Over 200 students performed — and more than 1,000 tickets were sold over three shows — at Beach Elementary School’s annual Beach Revue. After decades of performances in the Beach Auditorium (and a 2022 outdoor run in the PHS amphitheater), the show moved to the new Alan Harvey Theater at PHS.
Organizers said the new location was instrumental in opening the revue up to more people because its much greater capacity allowed them to sell more tickets than in the past. And, of course, the kids loved the big stage.
Photos by Alice Hayashi
Fifth graders perform in one of the show’s entr’actes. A troupe of TK monkeys, singing and dancing to The Monkees, was one of the opening numbers. Kindergartners version of “How Far I’ll Go” from the movie “Moana” was accompanied by an evocative choreography Fifth graders sang and danced to Sia’s “Unstoppable” Fourth graders brought out colorful props for their rendition of George Ezra’s “Shotgun” Third graders sparkled with “Don’t Stop Me Now” Third graders showed off their percussion and singing skills with “Cups” Second graders performed “I Ain’t Worried” from “Top Gun: Maverick” with flying colors First graders belted out a vibrant version of “Walking on Sunshine” Second graders gave an energetic performance of the Talking Heads’ classic, “Road to Nowhere” Energetic choreography accompanied a catchy tune from first graders with The B-52’s “Roam” Fifth graders sang a tender and heartwarming version of Israel Kamakawiwo’ole’s beautiful medley, “Somewhere over the Rainbow/What A Wonderful World,” accompanied by a slideshow of their past six years at Beach, and a special ukelele ensemble that came together especially for this act.