Chelmsford Center For Arts To Host First CHS Alumni Talent Show

CHELMSFORD, MA — Some of Chelmsford High School's most talented alumni performers will be entertaining crowds in town this Thanksgiving weekend at the inaugural alumni talent show.

"Magic, Music & Mayhem" will take place at 7 p.m. on Nov. 26 at the Chelmsford Center for the Arts (CCA), 1A North Rd. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and can be purchased online.

In addition to being an entertaining family show featuring professional performers, the event is expected to serve as a networking opportunity and help raise money for "The Playground," the CCA's new community theatre program.

Headlining the list of scheduled performers are: Shayan Sobhian, a star of stage and screen who had a recurring role on the CW series "DC's Legends of Tomorrow," comedian Janelle Draper, who was the runner-up of the 2020 Boston Comedy Festival, and magician Abby Segal, who has appeared on the television show "Penn & Teller: Fool Us."

Also scheduled to perform are: The Thursdays The Crescendos, Sophie Bellone, Julia Segal, Allison Dorsey, Emma DeWitt, Susan Davies, Sabrina Lambros, Chase Boles, Timmy Chase, Kate Burgess, Kris Pisarik, Erica Lundin, Lexy Lattimore Lauren Cochran.

According to the CAA, the show aims to build community between people who call Chelmsford home.

"By inviting some of Chelmsford's most talented alums back to a shared stage, generations of art-inspired graduates will be meeting and connecting, many for the first time," the CCA said in a statement.

Local youth performers also are invited to attend a networking opportunity after the show, according to organizers.

"'Magic, Music, and Mayhem' is both a professional show and a reunion," said Lattimore, the CCA's new executive director, a performer and a 2010 CHS grad. "We could not be more excited to facilitate this artful homecoming."