Education
Newtown Public School Musicals Postponed
Published: Mar 13, 2020 7:00 am
Newtown’s three public school musicals set to be staged in the coming weeks have been postponed, as of March 11.
Newtown High School’s production of Pippin is rescheduled to be staged April 30 to May 3, instead of March 19 to 22.
Newtown Middle School’s musical Willy Wonka, Jr, will now be staged April 23 to 26.
Reed Intermediate School’s production of Lion King, Jr, has been rescheduled to May 8 and 9.
Newtown High School students — in front from left, Will Crebbin as Pippin, Danny Ingersoll as Charlemagne, and Jonathan Crosby as Lewis — rehearse a scene on March 6 from the high school’s upcoming musical production of Pippin, which was postponed to next month as of March 11. —Bee Photos, Hallabeck
Jane Shearin as Leading Player, center, begins to unravel the tale of Pippin in a scene at the school’s March 6 rehearsal.
Will Crebbin as Pippin, top center, enters a scene at the school’s March 6 rehearsal.