Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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Jenny Weber U1, 0 show Girl, and Cindy Dan- ielson U1, 0 Hollywood Blond, quiefly discuss the fabulous looking guy in fhe fronf row of fo- nighf's performance. Careful not To smudge, Scott Northrup U 1,! You look smashing, and fofally psyched for a greaf show! FALL MUSICAL 49

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Gypsy was a four star production. T T T he sTudenTs looked profes- sional, if was really good! - Mr. James Cabalka dam, The kids do such a neaT job each year, I enjoy seeing all The enThusi- asm. - Parent Simply Marvelous! - James Cooke HZ, IIIT was a lot of work - we were worried wheTher or noT we would geT iT Toge Ther. Some people didn 'T geT cos- Tumes unTiI The day before The show, The seT wasn'T done, and everyone was really nervous. BuT we did pull To- geTher well. - Carol Hamilton no, If wenT wonderful. I am very pleased. IT was differenT This year be- cause if involved a fewer number of kids on stage. IT was harder To have continuity. The Two leads, bofh Kari and STacey did a Tremendous job, along wiTh Angie and Mike and Sarah. - Robert Peterson Gaca IT wenT greaf - fanTasTic, The besT seven weeks of my life. Seriously. - Mike Hoff Hz, On a chilly November evening, I or- rived CT The school shorle afTer seven o'glock. NoT my usual hangouT for a Saturday nighT, I was a biT apprehen- sive abouT wheTher or noT The musical would saTisfy my unusual craving for culTuraI enTerTainmenT. Upon enTering The school, I was greeTed noT only wiTh a rush of warm air, buT The exciTed bhaTTer of beam- ing faThers and nervous moThers. I was handed a program and casually sTroIIed up To an usher. HExcuse me, where are The people who don'T have reserved seaTs sup- posed To siT? I inquired. The poor usher had no idea. Oh well, if she couldn'T usher, maybe crowd conTroI was her purpose. She Told me her job was To guard The door. Never- Theless, Things in The Leo J. Fick audiTo- rium seemed To be running quiTe smooTth. Finally The IighTs dimmed and Gypsy began. IT was The sTory of an over-zealous moTher, Rose, played by Keri Krank 02; and STacey HowaH12,, and her sTrife To geT her children InTo show busi- ness. I was overwhelmed by These sTu- denTs' sTage presence. Gypsy Took place in several major ciTies across The US, 0T 0 Time when Vaudville was a dying ad. The acTing was superb, as well as Stacey HowaT HZ, as Rose and Jen Peterson 2, as Mr. Goldensfone Talk business while casf members look on. 18 FALL MUSICAL Spencer Lundgaard U1, and Eric Weber s12, Tie each oTher's fies as They chuckle abouT the facf ThaT neifher can do if for himself. Will They ever learn?! The choreography. The ArTisTIc direc and choreographer was John Co mand, and The Music and ProducTi was direcTed by Mr. Robert Peters daco. Several numbers, which IefT me, well as The resT of The audience sp: bound were, IIMr. GoldsTone, Momma was Married, and HRos Turn. The leads were played by k Krank and STacey HowaT as Ro Sarah Ferguson 2, as Louise, M Hoff 02y as Herbie, and Angie Cliff: K12, as June. The TwenTy-seven member orchI Tra Tickled The audience wiTh sTer a beauTifuI music. AfTer The sTanding ovaTion, I Tri desperaTer To wiggle my way ouT The crowds. TwisTing and Turning ' wards The door, I found myself enTc gled in mobs of smiling people. Eve one loved Gypsy! IT was a well-dou professional performance. In addiTiI H was definaTer a worThwhiIe acTix for SaTurday nighT!

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December sparkles WiTh fesrive winter Tunes. T he winTer holidays are always asso- ciaTed wiTh snow, shopping, col- ored lighTs, and music. The choirs and bands Took advanTage of The season as They performed Their annual holiday concerTs. In The vocal music concerT, The sophomore girls made Their debuT in new whiTe robes. Their angelic sounds maTohed perfechy wiTh Their angellio appearance. NexT To appear was VarsiTy Choir. They capTivaTed The audience wiTh We Are The Chorus and added Their own movemenTs for a few laughs. ConcerT Choir finished off The concerT wiTh an ouTsTanding pro- gram. SoloisTs included Peter Nelson T12, in ChrisTmas wiTh The King Sing- ers, Kari Krank HZ, in TTYom Sehole lsreal, and Debbie Haas U 1, in TTSancTus. The Chamber Singers, six- Teen selecT singers from The ConcerT Choir, also made an appearance. The The Treble Choir paid close affenfion To Their direcTor, Mr. Robert Peterson Goa, as They de- bufeo' in Their new robes During The Varsity Band ConcerT, Andy Roy U n concenfrafes on playing, showing Thaf percus- sionfsfs don'f jusf bang on drums all day. 2O HOLIDAY CONCERTS music in The air maTched The mood of The holidays. This year The VarsiTy Band performed an exTra special concerT for Their di- recTor, Mr. Robert Elledge God. For his lasT year as Their direcTor, exTra Time and efforT was puT in and a lengTh- ened concerT of eighT selecTions, in- sTead Of The usual six, was puT TogeTh- er. In facT, jusT a week and a half be- fore The concerT, The band was given a new selecTion, one of The ToughesT in The program, Sleigh Ride. WiTh spiriT and energy They opened The concerT wiTh The NaTional Emblem March. OTher selecTions included TTThis Feeling in My HearT by Chuck Elledge, Fes- Tive ProclamaTion by Claude T. SmiTh, and Kelor Bela's LusTspiel. The STage Band also appeared in boTh ConcerT and VarsiTy Band Con- cerTs under The direoTion of Phil Holm. They performed a playful romp b pianichomposer Thelonoius Marl Well You Needn'T. The ConcerT Band had a visiT fror SanTa in Their ooncerT. Mr. Edwin Mel char aacJ puT on his red SanTa cal and presenTed The band wiTh The gifTs, envelopes of music for Them Tc sighT read during The performance. Th year's music dealT wiTh ohromaTi scales. The, band also performed 36 leoTions such as La FiesTa Mexicana, Nobels of The MysTic Shrine, and TR fle RegimenT. BoTh bands gave fre concerTs This year To aTTraCT a large crowd, and iT worked. WiTh music in The air, many Edina sTL denTs broughT The holiday season T life. The concerTs were a success c well as a celebraTion.