Numbers
Act I
“Arabian Nights” (part 1)- Company
“Arabian Nights” (part 2)- Company
“Arabian Nights” (part 3)- Jafar and the Ensemble
“Arabian Nights” (part 4)”- Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie and the
Ensemble
“One Jump Ahead” (part 1)- Aladdin and the Ensemble
“One Jump Ahead” (part 2)- Aladdin and the Ensemble
“One Jump Ahead” (reprise)- Jasmine
“Arabian Nights” (reprise 1)- Narrators
“Why Me?” -Jafar and Iago
“Arabian Nights” (reprise 2)- Narrators and Aladdin
“Friend Like Me”- Genie and the Ensemble
Act II
“Prince Ali”- Genie and the Ensemble
“A Whole New World”- Aladdin and Jasmine
“Why Me?”(reprise)- Jafar and Guards
“Prince Ali” (reprise 1) Jafar and the Ensemble
“Prince Ali” (reprise 2) Jafar, Iago, Razoul and the Ensemble
“A Whole New World” (finale)- Aladdin, Jasmine and the
Company
“Friend Like Me” (bows) Genie and the Company
Synopsis: Based on the iconic animated film, with an Academy Awardwinning score by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice,
Disney’s Aladdin JR. is sure to send audiences soaring on a flying carpet
ride filled with romance and adventure.
When the street urchin, Aladdin, vies for the attention of the beautiful
princess, Jasmine, he uses a genie's magic power to become a prince in
order to marry her. Iago, Jafar, the Genie and more are here in Disney’s
Aladdin JR., a musical adventure filled with magic, mayhem and the
power of love.
Production Crew
Set Design………………...Mr. Benson and Mr. Esposito
Hair/Makeup Design…………….....Mrs. Jolene GibbsDempski and Rachel Sirica
Prop Manager….……...…………………..Gabby Caputo
Stage Crew……………………..…Sydney Van De Putte,
Gabby Caputo, Jaylene Combs, Rachel Sirica, Nicole
Berger, Art Nagle, Jacqueline Shirley, Emma Stansfield,
Krystalynn Kelly, Nick Scaltro, Eunwoo Hahm, Nyla
Davis, Taeah Mills Bauman, Angelina Oliveras, Jannah
Hazir, Rezarta Nasufi, Cami Runfeldt, Angelina
DeMarco, Danny Gynn and Hailee Smentkowski
Who’s Who in the Cast and Crew
Bleona Abazi, who has joined the ensemble, is extremely excited to be
part of the Aladdin Jr. play. Bleona lives in Lincoln Park with her friends
and family and goes to Lincoln Park Middle School. She is in the
seventh- grade and this has been her second year in drama club. She
took part in last year’s production "Once on this Island Jr," as well. Her
favorite subjects in school are math, band, art, and gym. She listens to
music constantly, and loves to listen to Rihanna, Justin Bieber, and Zayn
Malik. She is best-known for being a helpful, smart, enthusiastic friend,
and her incredibly well musical skills. She has been playing piano since
she was four, and started playing the saxophone in the fifth grade. She
also enjoys drawing, and watching her favorite show NCIS. Bleona has
always been active in sports. She plays basketball, soccer, and
cheerleading/gymnastics. Even she would really like to thank her
director Mrs. Melinda Holly, for taking her time and patience and
making this play a huge success. Though all of Bleona's activities keep
her from doing more, she would like to thank her dad, siblings, friends,
and especially her mom for their love and support through the tough
times with the school and the activities all at once.
Katie Berger, who plays Narrator 5, is extremely excited to part of the
cast in this year's Aladdin Jr. Katie has previously been in the Once On
This Island Jr. and played Papa Ge. She has also been in Into the Woods
and played Rapunzel. Katie is currently in 8th grade and is enjoying her
year so far. She also loves singing, and acting. Katie would love to thank
her friends, and family for their love and support. She would like thank
everyone for coming the show this evening.
Nicole Berger is contributing to this year's play, Aladdin Jr. by being
member of stage crew. This is her first time being stage crew and is in
6th grade. She has helped with prop arrangement, and moving boxes.
Along with drama club, Nicole's other hobbies include walking her dog
Eli and annoying her siblings? She'd like to thank her friends and family
for attending the show this evening.
Emily Bordzol is a 5th grader and she is 11 years old. Also she plays the
role of the townspeople. She loves choirs and wants to go to performing
arts. Never did plays with Mrs. Holly Emily's first time! She thanks her
mom, dad, and her brother. She also wants to give a special thank you
to Mrs. Holly!
Kevin Byrne, who plays the role of a shopkeeper, is very excited to be
back again for his second year of LPMS drama club. He was part of last
year's production of Once on This Island Jr. His other activities include
cross country, soccer, and basketball. He would like to thank Mrs. Holly
and the cast and crew for making this play possible.
Angel Castaneda, who plays the role of Guard #2, is a 14 year old film
maker and singer. At the age of 8, he started making short films on
YouTube. It wasn’t until he was 10, when he started acting in theater. In
Fourth Grade, he was in Mrs. Panek’s class play, “The Horse in the
Closet.” He also took part as Rapunzel’s Prince in “Into The Woods Jr.”
two years back, as well as Prince Charming in “The Rockin’ Tale of Snow
White” and Daniel's Father in "Once on This Island Jr." just last year.
Alongside acting in theater, Angel also makes short films on YouTube.
He also enjoys playing video games, drawing, and story writing. Also, he
plays the piano, and has been taking lessons for 5 years. He enjoys
singing and listening to music as well. His favorite Broadway play is
“Jersey Boys”, and his favorite music group is “Frankie Valli and the Four
Seasons.” When he grows up, he plans to take place in filmmaking,
acting, animating cartoons, and becoming an author. This year, he is
proud to take part in Lincoln Park Middle School’s “Aladdin Jr.”, playing
the role of Guard #2. He hopes to do his best in this performance, as
well as pursuing his dream of becoming a filmmaker. Angel would like to
thank his mother, father, sisters, his nephew Robert, and his Performing
Arts teacher, Mrs. Holly.
Gabby Caputo is contributing to this year's play, Aladdin Jr., by being a
member of stage crew. She has been stage crew for three years and is in
8th grade. Gabby's previous plays have been Once on This Island Jr., and
Into the Woods Jr. She has helped with prop arrangement, and moving
props. Along with drama club, Gabby's other hobbies including guitar
and being a Disney enthusiast. She'd like to thank her friends and family
for attending the show this evening.
Bella Coleman, who is the stage manager and half of the magic carpet,
has been part of drama club for the past 3 years. She is so excited to be
doing Disney's Aladdin Jr. because it is her favorite Disney movie. She
loves to sing in the shower, dance, and run. Bella would like to tell
everyone to go after their dreams. Also she wants to thank her family,
friends, and fellow carpet for always supporting her.
Jaylene Combs is contributing to the play as a part of stage crew. This is
Jaylene's first year of drama club. She helped design the poster, and list
props needed for the play. Jaylene's hobbies include watching Netflix,
and drawing/doing artsy things. She would like to thank her friends and
family for always supporting her not matter what.
Nyla Davis is is extremely proud to be contributing in the play Aladdin
Jr. by being a member of stage crew. This is Nyla's first year of stage
crew and she has helped with prop arrangement and moving boxes. She
has also helped by making posters and props. Nyla lives in Lincoln Park
NJ with a family of five people and attends the school of LPMS. She is in
6th grade and her favorite subjects in school are science and math. This
is Nyla's first appearance in a school show and is looking forward to her
next performance. Nyla would like to thank her parents and two siblings
for being so supportive at everything she strives for. Along with drama
club, Nyla's other favorite hobbies are softball, drawing, and playing
with my bunny. Nyla is psyched to be a member of stage crew in the
years to come!
Andrew Di Falco is part of this year’s Lincoln park middle school drama
club production of Aladdin Jr. He plays the role of narrator number
three and is very happy with his part. He would like to thank his family
and friends. He was in Once on this island Jr. last year and is a sixth
grader.
This is Abby DiLorenzo's third year in Drama Club. She played Cinderella
in Into the Woods, Timoune in Once on This Island, and is now happy to
play the role of Aladdin. Abby has been studying the performing arts for
7 years. She is in the LPMS select choir and performed in the Morris
County Middle School Honors Choir. She would like to thank her friends
and family for supporting her and Mrs. Holly for all her hard work and
dedication to the drama club.
Jeffrey DiLorenzo, who plays the part of one of the three princes and is
in the ensemble, is very excited to be a part of the play Aladdin this
year. Jeffrey is in the sixth grade, and his favorite subjects are science
and math. Jeffrey was also a part of last year’s play Once On This Island
Jr. Jeffrey’s favorite sports are football, lacrosse, and basketball. Jeffrey
would like to thank his mom, and his sister for influencing him to be a
part of the play.
Kelly Doyle, playing the role of a narrator, is joining Mrs. Holly's drama
club this year for Disney's Aladdin Jr. This is her second year performing
in the Lincoln Park Middle School drama club, she has past experience in
musical theater. She has performed in shows such as West Side Story,
Chicago, A Chorus Line, The Wiz, and Once on This Island Jr. Kelly is in
8th grade. She also enjoys cheering, playing field hockey, and hanging
out with her friends. She is excited to be on stage this year and perform
for everyone once again. Kelly would like to give a special thanks to her
parents and family members for always supporting her. She would also
like to thank the stage crew and Mrs. Holly for without them this
production of Aladdin Jr. would have not been possible.
Danny Gynn likes to draw and make things so he joined drama club
stage crew. Danny's hobbies are drawing and soccer. His favorite sports
are soccer and volleyball. Danny's drama club goal is to help everyone
make the background and help with props. His job in drama club is stage
crew. He would like to stay in drama club until the end of middle school.
While he does drama he also does chorus.
Eun Bi Hahm, who plays Narrator One and is the understudy for
Princess Jasmine, is very excited to be able to participate in this amazing
production of Aladdin Jr. Previous productions Eun Bi has been in,
includes Into the Woods Jr, and Once on this Island Jr. In the production
Into the Woods Jr., she played the role of Cinderella's mother, and in
the production Once on this Island Jr., she played the role of Agwe. She
has improved so much over the past years and is hoping to improve
even more. Eun Bi would like to thank her family and friends for all their
support and Mrs. Holly for helping her with so much over the past four
years.
Eunwoo Hahm is eager to be in drama club. His role is to move the
props, and to change the sets. He is very happy that he is a part of stage
crew because he loves to help others. He loves to see fellow members
in drama club act and sing. It is a new experience for Eunwoo because
he’s never been in drama club before. Outside of drama club, Eunwoo
enjoys doing Tae Kwon Do and has recently begun doing drums.
Eunwoo thanks his family for supporting and persuading him to do
drama club, in the future Eunwoo wants to continue to do drama club.
Julia Jakimas is very excited to be participating in this year’s drama club
production of Aladdin Junior playing the role of a Harem girl and singing
in the ensemble. This is her first drama club performance being in 5th
grade. In her free time she likes to cheer competitively on two teams.
She would like to thank her mom, dad and siblings T.J and Katie for their
love and support. This was an amazing experience for her. Julia is
dedicating her performance to her Grandmother. Julia Jakimas hopes
you enjoy the production of Aladdin Junior!
Krystalynn Kelly is a dedicated student who thoroughly enjoys Drama.
She has never been in Stage Crew before, and finds it to be "where all
the magic happens". Krystalynn is in the 8th grade, and her favorite
classes this year are Performing Arts, and History. She would like to
thank Annmarie Santos, Wendy Cruz, her siblings, and her best friends,
Art, and Natalie, for their constant love and support. Krystalynn wishes
to thank her teachers who encouraged her to do the best she could.
And special thanks to Mrs.Holly and the cast and crew of this year’s
play, Aladdin Jr. without them this wouldn't be a success!
Samantha Kitchell is performing in her first play Aladin Jr. Samantha is
in the ensemble and plays the part of a townsperson living in the city of
Agrabah. She is almost 11 years old and in 5th grade. She enjoys being
part of the play and believes that the play will be a big success.
Bryan Leon is an 8th grade student who was interested in joining this
year's Lincoln Park Middle School play "Aladdin Jr.". Bryan is a fun loving
kid who loves to play sports and interact with a lot of people. When it
comes to the play, Bryan was one of the many people who wanted to
take part. This is not his first time being part of the Drama Club crew.
Bryan was part of last year's play, " Once on this Island Jr." He played
the role of a low level peasant who was named Tonton Julian. He
enjoyed being part of last year's cast where he met new people and
made new friends. This year, Bryan Leon was very confident for trying
out for "Aladdin Jr." He tried out for the role of Genie, Aladdin's (main
character) best friend. Unfortunately, he was unable to achieve the role
and felt that he had not part to be in the play. But he did earn the role
of Narrator 4. This gave him hope that he will do an amazing job this
year as much as he did last year. Throughout the whole way, Bryan has
worked hard and had fun. Bryan Leon thanks Mrs. Holly for accepting
him to the play and the cast that he worked with through the whole
way.
Natalie Madsen is an 8th grader at Lincoln Park Middle School. Aladdin
Jr is her 2nd production, and she is overjoyed to be a part of the action.
She is a part of the cast with her partner in crime beside her. Natalie
would like to thank her family, friends, and especially Cassie, Jenna, Art,
Krys, and Mrs. Holly for their love and support. She would also like to
say good luck to all of the cast and crew in Aladdin Jr!
Jenna Mastrangelo, who plays the role of Iago, is in the seventh grade.
She has been performing ever since she was young and has big dreams.
She has people around her that support her and give her courage in
confidence. She'd like to thank her family, and friends for giving her
love and support, and the people who criticize her, because they only
give her even more of a reason to strive.
Anna McHugh is a fifth grader at the Lincoln Park Middle School. She
plays townspeople in the production Disney's Aladdin Jr. This is the first
year that she has participated in drama. Her favorite subjects are
Science and Writing. She enjoys playing softball and doing Tae Kwon Do.
Anna is very thankful to be able to be a part of such an amazing play.
She would like to thank Mrs. Holly for opening up drama to fifth
graders. She would also like to thank her father for inspiring her to join.
She would as well like to thank her best friend Amber for helping her
out. She is very thankful for her mom and little sister Elise for pushing
her to do harder.
Julienne Mendoza is taking part in this year’s production of Aladdin Jr.
as part of the ensemble. She is currently in seventh grade and is
attending Lincoln Park Middle School. Her favorite subjects are Science
and Performing Arts. Julienne loves to play soccer, sing, draw, and hang
out with her friends. She worked for stage crew last year, for the
production of Once On This Island Jr. Julienne attended Dance Arts
Academy, where she danced in recitals and competitions. She also sings
for Choristers in church, where she practices every Wednesday, and
sings for the Sunday masses. Julienne would like to thank her mother
for teaching her to pursue her goals and to try new things. She would
also like to thank Mrs. Holly for teaching her to perform, and to not be
afraid of singing out. Julienne is very excited to join Aladdin Jr. , and
cannot wait to take part in another successful play.
Daniela Murphy is happy to be in this year's drama club production
Aladdin Jr. Daniela plays a guard, has a duet with her friend Amber, and
is one of the understudies for Genie. She has had lots of fun preparing
for the play, and can't wait to perform. Daniela would like to thank her
family and friends for supporting her, and Mrs. Holly for putting this
wonderful production together.
Art Nagle is an honorary member of stage crew in this year's production
of Aladdin Jr. He is eager to learn more about drama club and the art of
acting. Although this is his first time participating in drama club, he's
hoping to learn a lot from this experience. He thanks his friends and
Mrs. Holly who inspired him to join drama club and contribute to the
production of Aladdin Jr.
Siya Patel, who plays the role of a guard, is extremely proud to be
joining the LPMS cast of Aladdin JR. Siya lives in Lincoln Park New Jersey
with her family and attends Lincoln Park Middle School. Siya is in grade
6 and her favorite subjects are science and math. She was supposed to
be in the Once On This Island, but sadly could not participate. She was
also supposed to be in the play Big Bad as Little Red Riding Hood, but
the show had gotten canceled. Siya would like to thank her supportive
parents Gopi and Vijay Patel and her siblings Maya and Sanjay Patel.
Mia Peguero, who plays the role of Sultan, is extremely happy to be
joining the cast of Disney's Aladdin Jr. She is currently in 8th grade, and
her favorite subjects in school are Preforming Arts and math. This will
be Mia's third play that she is preforming in. Mia also enjoys swimming,
dancing, and playing soccer. Mia would like to thank her mom for
picking her up every day after rehearsal and for the love and support.
She would also like to thank the director, Melinda Holly for allowing her
to enjoy this amazing and valuable experience. Mia dedicates her
performances this season to the memory of her grandfather, Antonio
Guerra, who was a strong and hardworking man.
Yamileth Perez is extremely proud to be in drama club. She is in the
ensemble and appears in Arabian Nights and One Jump Ahead. She is in
sixth grade and her favorite subjects are science and social studies.
Yamileth loves to play soccer and basketball. Yamileth would like to
thank her mom and dad for supporting her. She also thanks Mrs. Holly
for helping her through drama club and teaching her the choreography.
There are a lot of people in drama club and she thanks Mrs. Holly for
her patience.
Jasmine Rivera, currently playing the role of one of the harem girls has
joined the drama club this year for the first time. Jasmine is extremely
proud of being a part of the play “Aladdin”. Jasmine lives in Lincoln Park,
New Jersey where she lives with her family and has made wonderful
friends, and has met extraordinary teachers. She is also involved with
select choir, makerspace, and her favorite of all Drama Club in her
school also known as Lincoln Park Middle School. Jasmine is best known
for her sarcasm and kindness for others. Jasmine dedicates all her hard
work to her friends, and family. She wants to give thanks to her mom,
two sisters, and Mrs. Holly for all their support. She says that without all
of them she couldn’t go on the stage with the love, and effort she pours
into her performing.
Natasha Rivera is a hard working student her favorite subject is social
studies she is so grateful to be in this year’s play “Aladdin.” The role
Natasha will be playing is townspeople. Townspeople will have
numerous parts in the play everyone will be singing, and even dancing
fantastic right! Natasha says everyone had been working hard to
impress the crowd. Natasha would like to thank Mrs. Holly a wonderful
teacher for letting 5th graders join drama club, also family and friends
for encouraging her. Natasha says that “Aladdin” will be an outstanding
play and she thinks everyone will enjoy.
Julia Romano, who plays the role of townspeople, is very happy to be in
this year’s drama club. Julia is in 6th grade and her favorite subject is
Science and Language Arts. Julia had always had a passion for
performing. She was in the last year’s drama club and was very excited.
She also enjoys playing soccer, running, and just getting active. Julia
would like to thank her mom and dad for supporting her, also would like
to thanks Mrs. Holly for being a wonderful performing arts teacher. She
can't wait to be joining next year’s drama and seeing what there is to
come.
Samantha Scaltro, who plays the role of the Guard and the Matron, in
Aladdin Jr., has been a part of drama club for three years now. She
performed in her 6th production of Into the Woods and her 7th grade
musical of Once on this Island. She has participated in many other after
school activities such as field hockey and select choir. As an eighth
grader she is so excited to be a part of this production of Aladdin. She
would like to thank Mrs. Holly for being an amazing director, an
outstanding teacher and an uplifting role model!
Ashley Scavone, who plays one of the townspeople, is excited to be in
the Lincoln Park Middle Schools production of Aladdin Jr. Ashley is in
the sixth grade and loves singing with her friends and the school
Performing Arts program. Ashley would like to thank her mother,
father, and her sister for always believing in her. She would also like to
thank her incredible cast mates for making this an unforgettable
experience and her best friends for sharing this extraordinary journey
with her. Ashley would like to thank her amazing teacher, Mrs. Holly,
for her kindness and dedication to every individual associated with this
play. Ashley dedicates her performance to her Grandma. Grandma
introduced Ashley to Broadway, by taking her to her first Broadway
musical Aladdin.
Good Evening, my name is Aimen Seddiki. My role in the production of
Aladdin Jr. is to control the music and sound. This is my first year in
drama and I would like to thank the rest Sound Squad for helping me
throughout this experience.
Mark Sepede is a member of the sound squad, and is happy to be a part of
drama club this year for Aladdin Jr. Mark lives in Lincoln Park with his family
and goes to the LPMS. He is in the eighth grade, and his favorite subjects
are math and social studies. Mark would like to thank his mom and dad for
coming.
Jacqueline Shirley is part of stage crew for this year's production of
Aladdin Jr., and is very excited to see the musical put together. She is in
8th grade and it is her first year in drama club. She contributed by
helping making the posters and making sets. Jacqueline's hobbies
include drawing, hiking, and ice skating. She would like to thank her
family and friends for always supporting her and coming to this year's
show.
Rachel Sirica is very excited to be a part of the stage and makeup crew
behind the making of Aladdin Jr. This being her third year contributing
to the productions of LPMS, her past musical experience includes Once
On This Island Jr. and Into the Woods Jr. Rachel has learned a lot from
watching the productions of Randolph's Faith Center of the Arts. Rachel
hopes to continue out her great passion of the arts in high school with
the support and inspiration of great friends and family.
Amber Smith plays the part of one of Jafar's guards on this year’s play
Aladdin Junior. Amber is in 7th grade. Her favorite subjects are science
and performing arts. As well as singing and acting she loves to draw. She
has won a peace poster contest hosted by the Lincoln Park Lions Club.
They congratulated her by treating her and her family to dinner, and
gave her a plaque with a prize. She started dancing at age five, but
decided that wasn't enough. So as she grew up she joined the Lincoln
Park Middle School Drama Club. She has performed in last year’s
wonderful performance Once on this Island Junior, and will be
performing in this year spectacular play Aladdin Junior. She would like
to thank her parents, family, and friends for supporting her. She would
especially like to thank her grandma for teaching her to never be afraid
or feel silly to dance in front of people. My last thanks goes to Mrs.
Holly, without her these amazing plays wouldn't be happening. She
works hard every year to teach us every piece and move to the play to
entertain all the family and friends of the actors/actresses. Amber looks
forward to seeing what play awaits her in the future.
Ethan Smith, is playing the role of a shopkeeper, and Prince Dah Do Ron
Ron. He is so happy and excited to be part of his first play, Aladdin Jr..
Ethan lives in Lincoln Park, NJ, with his parents, his older brother Jason,
and his younger sister Danielle. His favorite subject in school is Science.
He loves playing football as well as lacrosse and wrestling. He would like
to thank his parents for supporting him and always believing in him. He
would also like to thank Ms. Holly for all her hard work putting this play
together, and encouraging him to be the best actor he could be!
Hailee Smentkowski is very excited to be part of this year's LPMS drama
production, Aladdin Jr. She is the co-stage manager in the production.
Hailee was involved in last year's production of Once On This Island Jr.
She is a seventh grader who enjoys math and language arts. Hailee
would like to thank her family and especially her parents for supporting
her in everything she does.
Alyse Cezime Turk is excited to be part of the “Aladdin” cast playing the
part of Razoul. Alyse's prior roles include Private Fifi in “The Aristocats”,
Pirate Smudge in “A Pirate’s Life for Me”, an orphan in “Annie", and a
singer/actress in "Catch Me if You Can". Alyse enjoys Gryphon and
Lightning Basketball, Girl Scouts, singing, reading, and traveling to
Turkey. She aspires to be a singer and actress.
Sydney Van De Putte is a part of this year’s Aladdin stage crew and is
half of the Magic Carpet. This is her first LPMS production and is very
excited. Sydney has always loved Broadway musicals. She plays the
saxophone in the concert band. She likes photography and music. She
would like to thank her family and friends for telling her to reach for the
stars.
Hello my name is Bilal Veysel and this is my first year doing drama club.
Instead of trying out for a role and being on stage, I chose to do stage
crew and help control the music and microphones along with fellow
peers.
Mackenzie Zuercher plays the role of a guard, and is the understudy of
Jafar, she is extremely happy to join this year’s Aladdin Jr. Mackenzie
lives in Lincoln Park. She is never late for school always attends on time.
She is in 17th grade, and her favorite subject is performing arts and
science. Mackenzie also appeared in Once on This Island but she was
only able to be a peasant so she took back stage helpers, and with this
moment when she was able to get an important part of this play it was
a big step up for her. Mackenzie also loves to do art, drama, and sports.
She has a great imagination which is good for the play Aladdin Jr.
Mackenzie would like to thank her family for the support of her playing
in this year’s play, she would also like to thank Mrs. Holly for letting her
be in a big part of this play, and being able to be in such an important
part of the play lets her to be more confident of what she is going to do
in each play. She also loves this about the play because she gets to do all
these fun things and she hopes to do this again next year.
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Friday May 6th- 7th and 8th Grade Band/Chorus trip to
Dorney Park
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Thursday May 12th- Band Concert
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Thursday May 19th- Choir Concert
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Tuesday May 24th- World’s Fair hosted by 7th grade music
students
Acknowledgements
Lincoln Park Board of Education
Superintendent- Mr. James W. Grube
Principal- Mr. Michael Meyer
Director of Bands- Ms. Paula Brocklesby
Maintenance- Mr. Henry Hernandez, Mr. Michael Sas, Chris
Gaffney, Laura Lee Frost and Lewis Miltner
Lincoln Park School Faculty
Lincoln Park Middle School Parents
Theater Etiquette Begins Before You Arrive
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Arrive to the theater on time.
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Visit the restroom before the performance begins.
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Turn off your cell phone or, if it must be on, put it on vibrate. Do not
speak on the phone during the performance. If you must call the person
back, do it outside during intermission or after the show has finished.
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Don't speak during the performance...whispering is still speaking, so
only in an emergency.
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Remember that the Overture (introductory music) in Musical Theater is
part of the performance, so be quiet when it begins.
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Do not take pictures during the performance. It can be very distracting
to the actors and can cause a mishap.
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Remain in your seat for the entire performance. If you must leave, exit
during intermission. In an emergency, wait for an appropriate break in
the show. It is rude to get up in the middle of a quiet moment...rude to
the actors and your fellow audience members.
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Do laugh when the performance is funny.
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Do applaud when it is appropriate during the performance.
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Do applaud when the performance is over...this tells the performers
and crew that you appreciate their work.
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Stand and applaud if you really thought the show was great.
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Do not whistle or scream out to the performers except for a Bravo or
Brava.
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