Previous Orono Shows
The winter one act that got first place at festival and sub-sections
What is the Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon?
He played Jimmy Ray in Bright Star his junior year
Who is Henry Shafer?
The musical that is about the Founding Fathers which features rap battles and was created by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
What is Hamilton?
The Tony Award winner who is also known for voicing a Disney queen with ice powers
Who is Idinia Menzel?
She holds the record for the most peformance based Tony Award wins
Who is Audra McDonald?
The Fall Musical that was honored at the 2024 Hennepin Spotlight Showcase
What is Bright Star?
She is informally known as the "costume queen"
Who is Lucy Keating?
The long-running musical that is set in the Paris Opera House and features a mysterious masked man.
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
The two-time Tony Award winner who originated the role of Emmet Forrest in Legally Blonde on Broadway
Who is Christian Borle?
The musical that won best revival of a musical at the 2025 Tony Awards
What is Sunset Boulevard?
The original one-act that was written by Greta Rolfzen
What is the Final Call?
She starred in Mamma Mia her Sophmore year
Who is Mara Newcomer?
The Stephen Sondheim musical that takes place in 19th-century London and centers on a barber seeking revenge.
What is Sweeney Todd?
She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the 1979 Tony Awards for her title role in Evita
Who is Patti Lupone?
The musical that won Best Musical in 2004, defeating Wicked.
What is Avenue Q?
The first production fully directed by Ms. Balon at Orono
What is Rabbit Hole?
She played Charlie Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, as a freshman
Who is Lily Quale?
The four-time Tony Award-winning musical that recently had a Broadway revival in September of 2025
What is Ragtime?
The Jimmy Award winner and Broadway star who is originally from Excelsior, Minnesota
Who is Ryan McCartan?
He holds the record for the most Tony Award Wins for a composer
Who is Stephen Sondheim?
Ms. Balon was an assistant director for this musical
What is Little Women?
She played Dorothy in Oronos production of the Wizard of Oz
Who is Maddie Shafer
The cult-favorite musical by Dave Malloy that retells a portion of Tolstoy’s War and Peace and features immersive staging.
What is Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812?
She made her Broadway debut in 1992 in the show The Secret Garden
Who is Audra McDonald?
The 2015 Best Musical winner that made history as the first show with an all-female creative team to win the award.
What is Fun Home?