Some of her favorite past production roles have included: a Nubian in AIDA, Jasmine in ALADDIN KIDS, and Tiger Lily in PETER PAN Jr. She has learned so much from them and is excited to learn and grow even more. She has been welcomed by a loving and supportive cast, who are also very talented. and she is honored to have been invited to play this part. Nevaeha Wilson is ecstatic to have the opportunity to be playing Winnie Foster in TUCK EVERLASTING! This is Nevaeha’s first leading role at Plaza Theatre CO. Now point me in the direction of this river, please.(Winnie Foster - Thursday & Saturday evening) With Tuck Everlasting, MUSE have done it again. For this, shout out to Anastasia Gall, Anna-May Parnell, Artemis Alfonzetti, Brendan McRae, Carmel Rodrigues, Claire Rodrigues, Charlotte Middleton, Cole Zoernleib, Jack Westbury, Jerome Studdy, John Tsakiris, Jordan Delany, Konrad Ryzak, Kristy Hooper, Michael Kauffman, Oliver Roach, Rachel Simmons, Rebecca Caton, Rebecca Wewege, Rosie Rodrigues, Stacey Gay and William Taylor, because they all deserve a mention. Each time the stage was full and my eyes scanned across it, every single person on stage was nailing the rigorous choreography, to the point where I forgave the aggressive heteronormativity in the partnered dancing. Never before have I seen a MUSE show where the ensemble was breathtakingly perfect. The colourful costumes and lighting thrived on the simplistic stage design, painting a world in 1893 in the chicest way possible.īut, the real reason why director Matt Hourigan deserves abundant praise, is for the choreography. Watching the interactions between family members on stage really made it clear that the rehearsals for this musical were extensive, and it payed off. The same chemistry goes for Christie New and Hannah Gibbins who played Betsy and Nana Foster, respectively. With familial nuances, you really did believe they had known each other for a hundred years. Aside from the tremendous vocal ability displayed by Phoebe Clark and Jayden Castle, what really impressed the audience within the Tuck family, was the dynamic. While the script at some points uncomfortably served us some Jacob-grooming-Bella realness, all of the other aspects of the show worked together to make this one a hit. Also, the interactions between Constable Joe and Hugo (Jordan Barnes and Christopher Shanko, respectively), gave us a bromance we couldn’t help but root for. Props go to the loveable antagonist, the ‘Man in Yellow Suit’ (Samuel Wilson), who gave the audience so much energy that when his mic stopped working in the opening number, we didn’t even care. It’s fitting that an outrageous plot would also house some outrageous characters. After many-a-beautiful ballad later, it is revealed that the Tuck’s are ageless because they have consumed water out of a magic river, causing Winnie to ponder immortality in the youngest existential crisis ever recorded in history. Tuck Everlasting tells the story of 11-year-old Winnie Foster, played by the insanely talented Talia Allen (seriously, scouts keep an eye on this one), who in a fit of rage, runs away from home and stumbles upon Jesse Tuck (Jared Palleson) and his family (played by Jayden Castle, Phoebe Clark, Aidan Kane). Nevertheless, that didn’t stop this adaptation from absolutely thriving and delighting every audience member in the York Theatre. Based off of Natalie Babbitt's 1975 children's storytime classic, it’s a fairly recent musical - but one without any songs that have entered the mainstream “musical bangers” canon. Selecting Tuck Everlasting for the MUSE major was an interesting choice.
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