CHORALE BROADWAY SHOWCASE:
Bright Lights Big City: Broadway Beginnings and NYC Dreams
George Mason University Chorale
Dr. Lisa A. Billingham, conductor
Dr. Lisa Bloy, collaborative pianist
Emi Eiting, vocal and acting coach
Kendell Haywood, percussion
Friday March 27, 2026 8 PM
Saturday March 28, 2026 2PM
Gregory Theater, Hylton Center
PROGRAM
America the Beautiful Katharine Lee Bates (1859 - 1929) Audience Participation
42nd Street from 42nd Street Harry Warren (1893 - 1981)
Claire Jagow, Ellen Moyle, Allison Thoma, Tayla Springer, vocals
Faye Marotta, Adriana Rosa, Taylor Sexton, Mady Taxis, tap Taylor Sexton, choreography
Piano Man Billy Joel (b. 1949) Andrew Bennett, soloist Alec Wolf, piano
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Roger Emerson, arr. (b. 1950) Matthew Lincoln-Bugg, Taylor Sexton, choreography
I Blame You* Friday performance only Ledisi (b. 1972) Groove Theory
Diego Billington, Aidan Castaneda, Max De Asis, Chakeal Gibson, Brogan Graham, Clayton Ives, Anthony Rodriguez, Atticus Martin, Angie Matamala, Ellen Moyle, Ethan Pimentel, Taylor Sexton,Anna Stock, Nicole Wolf
Paris Original from How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying Frank Loesser (1910 - 1969) Zia Francis, Makeda Phipps, Mady Taxis, Grace Strassburg, Alyssa Sherman, soloists
Been a Long Day from How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying Frank Loesser (1910-1969)
Serena Jelwan, Natalia Shane, Ian Ss, soloists
Fugue for Tinhorns from Guys and Dolls Frank Loesser (1910-1969)
Om Arya, Chakeal Gibson, Roberto Vasquez-Solito, soloists
Hamilton Women Lin Manuel Miranda (b. 1980) Sopranos and Altos of the Chorale
How the Other Half Lives from Thoroughly Modern Millie Jeanine Tesori (b. 1961) Kaylee Cobb, Taylor Sexton, soloists
Louder than Words from Tick, Tick, Boom Jonathan Larson (1960-1996)
Diego Billington, Hannah Magdeburg, Ethan Yearwood, soloists
Ofcicer Krupke from West Side Story Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) Tenors and Basses of the Chorale Ethan Pimentel, choreography West Side Story Medley Leonard Bernstein William Stickles, arr. (1882 - 1971)
UNIVERISTY CHORALE
Om Arya
Caleb Belland Andrew Bennett Diego Billington Deshawn Bowie
Sarah Buckingham Kaylee Cobb* Max De Asis Selma Derbali Zia Francis
Jennifer Gamero Chakeal Gibson Brogan Graham Serenity Guidry Ramsey Haynes Claire Jagow
Serena Jelwan Andy Lovelace Hannah Magdeburg* Faye Marotta London Massey Leah McMurry Ellen Moyle
Mhelaney Noel
Bivuti Oli
Evie Purks Makeda Phipps
Ethan Pimentel
Benjamin Raubacher
Adrianna Rosa Socia Roy Camille Surgeon
Taylor Sexton* Natalia Shane Alyssa Sherman Ian Skolarus
Roberto Solito-Vasquez Tayla Springer Grace Strassburg Mady Taxis Allison Thoma Alexander Wolf Hasset Worku Yuzheng Yang Ethan Yearwood*
Mary Yee *denotes section leader
UNIVERSITY CHORALE
The University Chorale, a choir of 50-60 singers, performs a wide variety of music each semester ranging from classical styles to multi-cultural works and popular music. This ensemble is open to music majors and non-majors by audition. The University Chorale is comprised of students from over 20 majors on campus. Each semester, the Chorale presents featured concerts alone and with other university ensembles, including the Mason Symphony Orchestra. The University Chorale has been a featured choir at the Virginia Music Educators Conference.
The University Chorale performs the popular Broadway Showcase each spring semester. Students assist with the design, coaching, and creating choreography for the production. Representative singers from the University Chorale will be performing with the Choral Arts Society of Washington under the baton of Marie Bucoy-Calavan to perform the Duruclé Requiem at Carnegie Hall on May 28th, 2026.
George Mason University
Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music
For more information and a complete listing of concerts and recitals, visit the web site at music.gmu.edu
George Mason University is a registered All-Steinway School