production uses Santa Clara Ballet School students for the childrens roles and professional guest artists and soloists for the principal performances. In 2011, three generations of the Reyes family danced on stage (founder Josefa Villanueva-Reyes, her son Andre Reyes and his daughter Rowan Allegra Reyes). A
After the verdict was read, Villanueva's family burst out into sobs and screams. His mother, Josefa Villanueva, howled that her son was not guilty and that she loved him. Emergency services officers were called to the courtroom and she left the courthouse in an ambulance.