Saturday March 31st 2012 Roc City Singers/FuturPointe Dance Showcase!

Come support RAPA’s two prestigious performing groups share the stage in celebration of arts education in Rochester. *Check back for event details.

"CHICAGO"

   Judith Ranaletta, Artistic Director, joins RAPA after recently retiring from her role as Greece Athena High School’s Vocal and Drama Director. Her alumni can be seen on Broadway stages and national tours, in opera houses world wide, on major recording labels, and teaching in music classrooms throughout the United States.

   Choreographer Matthew Clark, five-time world dance champion, international performer, and teacher of many on Broadway, is renowned throughout the world for his outstanding talent as a Director and Choreographer. He will bring the Fosse style of dance to RAPA's stage.

    Our talented cast in "CHICAGO" are teens and college students who are studying and aspiring for careers in the performing arts.

    RAPA Executive Director Andreano says, "All of the cast members are a triple threat in theatre, meaning they can dance, act and sing, which is very unusual for any local production. The audiences will be wowed by their talent.”

DREAMGIRLS

The show is directed by internationally renowned Directed and Choreographer Matthew Clark and musically directed by Robert Meadow.

Also, featured in the show is Rochester’s group Compromise Sound ( male quartet doing their rendition of The Five Tuxedos and the Tru tones.

Talented performances by Lakesia Muhammad in the role of Deena and Shamilia Rodgers and Rhasida Washington in the role of Effie and Rueban Tapp in the role of James Thunder Early.

SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARVES

Directed by Gale Werner
Music by Teryle Watson

WILLIE WONKA JR.

Executive Director Judi Andreano
Director Laura Marron
Musical director Teryle Watson
Children AGES 7 TO 14 YEARS

SWEENEY TODD

Director Judith Ranaletta
Ages 16 to 22 years

"Last night I witnessed a production whose production values, acting, directing, choreography, costuming, music direction and set design equaled, and in some cases surpassed, many professional productions of this difficult and classic work that I have seen in New York, Toronto, and Rochester."

"Make no mistake ALL the actors, despite their youth, were totally believable.  Even though the characters they were portraying were years older than they, never once was that obvious.  The entire cast is superb and deserves individual mention but space precludes that. I would however like to give special Kudos to Jared Birritella as Sweeney and Cara Recinella as Mrs. Lovett.  Ms. Recinella is a beauty possessed of a thrilling voice and prodigious acting talents.  She showed that a young actress CAN play this role and bring to it all the depth and maturity needed to pull of this wonderful character.  Mr. Birritella, at 17!!, was astonishing; I suggest that everyone mark that name down - he will go far!"

"Thank you RAPA, Judi Andreano, Judith Ranaletta, Brian Clikner. Matthew Clark, Kristi Kosko and the entire cast of Sweeney Todd for one the most exhilarating evenings at the theatre that I have ever experienced."

Michael H. Arve
2 Granger Place #3
Rochester, New York 14607