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Top Student Stories ’11-’12:Footloose is the Obama continuation of a great Schenley tradition
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Written by Molly Newell, The Eagle Staff Writer
After seeing the Obama Drama Department perform Footloose, I’m sure most, if not all of us can say they have definitely lived up to the legacy of Schenley’s musicals and that they’ve also lived up to their motto: “New Name… Same Game”.
Footloose is about a teenage boy named Ren, who moves to a small town where dancing is illegal. Ren is played by Aman Milliones-Roman, a senior here at Obama and the student director of Footloose.
The other leads performed exceptionally well. One of my personal favorites was Willard, who was played by Fletcher Jones. Willard brought comic relief to the play, especially during the number “Mama Says”.
The choreography was almost always synchronized and the singing was harmonized so well that it sounded almost good enough for Broadway, but not completely. Having a live orchestra definitely brought more liveliness to the musical.
Although the set was a little bit boring, the cast made it work and were very imaginative about what it could be.
Overall, the production of Footloose was just as good as a Schenley production was…or maybe even better. Ms. McKrell did a fine job directing it and I have no doubt that Footloose will receive a Gene Kelly Award to help Obama Academy create a musical legacy of its own.
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