performance as 'Roxie.' Eastern's 2011 musical, Cats, earned the award for Outstanding High School Musical in the 8-county Philadelphia region by the Greater Philadelphia Cappies, as well as both Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical. In 2012, for the second consecutive year, an Eastern musical was nominated for 'Outstanding Production' in New Jersey by the Rising Star Awards sponsored by the State Theatre of New Jersey, Paper Mill Playhouse. Sarah Cheatham was nominated for Lead Actress for 'Anna' in Eastern's The King and I. Eastern's 2017 musical, Les Miserables: School Edition earned Gary Bowman a Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star award for his lead performance as 'Jean Valjean,' Dr. Gregg Molotsky a Paper Mill Playhouse Best Director award, and the entire cast and crew the Best Musical award. In 2020, Eastern's production of AIDA was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic one week before opening night. In 2021, Director Dr. Gregg Molotsky produced Seussical the Musical outside on the football field with a 60 person cast, 15 person pit, and 30 person tech and stage crew. It was a big undertaking performing outside rather than in a traditional theater but it was an extreme success with large audiences for all three performances. Administration The school's principal is Robert M. Tull. Notable alumni Amirah Ali (born 1998), soccer forward and midfielder who plays for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League. Eli Apple (born 1994, class of 2013), defensive back for the Cincinnati Bengals. Braille (born 1981 as Bryan Winchester), hip-hop recording artist. Chris Canty (born 1976), a first-round pick (29th overall) in the 1997 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints of the NFL. Rachel Dawson (born 1985), Olympic field hockey midfielder. Sarah Dawson (born 1982), field hockey forward / midfielder. Tom Flacco (born 1994), quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. . English Gardner (born 1992, class of 2010), track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100-meter dash. Dana Hall (born 1969), jazz musician. Jack Landau (born 1953), attorney and jurist in the state of Oregon. Leonard Neidorf (born , class of 2006), philologist who specializes in the study of Old English and Middle English literature, and is a known authority on Beowulf Kelly Ripa (born 1970), host of Live! with Kelly (formerly co-host with Regis Philbin) and co-star with