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A big musical with a big heart! Disney’s FREAKY FRIDAY, will be performed by the Robert R. Lazar Middle School Theatre Company at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28, 2025. A matinee performance will be held on Saturday, March 29 at 2:00 p.m. The limited run of three performances will be held in the Montville Township High School’s Dr. Robert O. Stafford Auditorium. Tickets to the family-friendly production are $10 in advance, and $15 at-the-door. To order tickets on-line please go to www.montville.net/lazarmusical.
Directed by the Lazar’s powerhouse creative team of Rebecca Friedman (Special Education Teacher) and Jordan Green (Choral and Theatre Director), FREAKY FRIDAY features a book by Bridget Carpenter - the co-executive producer and writer on the award-winning TV shows "Friday Night Lights" and "Parenthood" - and music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey - the Pulitzer Prize-winning composers of the Broadway hit Next to Normal.
Audiences will recall the beloved FREAKY FRIDAY storyline from the 1972 novel by Mary Rodgers and the many hit Disney films.
The Lazar Theatre Company cast features nearly 100 students in grades 6, 7, and 8. These skilled performers bring insight and a sense of reality to the FREAKY FRIDAY plot: When an uber-organized mother, Katherine, and her spontaneous teenage daughter, Ellie, magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right. Masquerading as each other, they must work together to solve the mystery of how to break the spell. By spending a day in each other's shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another in a way they never could have imagined. In the end, both learn the true power of love, and the strength of the bond between a mother and daughter, in this heartfelt and hilarious adaptation.
Disney’s FREAKY FRIDAY the musical features magic, mischief, and miracles. Told through delightful song and dance numbers, audiences will find themselves singing along.
A trailer about the Lazar production of FREAKY FRIDAY can be found on the Montville Township Public Schools YouTube Channel.
The Lazar FREAKY FRIDAY Cast includes: Rebecca Neadel, Mateya Pereski, Ethan O’Neal, Aadit Tembe, Mateo Lopez, Addison Schwartz, Amaya Goodrich, AJ Coviello, Alexa Pires, Sofia Takahashi, Gavin Encarnacion, Makayla Louissaint, Penelope Posso, Jaiden Turi, Cameron Kessler, Margot Squires, Nikko Chen Shoji, Kavya Ram, Jordan Lam, Patrick Walter, Chelsea Adest, Izzy Jacobs, Courtney Stoltz-Ilge, Emily Pawlik, Elise Gesualdo, Celenna Compton, Caroline Grau, Vani Sharma, Sophia Marotto, Divya Madan, Cameron Kessler, Joanna Manalparambil, Giuliana Signorella, Elijah Lopez, Sofi Wang, Satyana Mehta, Victoria Louissaint, Layla Baines, Gianna Benedetto, Joey Keiser, Brielle Duffy, Chaitra Naralasetti, Kayla SanFilippo, Sahahsra Sai Potturi, Shailey Chatterjee, Natalie Ward, Charlotte Infusino, Adriana Abouyan, Diya Patel, Shreya Samavedam, Mia Gallo, Sophia Pawlik, Aahna Singh, Val Marcus, Harini Subramanian, Jahnavi Vetsa, Olivia Sudol, Stephannie Kopf, Isabella Castillo, Caroline Grau, Julianna Hindley, Isabella Dasilva, Layla Mansur, Jaxon Toporoff, Cassidy Pantina, Isabella Dasilva, Layla Mansur, Margot Squires, Aarush Kanukuntla, Farida ElTahan, Breanna DeNova, Adrija Bhattacharya, Julianna Hindley, Saanvi Rallapalli, Reeya Kacker, Dheeksha Sriram, Mona Lohani, and Emma Watkins.
The student Stage Crew is comprised of: Likhila Tummala (Stage Manager), Alyssa Leff (Stage Manager), Gabrielle Annor, Anika Sharma, Zack Estrin, Amar Azar, Rishabh Damani, Abigail Willner, Liana DePetro, Dennis Khalilov, Gagan Enturi, Eden Kuo, Dahlia Miller, Domenic Puglisi, Jake Blitz, Liam McNamara, Gavin McNamara, Isabella Mejia, Benjamin Kalapos
The Lazar student Set Design team includes: Isabelle Hubley, Alana Rooney, Ishita Rudravajhala, Jasmitha Kavali, Anisha Dharme, Likhila Tummala, and Liana DePetro.
Additionally, Lazar students hold the following production positions: Student Music Director: Alex Tarnok, House Manager: Nicole Londono, and Costume Coordinators: Kara O'Neal, Lisa Grau, and Sandy Coviello.
Two Montville Township High School Theatre Company Stage Managers, Ryan Cortes, Kelsie Faherty, are also helping with the spring Lazar Middle School musical production.
The Lazar Theatre Company Production Team features the following adults: Producer and Co-Director: Rebecca Friedman, Co-Director & Vocal Director: Jordan Green, Choreographer: Ashlee Tancredi, Technical Director: Timothy Faherty, Scenic Design/Construction: Brandon Frumolt, Scene Painting: Julia Seastrand, Lighting Design: Mal Hoelland, and Sound Design: Audio Inc.
The Montville Township Public Schools district has received the NAMM [National Association of Music Merchants] Best Communities for Music Education for nine years in a row. The outstanding Lazar Theatre Company productions are one example of the district’s joyful and dedicated music education program.
The Lazar Middle School production of Disney’s FREAKY FRIDAY, will be performed in Montville Township High School’s Dr. Robert O. Stafford Auditorium [MTHS] on Thursday and Friday, March 27 and 28 at 7:00 p.m., and on Saturday, March 29 at 2:00 p.m. MTHS is located at 100 Horseneck Road in Montville Township, New Jersey. Tickets to the family-friendly production are $10 in advance, and $15 at-the-door. To order tickets on-line please go to www.montville.net/lazarmusical.