Tickets are available online for purchase at and cost $14 for students and $16 for adults. matinee performance on Sunday, July 23, at the Rochester Adams High School Performing Arts Center, 3200 Tienken Road in Rochester Hills. “Our fine arts program continues each year - including this year - to be designated as a best community music program, and this is a highlight, where we bring students from the entire district together to be able to offer not only a wonderful community experience, but offer our talented students the gift of the arts - whether it’s singing, music, stage production, lighting or more. “It began in 1973, when we brought forward theatrical and music combinations together, which we are incredibly proud of,” she said. The Summer Music Theatre is “a legacy program” for RCS, according to Debi Fragomeni, the deputy superintendent for teaching and learning. “We have a flying component, which is just going to be something that I cannot wait to see.” “This year, we wanted to go as big as we possibly could with Mary Poppins,” said Zwolinski. The story, school officials say, is brought to stage with dazzling choreography, special effects, and unforgettable songs, like “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” “Step in Time,” “Feed the Birds” and many more. When a mysterious young woman named Mary Poppins appears at their doorstep, the family finds she is the answer to their prayers, but in the most peculiar way. This year’s production, “Mary Poppins,” is the story of the Banks family, who have mischievous children and are in need of a new nanny. In less than six weeks, all involved work together to present what school officials call a Broadway-quality show. It’s a community of students and great, supporting staff behind them giving them those tools and reinforcing that love for the arts, which has just been so important to this program.”

“You would be amazed at how much time and effort these kids put in,” Zwolinski said. This year, over 120 students are participating in the program, which is coordinated by Rochester Adams High School Theatre Director JoAnna Pillsbury and Chad Zwolinski, the principal of the district’s summer learning program. The Summer Music Theatre - offered for students in grades 7-12 - is operated as a professional production, from auditions through staging to technical arrangements, set design and orchestra accompaniments. ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP - The Rochester Community Schools Summer Music Theatre program returns this month with “Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical.”

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