MFS's 'Gypsy' Showcases Very Best of Student Actors

Moorestown Friends School's production of the Broadway classic officially premieres Friday—but if you're lucky, you can catch a free preview tonight.

Among the canon of high school musicals, Gypsy stands out. Though it’s considered a Broadway classic, “at this level, it’s fairly uncommon,” said Mark Gornto, director and Upper School drama teacher at Moorestown Friends School, where the show will premiere this weekend. The cast and the crew of the show have been working diligently the past month and a half—particularly after losing several days of rehearsal to Hurricane Sandy—to get ready for the show, which Gornto said is especially dance-heavy compared with past shows. But that hasn’t stopped the students from giving it their all. “Student actors are very adaptable,” he said. “They understand that what we do here, in educational theater, is very much about the process and about …

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