Last Spring the rumor mill around Burke was that Brent (the Theater Director) was considering two musicals for Spring 2026 – Grease or The Prom. While everyone else was on the Grease bandwagon, Noa kept advocating for the lesser known The Prom, which is based on an incident where a prom was canceled after a high school student planned to take her girlfriend. The musical added some fallen Broadway stars trying to rehab their image by changing in minds in small-town Indiana. Hijinks ensues. Eventually, Brent agreed with Noa and announced auditions.
Noa was hoping for a major part, but ended up in the ensemble and as the understudy for Barry (which is a major part). While Noa was disappointed, they actually played Barry for a week during rehearsals while Tony the actor was visiting colleges, at which point they decided they were very excited to just be in the ensemble (there's a lot of dancing The Prom, and Barry does even more of it).
Anyway, Tony came back and was healthy for all the performances. It was an amazing musical that went off without a hitch (though the invited dress rehearsal had to be cancelled after a water main break...).
(To see all the pictures, click here.)
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