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Rocking the stage

Burroughs choirs produce Broadway show showcasing top musical favorites.

October 20, 2010|By Steve Kindred
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"We run this just like a normal audition process," she said. "You have to come in prepared. You have to wait your turn. And sometimes you'll get something and sometimes you won't."

Another senior, Tyler Mann, is already working in Hollywood, having appeared in a recent episode of "Weeds", and as the voice of the animated Carl the Intern on the Disney Channel's "Phineas and Ferb." His number for "Burroughs on Broadway" was the opening song from "Jesus Christ Superstar." Mann, a baritone, pulled it off with some superb vocal gymnastics.

"It really tests a singer, because it's really meant for high tenors, and it's the title song from the show— the one that everybody knows," he said.

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Last year's recital raised $23,000 for Burroughs' music program, and when the counting is done, officials expect to exceed that sum this year. The funds go to the school's Vocal Music Assn., to pay expenses for the school's four show choirs and other musical events, including the annual Christmas Pageant.

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