Kenneth L. Ton (1921–1982) was drama director at Capuchino for many years, and when Otto Mielenz (1933–2006) became choral director in 1960, they began plans for producing the school first's musical comedy productions. Randolph Hunt had preferred to present operettas by Gilbert & Sullivan, including a performance of "The Mikado" in 1959, when the new auditorium was completed. Ton and Mielenz first collaborated on a 1962 production of "Brigadoon" by Lerner & Loewe. In 1964 Mielenz left Capuchino to teach at San Bernardino Valley College, followed by Chabot College in Hayward, California. Mr. Masonson became the new choral director in 1964. Ton continued to direct plays and collaborated on additional musicals until his retirement in the early 1980s.