The Francis Howell North’s annual choir dinner concert will be held in the commons on Oct. 23 and Oct. 24 at 7:00 p.m. 140 students will be performing to the “Night on Broadway” theme and they will be performing medleys from various different musicals. It costs $20 to get in and that includes a catered dinner. The MCs hosting this event will be Ryan Firle and Jose Pagan.

“I think students should attend the concert because they can watch their friends perform and it’s something for them to do and be entertained by,” senior Nick Marquart said.

Marquart has been on Knightsound since his junior year. Knightsound rehearses Wednesday mornings and treble choir has two rehearsals before the concert. In addition, all the students practice in class everyday.

“It’s fun,” Choir director Lorraine Smith said. “The students worked really hard and are talented. People would be amazed at what the students are doing.”

Not only will the choir students be singing and dancing, but they will also be serving up dinner to the audience.

The performing artists here at North will be in good company as many Broadway singers such as Jeri Sager, Savannah Wise, and Rob Evan have started out waiting tables while making their way to stardom.

“I’m kind of nervous because we’re serving food and I’m worried I’m going to spill it on someone,” sophomore Kim Warden said. “I’m relaxed about the singing though.”

Smith selected the medleys and songs for this concert by finding out which musicals were popular with the students. A couple that were chosen were Bye Bye Birdie and Wicked.

Bye Bye Birdie takes place in 1958 and is about how a group of teenagers in Ohio are affected by rock and roll singer Conrad Birdie joining the army.

Wicked is a spin off that takes place before the events in The Wizard of Oz where “The Wicked Witch of the West,” Elphaba, becomes friends with, Glinda, “The Good Witch of the North” while they attend school together. Both of these musicals won Tony Awards in various categories.

My favorite song is One Short Day from Wicked because I like the dynamics and different parts the two sections sing,” Warden said.

Along with Bye Bye Birdie and Wicked, the choir will be performing to some other songs such as The Circle of Life from the Lion King, Run Freedom Run from Urinetown, You Can’t Stop the Beat from Hairspray and Rio De Janeiro.

“I’m excited because it’s the first dinner concert I’m going to be in and I’m excited to show everyone what we learned,” Marquart said