Titanic Cast Performs at Board of Ed Meeting

Twenty-one members of the cast of Titanic: The Musical” performed several songs at the Huntington School Board’s public meeting this past Monday night. The group was accompanied by Huntington High School drama club faculty advisor Michael Schwendemann.

The drama club will stage three performances of the show on Friday, March 27 at 7 p.m. and again on Saturday, March 28 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets will be available at the door.

Trustees, administrators, teachers and parents were thoroughly entertained by the cast, which assumed positions on the Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School stage for the performance. The audience included many parents of cast members.

Mr. Schwendemann offered brief remarks prior to the performance, setting the stage for the vocalists. The Huntington drama club will be performing the ensemble version of Titanic: The Musical. It adapts the large-scale original for a smaller cast, with performers playing multiple roles while maintaining the sweeping score and focus on human stories within this shocking historical tragedy.

Making her maiden voyage in April 1912, Titanic, the grandest ship in the world, set off carrying passengers full of hope, wonder, and dreams. On an eerie, still night in the North Atlantic, all of that changed. The show follows the story of the passengers and crew on that fateful journey – immigrants dreaming of a new life, aristocrats pursuing their next fortune, and the very real people who lost their lives in this infamous historic tragedy.

Titanic: The Musical (ensemble version) is a powerful, choral musical by Maury Yeston and Peter Stone that explores the class divides, ambition, and hubris surrounding the maiden voyage and sinking of the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic in 1912. Focusing on the real people across all social strata—from wealthy passengers to boiler room workers—the musical uses the ship itself as a central character, examining how societal structures collapsed along with it.

Having earned five Tony Awards in 1997 including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score, “Titanic the Musical (ensemble version)” offers a familiar story matched with rich orchestrations and compelling characters that will leave audiences wanting more.