Sunday, June 9, 2013
New Milford celebrates the nomination of it's hometown boy, Rob McClure, nominated for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Charlie Chaplin.
The town of New Milford will be holding its breath Sunday night as their very own Rob McClure—graduate of New Milford High School in 2000—attends the Tony Awards as a first time nominee for Best Actor in a Musical for his much lauded role as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin! The Musical. Jersey Boys Bar and Grill, is hosting the special event starting at 8 pm. A “Knight at the Tonys” will bring together many of Rob McClure’s friends, past fellow students, former teachers, neighbors and students he himself has taught as a musical director, to watch the Tony Awards telecast in hopes that “one of their own” will win the coveted award. Jersey Boys is donating a portion of the evening’s profits to the New Milford High School musical program for …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
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McClure credits his nomination for best actor in a musical to his roots in New Milford. The event is part of the DEA’s national “Take-Back Initiative,” which the agency says has netted tons of potentially dangers prescription drugs since it started. The membership of New Milford's Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4290 is at an all-time low and in dire need of new members. Sisterhood New Milford Jewish Center passes the running of the Townwide Garage Sale to the New Milford Junior Football League. FEMA representatives meet with local officials for update on maps and increase to flood insurance premiums. NJ Spotlight reports Council being asked to try to take at least $142 million in local affordable housing trust fund dollars away from …
Saturday, May 4, 2013
McClure credits his nomination for best actor in a musical to his roots in New Milford.
His wife gasped, his friend, New Milford's Jonathan Silver, came bounding down the stairs in a "unique" dance, while all he could muster was Holy ****, a thought verbally expressed just as his mother sent him a text that read, "Holy ****." Still reeling from his Carnegie Hall debut the night before, that's how New Milford's Rob McClure reacted to the news early Tuesday morning that he had been nominated for a Tony Award as best actor in a musical for his performance as Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin The Musical. Upon the announcement, his castmates from Chaplin had donuts delivered to his house, he received countless phone calls and well wishes from family and friends, but what turned him into a "weep puddle" was the text he received from the…
Saturday, February 23, 2013
New Milford High School's Spring fundraising event brings home amazing talent.
The James Africano Auditorium of New Milford High School was packed Friday for the Spring musical fundraiser, Growing Up. The fundraiser was to benefit the spring production of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Noted alumni returned to the NMHS stage as Director Jonathan Silver ('05), Rob McClure ('00), Jessica Day ('05), Josh Dela Cruz ('07), Ryan McCann ('05), Jonell Robles ('05) and Hannah Zarate ('08) combined their talent with Maggie Lakis, Megan MacPhee, Amanda Phillips and Allison Strong to sing from the Broadway songbook songs about coming-of-age and relationships. Alexander Diaz ('03) was scheduled to appear with the ensemble cast, but at the last minute could not attend. A special guest performance was made by …
Thursday, September 6, 2012
New Milford's Rob McClure stars as Charlie Chaplin in the Broadway production of 'Chaplin, The Musical.'
Watching Rob McClure darting around New Milford High School's Jim Africano auditorium assisting with this year's production of 9 to 5: The Musical, you would little suspect that he was gearing up for the role of a lifetime as Charlie Chaplin on Broadway. "My career began right here on the stage of New Milford High School," McClure said at the time with a great deal of pride. Chaplin, The Musical, currently in previews at the Barrymore Theater, is based on the life of Charlie Chaplin and reveals the story of the man behind the camera. McClure created the role of Chaplin at the La Jolla Playhouse in California where he received the Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical. In a recent interview with the New York …
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Fundraiser to include performances by returning alumni
New Milford High School will be hosting an alumni concert fundraiser at 8 p.m. Friday in the James Africano Auditorium of New Milford High School. The fundraiser will feature Jonathan Silver, class of 2005 and director of this year's spring musical, along with the cast of 9-to-5: The Musical. Performing at the alumni concert fundraiser will be alumni Rob McClure, class of 2000, who has appeared on Broadway in Avenue Q and is currently playing the role of Charlie Chaplin in Limelight. Alexander Diaz, who graduated in 2003, Director of Arts Education at bergenPac will also be attending the fundraiser along with Benjamin Golomb, class of 2002, Marissa Martinez, class of 2003, Marissa Mitchell, class of 2000 and Christian Diaz, Jessica Day, …
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
"9 to 5: The Musical" directed by alumni Jonathan Silver
Every theater tells a story and New Milford High School's Jim Africano Theater is filled with them. "See that hole in the ceiling up there?" this year's director of the Spring Musical, Jonathan Silver, asked. Directly above the space between the edge of the stage and the first row of seats there is a perfectly symmetrical gaping hole. "Rob (McClure) and I were up there trying to fix the lights when he fell through the ceiling," Silver recalled. "Luckily he caught himself on two bars so he didn't come crashing to the floor." Talk about a "break-a-leg" theater moment. At the time, Silver (NMHS 2005) was a student cast in the spring musical that Rob McClure (NMHS 2000) was directing. It was McClure's energy and love for theater that inspired…
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Lori Barton
9:57 am on Monday, June 10, 2013
This was an awesome night! There were about 60 people: current students & teachers, former students & teachers, parents of current & former students. All of us are huge "Rob" fans and fans of musical theater. This was classic New Milford! more ›