Â鶹ӰԺ School of Theatre and Dance and Porthouse Theatre alumna -- the Tony Award-winning Broadway performer Alice Ripley -- performs songs from The Who's "Tommy" with senior musical theatre students at the 50th Anniversary Blossoming Gala on Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Â鶹ӰԺ Student Center Ballroom. The gala commemorated 50 years of the Â鶹ӰԺ Blossom programs, which include Â鶹ӰԺ Blossom Music Festival, Â鶹ӰԺ Blossom Art Intensives and Porthouse Theatre. The partnership has touched more than 100,000 students and audience members’ lives over the course of five decades.