This website intended to for family and friends only. It is a collection of the plays that Alex and Emma have performed while at the Georgetown Palace, Middle school or High school
Georgetown Palace Theater - December 15th, 16th and 17th 2023
Mean Girls is a musical with music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin, and a book by Tina Fey. It is based on the 2004 film of the same name written by Fey, which in turn was based on the 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman. The musical premiered at the National Theatre, Washington, D.C., in October 2017 and opened on Broadway in April 2018 at the August Wilson Theatre.
Benold Middle School - November 8th and 11th 2023
Norah, Una, and Iseult set sail from Ireland to escape the ravages of hunger, only to find a new set of dangers on their ocean voyage. The so-called "coffin ships" are full of illness, squalor, and grief, and the passengers can rely only on one another and their memories for comfort.
Georgetown High School - Oct 20th to 22nd 2023
Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy Number 13, "Moonface" Martin, aid Billy in his quest to win Hope. The musical introduced such songs as "Anything Goes", "You're the Top", and "I Get a Kick Out of You".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anything_Goes
Georgetown Palace Theater- August 13th 2023
We Will Rock You (often abbreviated as WWRY) is a jukebox musical based on the songs of British rock band Queen with a book by Ben Elton. The musical tells the story of a group of Bohemians who struggle to restore the free exchange of thought and fashion, and live music in a distant future where everyone dresses, thinks and acts the same.
Directed by Christopher Renshaw and choreographed by Arlene Phillips, the original West End production opened in 2002. Although the musical was at first panned by critics, it has become an audience favourite, becoming the longest-running musical at the Dominion Theatre, celebrating its tenth anniversary on 14 May 2012.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You_(musical)
Georgetown Palace Theater - July 29th 2023
This was a dance camp at the Dough Smith Performance Center, in downtown Georgetown, Texas where Alex sharpen his dance skills and show them off at the end of the camp, on Saturday July 29th of 2023
Georgetown Palace Theater - June 17tth 2023
Legally Blonde is a 2007 musical with music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin and a book by Heather Hach. It is based on the novel Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown and the 2001 film of the same name.
The show tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner. She discovers how her knowledge of the law can help others, and she successfully defends exercise queen Brooke Wyndham in a murder trial. Throughout the show, very few characters have faith in Elle, but she manages to surprise them when she defies expectations while staying true to herself.
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Georgetown Palace Theater - May 20th and 21th 2023
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical (originally titled The SpongeBob Musical, later retitled as such for the national tour) is a stage musical, co-conceived and directed by Tina Landau with songs by various artists and a book by Kyle Jarrow.
Performed in the Georgetown Palace Theater on Saturday May 20th and Sunday 21th 2023.
Cast: Bella Eder, Cecicly Bell, Daryana Dumitriu, Ella Cain, Ella Norris, Emma Vinante, Emory Cornelius, Esther Stokes, Kylee Cline, Hannah Vartanian, Lydia Garcia, Olivia Katzman, Rylee Cline, Sean Condon, Tucker Castaneda
Benold Middle School - May 18th 2023
Bastian comes across a magical book, "The Neverending Story", in a curious little bookstore. Inspired by the book, Bastian creates an enchanted world called Fantasia, inhabited by dragons, dark knights and assorted heroes and villains. The adventure of a lifetime begins when Bastian projects his Fantasian alter ego, Atreyu, into a battle against the sinister force of The Nothing.
Performance held at Benold Georgetown Middle School on Thursday May 19, 2023
Cast: Emma Vinante, .....
Georgetown High School - May 18th 2023
The Krazy Kat characters were introduced in another Herriman strip The Dingbat Family.The phrase "Krazy Kat" originated there. It was the mouse's way of describing the cat. Krazy Kat is mixture of offbeat surrealism, innocent playfulness, and poetic, idiosyncratic language.
Performance at the Georgetown High School theater, The512Presents! The GHS theatre program has been operating under the name The512Presents since 2018.
Cast: Alex Vinante, Townes Schroeder, Jackson Ford, Bella Davis, Sofia Pando, Gillian Rafter, Luke Dozier, Grace Livingston, Liam Reed, Jay Murray, Julia Skinner, Dulce Rivera, Sam Lopez, Charley Stone, Cailyn Watkins and Maya Spruiell
Georgetown Palace Theater - May 12th and 13th 2023
The Musical Theatre Senior Showcase is dedicated to exposing our Musical Theatre seniors. This year there were 12 selected musical numbers, some performed by the Full Senior Company and others by a selected group.
Cast: Alex Vinante, Andy Quarnaccio, Catherine Cedeño, Devon Masterson, Gwendolyn Hanna, Jordyn Bauer, Izzy Williams, Julia Chapman, Kyrstin Schuster, Lilly Rodriguez, Sydnee Ingram, Kendall Condon, Lucas Main-Munoz, Reagan McCabe, Reagan Mount and TJ (Thomas James) Martin
Georgetown Palace Theater - April 28th and 29th 2023
Clue The Musical is a musical with a book by Peter DePietro, music by Galen Blum, Wayne Barker and Vinnie Martucci, and lyrics by Tom Chiodo, based on the board game Clue. The plot concerns a murder at a mansion, occupied by several suspects, that is solved by a detective, while the ending is decided by the audience.
Performed at the Dough Smith Performance Center, in downtown Georgetown, Texas on Friday April 28th and Saturday April 29th and feature select Senior members of the Palace Performance Company.
Cast: Alex Vinante, Andy Quarnaccio, Catherine Cedeño, Devon Masterson, Gwendolyn Hanna, Jordyn Bauer, Kendall Condon, Lucas Main-Munoz, Reagan McCabe, Reagan Mount and TJ (Thomas James) Martin
Benold Middle School - March 2023
Wee Sing In Sillyville (1996): A whimsical musical I was obsessed with as a kid, featuring a Basset Hound, colorful family feuds, and puppets.
Two children named Laurie and Scott, along with their dog Barney, magically enter their coloring book to help a woman named Sillywhim resolve the townspeople's differences. They encounter the four yellow Spurtlegurgles, the three blue Twirlypops, the two green Jingleheimers and three Fruggy Frogs, the family of red Bitty Booties and Purple Pasha and her menagerie. The primary message is that being different should never be a barrier to being friends.
Georgetown Palace Theater - March 18th 2023
Godspell is a musical composed by Stephen Schwartz with book by John-Michael Tebelak. The show is structured as a series of parables, primarily based on the Gospel of Matthew, interspersed with music mostly set to lyrics from traditional hymns, with the passion of Christ appearing briefly near the end.
Performance held at the Dough Smith Performance Center during the Spring Break Camp of 2023. Performance was on Saturday March 18th at 2pm.
Cast: ALEX VINANTE, CHANTZ WHALEN, DELLA HAMILTON, DIA HONG, EMMA GOOD, EMMA VINANTE, GWEN VANDERGRIFF, JAYLAH FERGUSON, KERRIGAN VAN RENSBURG, MACKENZIE "KENZIE" PRICE, NATE PETER, SELAH TREIBER, SFRENITY PEREZ
Georgetown Palace Theater - February 17th, 18th and 19th 2023
Urinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics.
Performance held at the Dough Smith Performance Center, in downtown Georgetown, Texas and it Featured the Senior Members of the Palace Performance Company
Cast: Alex Vinante, Andy Quarnaccio, Catherine Cedeño, Devon Masterson, Gwendolyn Hanna, Jordyn Bauer, Izzy Williams, Julia Chapman, Kyrstin Schuster, Lilly Rodriguez, Sydnee Ingram, Kendall Condon, Lucas Main-Munoz, Reagan McCabe, Reagan Mount and TJ (Thomas James) Martin
Georgetown High School - January 21th 2023
Peter and the Starcatcher is a play based on the 2004 novel Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, adapted for the stage by Rick Elice. The play provides a backstory for the characters of Peter Pan, Mrs Darling, Tinker Bell and Hook, and serves as a prequel to J. M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy.
Performance held at Georgetown High School theater, The512Presents! The GHS theatre program has been operating under the name The512Presents since 2018.
Cast: Alex Vinante, Townes Schroeder, Jackson Ford, Bella Davis, Sofia Pando, Gillian Rafter, Luke Dozier, Grace Livingston, Liam Reed, Jay Murray, Julia Skinner, Dulce Rivera, Sam Lopez, Charley Stone, Cailyn Watkins and Maya Spruiell