ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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 ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Center Ballroom. The gala commemorated 50 years of the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Blossom programs, which include ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Blossom Music Festival, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï 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.