SITY MUSIC IVER AL N U TH T PRESENTS N EA O M TR EL E B
Bring the HEAT CLASS OF 2030
FRESHMAN SHOWCASE
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Bring the HEAT CLASS OF 2030
FRESHMAN SHOWCASE
CREATIVE TEAM
Ben Laxton Director
Randy Craft
Music Director
Grace Heinrichs
Assistant Director/ Choreographer
Zachary Leeker
Assistant Director
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Belmont University Musical Theatre
CLASS OF 203O
Jake Deering Herndon, VA
Elijah Jackson Hackensack, NJ
Taylor Gilbert St. Louis, MO
Kennedy Johnson Kennesaw, GA
Talia Santizo San Jose, CA
Hayden Hooper Memphis, TN
Elyse Kunnari
Ella Scott
Phoenix, AZ
Lake Cormorant, MS
Parker Ingram Woodstock, GA
Taylor Ossowski Frankfort, IL
William (Parker) Vile Myrtle Beach, SC
Simon Rosenblatt Wilmington, NC
Lydia Wright Cincinatti, OH
SHOW ORDER A Night We’ll Never Forget..............................................................................Company by Michael Gore & Dean Pitchford
Shy...........................................................................................................................Elyse Kunnari by Mary Rodgers & Marshall Barer
Forest for the Trees......................................................................William (Parker) Vile by James Valcq & Fred Alley
Part of Your World.................................................................................................Ella Scott by Howard Ashman & Alan Menken
Warm All Over....................................................................................................Talia Santizo by Frank Loesser
Strawberry Moon.........................................................................................Parker Ingram by Dennis van Aarssen, Henk Pool, & Jeroen Englebert
Here I Am............................................................................................................Taylor Gilbert by David Yazbek
I Am What I Am.........................................................................................Hayden Hooper by Jerry Herman
Thin Air..................................................................................................................Jake Deering by Daniel Messé & Nathan Tysen
Ribbons Down My Back.................................................................Kennedy Johnson by Jerry Herman
So In Love.....................................................................................................Taylor Ossowski by Cole Porter
All That’s Known..................................................................................Simon Rosenblatt by Duncan Sheik & Steven Sater
Times Like This.................................................................................................Lydia Wright by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty
Don’t Let Me Go...........................................................................................Elijah Jackson by Jeanine Tesori & David Lindsay-Abaire
Hot Stuff......................................................................................................................Company by Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeyer, & Keith Forsey
Sunset Boulevard........................................................................................Elijah Jackson by Andrew Lloyd Webber
World’s Greatest Dad.................................................................................Jake Deering by Matthew Sklar & Chad Beguelin
Make Believe....................................................................................................Taylor Gilbert by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
Not Afraid of Anything................................................................................Lydia Wright by Jason Robert Brown
Secret of Happiness...................................................................................Elyse Kunnari by Paul Gordon
I Love Betsy........................................................................................William (Parker) Vile by Jason Robert Brown
I Found a New Baby..............................................................................Taylor Ossowski by Jack Palmer & Spencer Williams
Ironic...............................................................................................................................Ella Scott by Alanis Morissette & Glen Ballard
I Stole a Bus............................................................................................Simon Rosenblatt by Cinco Paul
Left Side.................................................................................................................Talia Santizo by Eloise
Losing My Mind........................................................................................Hayden Hooper by Stephen Sondheim
Brotherhood of Man...................................................................................Parker Ingram by Tony Hiller
Nothing Stops Another Day........................................................Kennedy Johnson by Glen Ballard, Dave Stewart, & Bruce Joel Rubin
The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)................................................Company by Galt MacDermot, Gerome Ragni, & James Rado
PRODUCTION TEAM Director.....................................................................................................................Ben Laxton Music Director....................................................................................................Randy Craft Assistant Director/Choreographer.............................................Grace Heinrichs Assistant Director....................................................................................Zachary Leeker Additional Song Coaching.........................................................................Nancy Allen Event Manager..................................................................................................Ken Landers Lighting Designer/Operator............................................................................David Lin Lighting Programmer..........................................................................Charlotte Pickert Sound Engineer................................................................................................Ken Landers Cover Art......................................................................................................Taylor Ossowski Program Design.......................................................................................Grace Heinrichs Musical Theatre Coordinator.................................................................Erica Aubrey
SPECIAL THANKS TO... Stephen R. Eaves, Dean of College of Music and Performing Arts Jeremy Lane, Associate Dean of CMPA Joel Treybig, Director of School of Music Belmont University Theatre Department Faculty Erica Aubrey Nancy Allen Ryan Greenawalt
UPCOMING EVENTS Chorale and Bel Canto Sunday, October 25, 5:00 p.m. McAfee Concert Hall Crazy For You November 6-8, 2026 Troutt Theater This event requires tickets. Tickets may be purchased through the Belmont Box Office.
Christmas At Belmont November 20-21, 2026 Fisher Center for the Performing Arts This event requires tickets. Tickets may be purchased through the Belmont Box Office.
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