Carousel, Homestead High School

The greatest of musicals? HHS’s production makes a convincing case The luxury of hearing the Homestead High School Pit orchestra play Richard Rodgers’s score is beautiful.  Does any mainstream piece of musical theatre sound this sophisticated – those flecks of strings, the stopped horns, the chilly bitonal winds heard just before the Carousel Waltz lurches … More Carousel, Homestead High School

Meet the Artist: Haley Wittchow

Last night Homestead’s music and drama departments second performance of their rendition of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved musical Carousel. William Toney and Grace Bobber, juniors, portray the title roles of Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan, a couple who fell in love beneath the glimmering lights of Mrs. Mullins carousel, but are now struggling to make … More Meet the Artist: Haley Wittchow

Meet the artist: Bridget Cushman

Last night Homestead’s music and drama departments opened their rendition of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved musical Carousel. William Toney and Grace Bobber, juniors, portray the title roles of Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan, a couple who fell in love beneath the glimmering lights of Mrs. Mullins carousel, but are now struggling to make ends meet. … More Meet the artist: Bridget Cushman

Homestead High School’s ‘Carousel’ – How We Love This Musical, and Why

According to Kander and Ebb, life is a cabaret. But with Rodgers and Hammerstein, it’s a lot closer to a carousel: life goes round and round and round, but where it stops… nobody truly knows. We do know one thing, though: musical theater hasn’t been the same since. Their classic Carousel was the closest Richard … More Homestead High School’s ‘Carousel’ – How We Love This Musical, and Why