Hopewell Musical

We’re just 5 days away from a ‘Musical Weekend’ in Hopewell.

Starting this Friday and running through Sunday, the Hopewell High School Musical team will have a 3-day production of their yearly musical as this year it will be ‘Mean Girls’.

Mean Girls is based on the 2004 American teen comedy produced by Lorne Michaels and directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Tina Fey with Linday Lohan playing the lead role.

Vikings Sports Now recently had the chance to spend some time with the person in charge of this production, Hopewell’s musical director Celeste Beley.

This was a very enjoyable conversation in which Beley tells us about the thought process of selecting ‘Mean Girls’, which wasn’t as easy as you might think. Plus, we discuss why this particular musical is so meaningful, her background and an emotional answer on how much these students mean to her.

Mean Girls starts on Friday (March 13) at 7:30 pm, Saturday (March 14th) at 7:30 pm and Sunday (March 15th) at 2 PM.

Tickets are on Sale Now, Visit hvm.booktix.com

Vikings Sports Now wanted to let you know about an event going on in town this weekend, with the hopes that you’ll take time to attend.

Starting Friday night, the Hopewell Junior High Musical crew will be performing “Willy Wonka Jr!”

May be a graphic of bubble gum and text that says 'Roald Dohi's Willy Wonka JR.'

The performances will be held on Friday (November 21st) at 7 PM and Saturday (November 22) at 2:00 and 7:00 PM at the Hopewell High School auditorium.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students and senior seniors. You can reserve tickets on-line at hmjhs.booktix.com or tickets can be purchased at the door.

I’m told that the runtime for the show will be approximately one-hour.

There will be concessions with refreshments/snacks and a tribute table with items to purchase.

This is a big weekend for the 67 junior high school participating in the musical and the 14 high schoolers participating in student production. This talented group of performers have been preparing for this since September with their script reads.

This is also a huge night for Sarah Bober as it’s the first show that she’ll be in charge of producing at Hopewell.

Good luck to everyone involved and we encourage everyone to attend and hope it’s a full auditorium on Friday and Saturday.

WATCH: Interview with Celeste Beley, Director of Hopewell HS Musical ‘Mean Girls’

Hopewell Junior High Musical Crew to Perform “Willy Wonka Jr.” This Weekend