Coal City Musical Theater

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd

Published by admin on Wed, 03/05/2025 - 11:15am

His skin was pale and his eye was odd
He shaved the faces of gentlemen
Who never thereafter were heard of again
He trod a path that few have trod
Did Sweeney Todd
The demon barber of Fleet Street
The opening lyrics are a trailer of what plays out on the stage in the Tony Award winning musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. A gripping, twisted tale of revenge, Sweeney Todd, is best described as both terrifying and darkly funny.

First and last high school musical for “Les Miserables” stars

Published by admin on Tue, 02/06/2018 - 6:58pm

This week’s installment of Cast Chats for Coal City High School’s upcoming production of “Les Miserables,” features Nick Berta and Stephen Byers.
Berta, a senior, has been cast as Inspector Javert, who is the main antagonist of the show. Not only is Javert the biggest enemy of Jean Valjean, but he also poses as a threat to the revolutionaries.

Rogers, Grove take the stage as thieving Thenardiers

Published by admin on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 6:51pm

     In the second installment of Cast Chats for Coal City High School’s upcoming production of “Les Miserables,” the newspaper sat down with the Thenardiers’—Cody Rogers and Kaylee Groves.
    Rogers, a sophomore, plays the conniving Thenardier, an obnoxious con-man that runs an inn alongside his wife, Madame Thenardier, played by Groves.
    Rogers’ character also presents many problems for Jean Valjean and numerous other characters with his malicious means of getting his way and his pursuit of vengeance.