By Taylor Mola – Staff Reporter

Students from the Jonathan Law Choir attended a Broadway workshop on April 9 and saw the musical “Moulin Rouge.”

“We went to Sony Music Hall which gave students an opportunity to sing with their peers from other states and learn new vocal technicals in the style of musical theater,” Choir Director Mrs. Jones said. “They also get the opportunity to be lead, directed and guided by professional performers that are on Broadway right now either that are in the pit band or actors on stage with leads that they are preforming right now.”

The students went there to be able to enjoy the show but to also partake in a workshop with broadway members before the show. This gave students a chance to learn from some professionals and see what its like to be a broadway actor and got a big learning experience by the end of the day.

“We took a train to New York and we walked all the way to a workshop building where we sang with some of the cast from the play”, Assistant Manager Lexi Velez said. “After we did our workshop shop we all went our separate ways in groups for lunch before the show.”

The Choir ate at Ellen Stardust which was an interactive diner with lots of singing and dancing opportunities.

“My favorite part of the trip had to be Ellen Stardust because it had really good food and everyone was singing around me,” junior Ross Dejusti said.

Students took away many important lessons from the trip.

“I took away that if you work hard towards your dream of performing on stage one day you will be able to,” sophomore Ava Daniele said.

The Broadway members at the workshop taught students how to expand their singing and also showed them different ways that they can add to what they already know and do.

“My favorite part was exploring different types of music and singing with some of the people on Broadway,” sophomore Lexi Localzo said.

After the workshop, the Choir saw a live performance of “Moulin Rouge.” During the show, there were also a lot of performer interactions with the crowd.

“The show itself was my favorite part but more towards the end of the show was cool because we got to see confetti shoot out from behind us as it was ending,” Daniele said.