Music News
- Jun 19
- 3 min read
T2, Week 9
Starstruck Excursion
Last Friday our Stage 5 and Year 11 Music classes travelled to the Newcastle Entertainment Centre to watch a performance of Starstruck 2026 - Out of the Ordinary. This performance involved over 4000 students from around the Hunter Region singing, dancing and acting in a wide variety of musical items.
Our students were amazed by the high quality of each of the performers and loved watching and hearing an orchestra and large choir performing live, some of them for the first time. They were inspired to practise their instruments more, play a wider range of instruments and show more enthusiasm when they perform on stage.
“I really enjoyed listening to and watching Bohemian Rhapsody because of its great guitarists who played really well and the dancers with the big prop microphones who danced along with the song after the solo.”
- Laeken
“I really enjoyed the songs Creep and Vienna. The three part harmonies in Creep were beautiful and the dancer performing alongside them was amazing.”
- Tiana
“I loved the music, it was amazing. I knew every song, but my favourite song was Bohemian Rhapsody.”
- Kaden
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2026 MCS Musical: MIDNIGHT
Last Friday, we witnessed the coming together of all the components in Act One and are excited with the achievements so far! During our holiday rehearsals and Term 3, we will continue to refine and develop Act One as well as learn Act Two. Exciting times!
Our next Act One cast rehearsal will be held on Wednesday 24th June from 3:15-5:00pm. Pick up will be in the hall. We again ask that each student brings their afternoon tea as well as a quiet activity (e.g. a book, some colouring, a quiet card game) to occupy themselves during the rehearsal as there will be times they will not be involved in what is occurring on stage.
Who is required?
All Act One Leads and Ensembles and Backstage Crew.
Act One Ensembles include:
Townspeople
YOLO
Kings Crew
Castle Staff
Ballerina Tuesday
Ballerina Wednesday
Wednesday Lunch Animals
Who is NOT required?
Students that are ONLY in Act Two Ensembles: Teddy’s, Best Dressed and Ballroom.
Thank you for your flexibility as we work towards our production.
Pick Up
For after school rehearsal times and pick up arrangements, please see below:
Day | Parent Pick Up: |
Wk 10 24th June | Full Act One Rehearsal Wednesday Rehearsal finishes 5:00pm. Backstage Crew attend. Collect your child from The Lighthouse. |
Wk 10 26th Jun | No Friday Rehearsal |
A digital copy of the updated Rehearsal Schedule is available.
Can you Assist?
We are looking for people that can sew. Please email Ms Henderson if you can assist.
We are also on the hunt for props to be used. We’ll update this list as the weeks progress so be sure to check back often. If you have anything from the list below that you think could work and you can donate to our Midnight Musical, please send a photo to Ms Witenden so we can make sure it’s what we’re after and we’ll be in touch to organise drop-off.
Looking for these Items: | Potential Examples: |
Old White Bed Sheets. They will be used to create costumes. |   |
Empty Sacks x10 |  |
Broken bicycle wheel or similar |  |
Light (not heavy) bookcase that can be painted vintage style. |  |
Bench Seats x 4 (approx 1.5 metres each) |  |
Old style, small (but not heavy) kitchen table with wood turned legs. |  |
Old Music Jewellery Box (nothing precious please! It will get dropped.) |   |
Old birdcage (any condition) |  |
Mrs L Blatch
Music Team
Music Key Dates: | |
Wk 10 24th Jun | Full Act One Rehearsal Finishes 5:00pm. Backstage Crew attend. |
Wk 10 26th Jun | No Friday Rehearsal. Happy Holidays! |
Holidays 16th-17th July | Holiday rehearsals The Rehearsal Schedule will be emailed once finalised. |