Play Review “COPS” When I found out that I had to attend theater Play’s [plays] for class I was looking forward to attending them. I told my wife that I had to attend and she had to go with me. Since I was not too excited about going to a play I let my wife pick out the play. We decided to see “COPS” at the Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood. The two main characters are undercover Chicago police officers. They would always come to the diner early in the morning and tell stories of there experiences
Cinderella Play Review Cinderella was a great show and an amazing musical. It was impressive overall. The performances were incredible. The cast and crew did phenomenon. Let’s start with the beginning of the show, the “Once upon a time” painting looked wonderful. The details of it made the set blend in well. Cinderella has multiple casts who played the same role which is never done before. This might cause a little confusing for the audiences but it was helpful that the show has a performance chart
Red Rock Community College’s adaptation of Christopher Durang’s play Baby with the Bathwater, directed by James O’Leary, concluded its 8-show run with a sold out finale performance on Sunday April 23rd, 2014. When the lights came up on the bassinet in the otherwise darkness of the stage, the image more or less stands for everything that follows – childhood, loneliness and abandonment. It seems that an icon of the entire human experience, not just the implied infancy, is being presented. When the
The name of the play i saw was called “Cabaret”. It took place at the Festival Theatre (Shaw Festival) which is located at 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake and was presented by the “Tams Witmark Music Library” which is in New York, New York. When American Journalist Cliff Bradshaw arrives in Berlin, he meets a nightclub singer named Sally Bowles at the Kit Kat Club, who he later falls in love with when she becomes pregnant. Desperate for money, he takes up his German friend named Ernst’s offer
On May 9th, 2014, I had the honor of seeing Shrek the Musical, beautifully performed at Casa Del Prado Theatre, in Balboa Park. It was such a compelling performance that it felt as if the hit movie Shrek was coming to life through the acting, directing, lighting, costumes, and makeup/hair. Shrek the Musical tells a story about a gigantic green ogre named Shrek (played by Connor Marsh) who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that crossed his path, finds solitude in a horrendous
Terrance had a unique voice as Georg that I had trouble placing. I felt his voice had a low tongue position as well as AES narrowing. Something about his voice reminded me of Cher’s voice, which we discussed in class as a low tongue. The AES narrowing I feel explains why I almost thought it was slightly nasal. Although it was a clean choice, the rest of the cast, minus Georg (and Arpad who was different in his own way), had an operatic quality to their voices, high tongue, which drew attention to
My Review of the Play ‘Proof’ Good acting is essential to any good performance. The actors and actresses have to try to make what the audience is seeing and hearing come alive. The four characters in the play “Proof” are able to do this. The meaning and purpose behind the play is easily understood because the actors and actresses do such a fine job in their performances. The play is about a young woman, Catherine who had been taking care of her father during his last years of life. Anne
Arsonist Review The Arsonist is an absurdist play that is “a play about morals with no morals”. It was cleverly written and has universal themes that can be applied to any era. Aside from how it was written, there were other contributing factors that allowed the presentation of the play to be successful. These are aspects of the production and the actors/actresses. The production carried the central theme of even if there is an evil so blatantly there, people can choose to stay in denial. The set
Live Play Review: The Crucible by Arthur Miller The play, as directed by Ivo van Hove, Played live on the Thursday night of 24 March 2016 at the Walter Kerr Theater. The play starred Ben Whislaw, Saoirse Ronan, Cianan Hinds, and Shophie Okonedo who are acclaimed international live drama role players. The four acts played in two hours carries the theme of witchcraft is a society that is intolerance to black magic and tries them in a biased way possible to meet their desire to get rid of them all
Casina: A Review When we came together with ideas for what text we wanted to use to inspire our performance, we ended up with about 10 ideas. Fairy tales, Edgar Allen Poe, Dr. Seuss, and urban legends had all been thrown out as ideas, but the play we chose was is a much lesser known greek play named, Casina. Casina, looking through one lens, is a comedy about two men fighting over a woman. Through a different lens, Casina is a power struggle between husband and wife and seeing which of the two will
made by dramatists and scriptwriters echo cultural beliefs and social concern about the dread of advancement. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, the protagonists in the production, double cast the role-plays of the Creature and the eponymous Victor Frankenstein. In this play review, the focus is to identify multiple elements of the art form, recognize the work’s intention, and assess the quality and success of the production using different elements. Attention is also, on how
research, it will be put to the test as a playwright takes his previously produced play and use criticisms and reviews as a guide to recreating a play and bringing it back onto the stage. Once doing that, a survey will be conducted to see if the help of criticisms and/or reviews aided in the success of the newly revised play. II. Purpose of the Study Evaluating the differentiation of theatrical critiques and reviews are crucial in any artist... ... middle of paper ... ...fully assist in making
Reviews of Huckleberry Finn in the late 19th Century In the 20th Century, no other book was discussed or fought over more then The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. The book has been banned and reinstated in many school systems and libraries throughout this century. Controversy over the use of the word "nigger" has been one of the biggest arguments. The fact that people are still feeling the sting and abuse from the creation of this slang word is understandable. The other problem
it was one of those experiences that I’d only get so many chances to do. The play that year was Shrek: The Musical. I’d seen the movie Shrek and liked it so I thought why not give it a go? I asked Now for those who have never been in a play Tech Week is essentially when every single person in the play loses it. After Tech Week is when the performances start which tends to cause a lot of stress for the people in the play. First of all you have to know all the dance moves and all the lyrics. Secondly
“No Jab, No Play.” Vaccines. Or as the fun doctor at your family practice puts it - SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS, SHOTS, are one of humanities most remarkable yet controversial triumphs today. Having saved millions of lives, vaccinations are one of the most amazing medical breakthroughs. There was a time where when a new vaccine was introduced, it was a cause for celebration. However, despite their success, small groups are sceptical and vocal about their concerns on the detrimental effects
one of much diversity. Reviews range anywhere from phenomenal to average. Not only are movies created for the entertainment and sheer pleasure of the audience, they create a market of jobs and open doors to the world of financial growth. The success of these films, whether they are tremendous or atrocious, is not only dependent of the actual film, but also upon the critic’s reviews. It is a form of assistant advertising, in addition to commercials and billboards. A movie review is composed of summaries
This time, the main theme for this article is Theatrical Critics. “Richard Gilman, American Theater Critic: An Appreciation” was published in 2011 and is one of the most current researches done on this topic. As previously discussed in an earlier review, the author, Bert Cardullo, does not have much of a background based on this article. It does not state if he belongs to a particular institution or organization. However, with this article to compare to the previous one, it proves more than ever
The lion king is a well-known contemporary musical, which shows the life of a young lion named Simba. Linda Winer from Newsday wrote a review about the lion king, “A jaw-dropping magnificent spectacle. The show and the playhouse are enchanting. The unprecedented production is worth every penny. If this is Disney's idea of a theme park, we are delighted to report that the theme is quality.” I have had the experience of watching this musical twice on Broadway in New York City. The first time was many
soldier beats the boy, Bruno feels terrible and want to make it up to Shmuel. Bruno wants to understand why the life behind the fence is so awful and why Shmuel isn’t happy. Bruno thinks it’s not better, but interesting because there are other kids to play with. They form a strong bond that can't be broken by anything and it makes him realize that his friends in Berlin weren't as special as Shmuel is and their friendship. The two boys have been talking and have been friends for about a year and decide
Collins belongs the credit of having introduced into fiction those most mysterious of mysteries, the mysteries which are at our own doors.” So said Henry James in an unsigned review of another author’s work. But his view was certainly not shared by all those who cast their opinions into the fray. An unsigned review in the Saturday Review said of Collins’ work, “Estimated by the standard of great novels, the Woman in White is nowhere. Somewhere between these two points are friends and correspondents of Mr