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Princeton’s Playhouse Ensembles center music theater rep w/ interdisciplinary collab/performance 🎶🎭

The Princeton Playhouse Choir is housed jointly with the Lewis Center’s Programs in Theater and Music Theater and the Music Department, focusing on repertoire beginning in a broad range of theatrical traditions and expanding into a realm of experimental and innovative music-making. The core of the group’s repertoire is music connected to theater and reimagined for creative ensemble configurations

through new arrangements and interdisciplinary collaborations. Playhouse incorporates large and small ensemble singing, a ca****la and accompanied singing, vocal solos, dance, spoken word, new music commissions, and collaborative projects with artists across departments to facilitate a vibrant and inclusive rehearsal environment. The Princeton Playhouse Orchestra is an instrumental chamber ensemble specializing in the performance of new music commissions, music theater repertoire, popular song, and film music.

05/05/2026

The Princeton Playhouse Choir came together for its final gathering of the academic year! 🎼

We welcomed our incoming 2026–2027 elected officers, recognized our outgoing officers for their leadership and dedication, and honored our graduating seniors, whose years in Playhouse have so deeply shaped the choir we know today.

We are so grateful for all that this community has given this year! We thank our seniors and graduates, whose lasting impact on Playhouse is immeasurable. Thank you all for a truly magnificent year, and we are so excited for what’s to come!

04/29/2026

Last week, the Princeton Playhouse Choir had the distinct honor to co-host (alongside and ) the legendary Sweet Honey in the Rock on the Princeton University campus for a workshop with our departmental choir students and community members before their concert at the McCarter. We exchanged music, sang together, and learned about Sweet Honey’s history, stories, and musical evolution. It was truly a magical day and we are so grateful to have been in their presence and learned from their wisdom and unrivaled creativity! Gratitude to the McCarter Theatre for bringing Sweet Honey in the Rock to Princeton and for an amazing weekend of collaboration and performance!

04/24/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY!

Announcing Princeton Playhouse's DEBUT EP: "From Wind to Wonder"

Stream it across platforms via this link: https://music.imusician.pro/a/jeIieh3m/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5K3sa4o8jrzEgbjkEp5lid?si=SkS1Y-foTheWD_vKhT1NSw

Tracks:
1) "Overture" - by Matt Cline '27
2) "In the Wind" - by Kenyon Duncan and the '22-'23 Playhouse Choir. Spoken word written and performed by Destine Harrison-Williams '26
3) "O Pity, Oh the Shame" (ft. Becca Stevens) - by Becca Stevens with arrangement by Nathan Schram (GS)
4) "Ice Cream Sunday" - by Matt Cline '27
5) "The Smallest World" - by Kyle Brenn and the '23-'24 Playhouse Choir

We couldn't be more excited to share this project featuring five original compositions written and arranged completely by current Princeton students and/or guest collaborators Becca Stevens, Kenyon Duncan, and Kyle Brenn. We are so grateful to our team of amazing audio engineers and for all our student musicians and leaders for their time and dedication to making this happen. These songs speak to the experiences and stories of our community over the past 5 years since our group was founded, and we hope they mean as much to you as they have to us.

Credits:
This project was supported by the Edward T. Cone '39 *42 Fund in the Princeton University Humanities Council.

Music Director and Conductor: Solon Snider Sway
Student Music Directors: Matt Cline '27 and Marvel Jem Roth '28
Tracking by Carlos Dias
Editing by Carlos Dias, Matthew Parrish, and Molly Trueman
Mixing by Matthew Parrish (Bump Jazz Productions Studio) and Matt Poirier
Mastering by Matt Poirier
Album Art & Design by Rachaya (Chel) Wattanasirichaigoon

Playhouse Orchestra:
Violin: Yuri Lee '27
Viola: Georgia Post '26 and Nathan Schram (GS)
Cello: Rowan Johnson '27
Flute: Kate Park '26
Oboe: Quinn Haverstick '25
Clarinet & Saxophone: Jacob Jackson '26
Trumpet: Matt Cline '27
Trombone: Wesley Sanders '26
Horn: Ian Kim '26
Bass: Ari Freedman (GS) and Matt Cline '27
Guitar: Jack Broza
Piano: Otto Trueman '27, Rosalinda Zhao '26, Kenyon Duncan, Solon Snider Sway, and Mike Bond
Drums: Hal Olson (GS)
Percussion: Matt Cline '27

Playhouse Choir:
Halle Mitchell '23
Laura Reyes '25
Kate Stewart '25
Charlie Roth '25
Rachel Edelstein '26
Michelle Tang '26
Angela Kwon '26
Liam Wang '26
Destine Harrison-Williams '26
Drew Comstock '26
Ava Kronman '26
Kimberlynn Bjurstrom '26
Shauna Contreras '26
Allison Lesser '27
Jenna Mullin '27
Matt Cline '27
Harish Krishnakumar '27
Heidi Nam '27
Evan Cantwell '27
Eva Nester '28
Jemima Smith '28
Luke Coulter '28
Andy Eskenazi '28
Kelly Billman '28
Marvel Jem Roth '28
Avery Pan (GS)
Inci Anali (GS)
Ruyu Yan (GS)
Stephanie Shi (GS)
Yinshan Shang (GS)
Cass Kim (GS)
Nick Pham (GS)
Victor Odouard (GS)
Jon Marty (GS)
Nicholas Bohlsen (GS)
Qitian Xing (GS)
Emma Hathaway Sway
Michelle Lordi
Becca Stevens
Kenyon Duncan
Solon Snider Sway

04/23/2026

Last week we had the great fortune to work with special guests and veteran performers Madeline Seidman () and Sola Fadiran (.fadiran) for a musical theater performance workshop. We are feeling inspired by their expertise, pedagogy, and generosity!

We can't wait to put our new skills and methods in action next week for the inaugural "Playhouse New Works Festival" (more on that soon...) Thank you Madeline & Sola!!

04/22/2026

BIG NEWS:
Our debut EP "From Wind to Wonder" drops this coming Friday April 24, 2026 across all streaming platforms!

PRE-SAVE now via this link: https://music.imusician.pro/a/jeIieh3m/

In the meantime, here is a sneak peak of our custom handmade watercolor album cover art by the truly incredible Chel Watt .w (art: .sherrae).

The album features 5 originals for choir + orchestra, all written or co-written by current students and/or guest collaborators (whose names we will share upon release...) The project was supported by the Edward T. Cone ‘39 *42 Fund in the Princeton University Humanities Council. More soon :)

02/28/2026

As Princeton heads into midterms week, we want to remind you that you are not alone.

In our annual Berlind Concert, Playhouse explored what it means to find unity and companionship as we navigate the struggles of being human. Here are some pictures from our show that radiate a sense of community and showcase who we are as a group. 🎶🧡🎭

📸: Jason Haberman Photography

02/24/2026

SPOTLIGHT TIME ✨🎶 We wouldn’t be Playhouse without our incredible instrumentalists … Here’s a moment of appreciation for our Playhouse Orchestra and some pictures from our concert, How To Be Not Alone!

More photos to come!
📸 (1-2): Jason Haberman
📸 (3-7): James DeSalvo / Lewis Center for the Arts

02/19/2026

👀 Is that what I think it is… YES! IT’S PLAYHOUSE TECH WEEK!!!!

Enjoy some shots of our choir preparing for How To Be Not Alone: a Princeton Playhouse Ensembles Concert… soon to be joined by our wonderful orchestra (stay tuned 😁)!

Tickets: https://tickets.mccarter.org/19200

02/16/2026

It’s almost here! We are so excited to see you THIS SATURDAY at our performance, How to Be Not Alone: a Princeton Playhouse Ensembles Concert! 🎶 💜 Please join us as we celebrate what it means to journey through life together and to find unity with one another.

To purchase tickets: https://tickets.mccarter.org/19200

12/05/2025

Join us Tuesday, December 9th for our annual Holiday Jam! There will be lots of music, food, and good vibes 🎶

12/09 at 4:30 in the Lewis Arts Complex forum

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Lewis Center For The Arts, 122 Alexander Street
Princeton, NJ
08542

Website

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