On Friday, March 21st, 12 senior boys rocked the stage, amazing everyone with their fabulous performance in one of Kingsway’s biggest events of the year: Kingsway Live! From lip-sync battles, escort dances to the funniest of videos, these boys gave it their all on this out-of-this-world night.
Kingsway Live’s boys this year were Kyle Nordone (Mr. January), Dominic Hibbs (Mr. February), Kevin KirkPatrick (Mr. March), Kai Tolley (Mr. April), Keegan Borkowski (Mr. May), Luca Kuzmick (Mr. June), Colin McCourt (Mr. July), Derrick Cheng (Mr. August), Shaam Jackson (Mr. September), Teddy Oberg (Mr. October), Dylan Rickards (Mr. November) and Zach Grubb (Mr. December). Their escorts included, respectively, Riley Lewin, Olivia Sciulli, Riley Jackson, Ava Patel, Emily Burkhardt, Olivia Martz, Grace Hunter, Molly Baldino, Alayna Riepen, Sydney Sviben, Ksena Brudnicki-Maher, and finally, Madison Sims.
Each boy spent the week leading up to Kingsway Live competing in Penny Wars to collect donations for their charity of choice! The one with the biggest heart, and the winner of Penny Wars, was Zach Grubb, who chose Camp No Worries. The boys collected over $4000, the largest donation for this event in Kingsway’s history!
The fantastical night began with a themed video introducing each of the boys while they prepared to make their entrance onstage; each boy picked a career that they were ‘totally unqualified’ for. After being fired at Kingsway Live, the boys attempted to redeem themselves.
With incredibly talented hosts Julianna Jones, Haley Brown, and Brielle Bucs, the show truly came to life! Everything ran perfectly behind the scenes, thanks to stage managers Emma Pieters and Ariana Velez. And, finally, the entire performance was elevated with the beautiful lights programmed by Mason Corey.
After the month introductions came the Lip-Sync Battles; the boys, in pairs, sang and danced their hearts out to Wannabe, Tik Tok, and Bye Bye Bye. After a brief intermission, the boys returned to the stage with their escorts for their struts, which was followed by the interview segment of the show where each boy showed a bit of their personality and why they chose to support their charity.
Finally, heading to the end of the night, a tribute video to the 12 boys showing baby pictures and behind-the-scenes moments closed out the night, as well as a mom dance and an escort group dance showcasing all those involved in the show!
The performance concluded with a series of awards: Teddy Oberg received People Choice, Shaam Jackson and his escort Alayna Riepen recieved the Best Strut, and Dom Hibbs and Kyle Nordone received Best Lip Sync. Now for Mr Kingsway, second runner up was Zach Grubb, first runner up Kyle Nordone, and the ultimate Mr Kingsway, Teddy Oberg. What a truly magical show it was this year. Congratulations to all the boys and everyone involved on a fabulous performance, and congratulations again, Teddy!