There’s something sweet in the school of Woodgrove. Desserts on Broadway, a fundraiser for the choral program, presents choir students with the opportunity to showcase their individual talents with either a solo or a duet once every year. This year, it happened to take place on January 31, 2025, and it was a night that connected all who attended.
Similar to an underground New York City club setting, Desserts on Broadway was complete with a spotlight and a buffet filled with an arrangement of desserts brought in by parents and students. Many of the choir students consider it to be a big event for the choral program and prepare outside of school and the night before in order to showcase their best work. Junior Liliana Lins, a choir student and singer in Desserts on Broadway, expressed, “It is definitely a big event. It’s really exciting, and gives us a professional atmosphere with the spotlight. It’s definitely something that everybody looks forward to.”
Although students can choose between singing a solo or a duet, some end up doing both. An example of one of these students is junior Sophie Brzozowsky, who has been a part of the Woodgrove choral program for three years. “I am doing a duet, personally, and to be able to work one-on-one with another singer and learn and work over a song like that is incredible,” Brzozowsky stated. She has participated in Desserts on Broadway for two years now, and sang not only a solo, “It Takes Two” from Hairspray, but a duet, “First Date/Last Night” from Dogfight.
Over the years that Desserts on Broadway has been an event at Woodgrove, it has succeeded in forming and solidifying many lasting friendships and bonds. For Mrs. Jessica Morgan, the choral director in charge of Desserts on Broadway, the event is a chance for her students to bring more recognition to the choral program and create bonds while doing so. “It certainly bridges the gap, and it gets people really excited about singing, choir, and supporting people in choir,” expressed Morgan.
For as long as Desserts on Broadway has been an event, it has presented choral students with the opportunity to showcase their individual talent, which is often difficult to do when singing as a group. Many of the choir students look forward to it, along with Morgan. “I usually end up crying by the end, because people do such an amazing job with their solos,” Mrs. Morgan declared. As Desserts on Broadway defies gravity by soaring to new popular heights, it allows choral students to have their cake and eat it too.