The Eastern Middle School 8th Grade Show Chorus will perform the musical “Back to the 80’s” from Jan. 19 through Jan. 21 in the school’s Lee Book Auditorium. Show times are as follows: Thursday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m., Friday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday tickets are $5, and Friday and Saturday tickets are $15. Tickets are sold in the main lobby of the school beginning Jan. 9 every day before school from 7:15 to 7:45. Ticket reservations can be made via email by contacting Mrs. Tara Hoffman at tara_hoffman@greenwich.k12.ct.us
There are 87 students in the cast, directed by Matthew Tracey and assisted by EMS teachers Jennifer Badillo & Christopher Wasko.
From the era that brought the world the Rubik’s Cube, Acid-washed jeans, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes this “totally awesome” musical in the style of movies such as Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and Dirty Dancing. Join the graduating class of William Ocean High School as they live through their final senior year – as they experience the fun, the heartbreak, the loves and the loneliness of growing up… all set to the biggest hits of the 80s. –Featuring songs by Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Starship, Madonna, and Kim Wilde.
