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Watch the untold story of the Witches of Oz follow its way to the Emerald City. Discover how their brains, hearts, and courage led them to the magic of friendship. With its Grammy Award ® winning score and Tony Award ® winning creative team, you will see why Entertainment Weekly calls it “the best musical of the decade!” From soaring above the lands of Oz, the …show more content…
Based on the Academy Award ®-winning film, FINDING NEVERLAND sets sail for the writer, J.M. Barrie, and how his inspiration and love for one family became the magic he needed to write the legendary tale. For anyone who knows the story of Peter Pan, you’ll learn the true origin story of the beloved classic, and how the faith of a single family shaped it. Directed by Tony Award ® winner Diane Paulus (Pippin, Hair) with choreography by three-time Emmy ® winner Mia Michaels (“So You Think You Can Dance”), this musical event will surely cast its theatrical magic upon you and your family for years to
People have dreams of what they want to do or accomplish in life, but usually musical theatre is just pushed into the non-realistic void. It isn’t a dream for me. In the past four years, musical theatre has been clarified as my reality. Musical theatre has been the only thing I have seen myself wanting to do. My first love was The Phantom of the Opera, seeing how I watched it almost every day and it was one of the first shows I saw. Of course, I started doing all of those cute shows in middle school and making a huge deal about it to my family and friends, but I have never felt so passionate about something. The minute I get up on that stage I throw away Riley for two and a half hours and it’s the most amazing feeling! Being able to tell a story
Generation X has finally taken out a lease on the future of theatre, and it looks like it is more than able to pay the "Rent" (Coulbourn 43). "Rent" is a musical for our time, for our generation and for generations to come. It has won numerous Tony Awards including best musical, book, score, lyrics, and ensemble performance. This musical is an excellent representation of cultural religion and it has had a profound impact on society both in the 90's and today. "Rent" is not only a representation of the culture of the new millennium but is an excellent representation of the faith of a new generation.
For my second cultural report I decided to go see a musical called “Wicked” in New York City with my girlfriend. I made this choice because I haven’t seen the famous Broadway Musical before but I was told by my girlfriend that it is a really good musical to do my report on. The musical was seen in New York City, New York on Broadway (March 31, 2017) at 8pm in Gershwin Theatre. Wicked is the musical story of The Wizard of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the West and Glenda the Good before Dorothy came. Wicked spotlights the untold stories of The Wizard of Oz’s most infamous characters, the Wicked Witch of the West and her unlikely friend, Glinda the Good. The show follows green-skinned star Elphaba from birth to college and through the events which eventually
Throughout the musical, the prowess of each individual performer was on display. Every performer, with the exception of Kristine, expressed a power and vibrato that was breathtaking; the highest notes lilting and the lowest notes thundering. I was in awe during a majority of the performances because of the commanding singing in each performer.
Upon receiving this project, my mind began racing as I looked through all the potential shows I could attend. After awhile I came to the conclusion that while I appreciate the talent and effort that goes into opera, I do not always enjoy it. That sentiment follows me when it comes to instrumental music, such as classical, as well. However, I have always enjoyed musicals because I can easily follow the story due to the often familiar movie style pacing. With this in mind, I knew I wanted to attend one. Luckily, a classmate discovered that the North Raleigh Christian Academy was going to show Irvin Berlin’s iconic musical; White Christmas. To my pleasant surprise, this show sold out every single day they put it on and the energy in the building
Kenrick, John. Musical Theatre A History. New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group, 2008. Print.
As in all genres, the musicals have had its share of failures. Some worthy dramas have been pressed into service and musicalized and sometimes butchered in the process, and audiences have had to watch a fine play diluted into a mediocre musical. But the successes have been many and spectacular and they have left a long lasting effect on the American art and culture.
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein were both writers and producers in the theatre, but, their collaborative venture in the 1940’s introduced a new era of musical theatre. First, they wrote the first musical in which every element: music, lyrics, narrative, and even dance contributed to telling the story, each part blending and woven into the whole. Their new idea was a huge sensation with audiences, and brought with it, new recordings of shows with albums and records to follow and revival productions around the world. The duo changed the fate of musical theatre practically overnight, but, it couldn’t have been done without the projects, big or small, that got them there, their
What is critically known as the best American musical, Gypsy provides American musical theatregoers with dynamic characters, a captivating story and extraordinary music. Gypsy is an American musical that is based on the self-written book, “The Memoirs of ‘Gypsy Rose Lee’”. It is often referred to as, Gypsy: A Musical Fable. The musical made its debut on May 21, 1959 at The Broadway Theatre in Manhattan. The characters have been subject to many in depth analysis throughout its lifetime, adding a lot of new content and progressive thinking to the world of musical theatre. The history of the musical, musical acts, correlation to the real story of Gypsy Rose Lee, awards won and impact Gypsy had on musical theatre will be discussed in further detail.
Miller, D. A. Place for Us: Essay on the Broadway Musical. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1998. Print.
thesis of how the musical brought our inner child out to realize our true struggles in life.
During our Intro to Theatre class, I watched the NBC production of The Wiz which was a live broadcasted musical from the story book adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. For a four-day period, we discovered the adventures of our teenage protagonist named Dorothy, who was whisked into the magical world of Oz. Along with a Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion, Dorothy and the gang go through Oz to seek the magical Wiz to get Dorothy back home to her farm in Kansas. On her journey, she learns the true meaning of love, courage, and what home really means to her. As an overall musical, The Wiz brought a compelling note recreating a classic story and twisting it into a musical with a unique cast, delightful costumes, and melodious songs. For me, the musical was
American musicals just weren’t proving successful- as they were focusing on the previous century’s trend of “substance over spectacle”. However, ‘Brit Hits’ became overwhelmingly successful by breaking away from the previous ideal and creating a theme of ‘bigger and better!’, focusing primarily on creating sights over substance. With casts and creative teams of the shows being larger than ever, as well as the aid of technology advancements- it proved to be the way to go! Larger sets and bigger special effects were introduced, including helicopters flying onto stage and chandeliers crashing on stage. Due to higher budgets and musical theatre reaching its peak, shows like Cats changed the way theatre published and promoted. In the past, shows had only souvenir programs or shirts, but Cats’ signature pair of yellow eyes, plastered the show’s logo, across coffee cups, jackets, ornaments, key chains, pins etc.- anything that could be thought of, changing the course of advertising. These “Brit Hits” showed a promising future for musical theatre, bringing in tens of thousands of new fans and showcasing a real ‘WOW’ factor through the ideal of big budgets, big effects, big orchestration, big casts and overall, big
My experience watching a live theatre performance on stage was a fascinating one, most especially since it was my first time. I attended a staged performance of “The History Boys” in a small theatre called “The Little Theatre of Alexandria” at 8:00 pm on Wednesday June 8, 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia. The overall production of the play was a resounding experience for me particularly the performance of the actors and the design of the scene made the play seem real.
Carmike Bellevue is eleven dollars and twenty-five cents per adult ticket). The average person’s budget cannot afford to splurge on movie tickets everyday; however Netflix offers their full collection of programs with a maximum cost of eleven dollars and ninety-nine cents a month. For this price not only do you get all their films, but you also get Ultra HD and are allowed to have up to four people watching at a time. Netflix offers three different plans: basic (seven dollars and ninety-nine cents per month), standard (nine dollars and ninety-nine cents per month), and premium (eleven dollars and ninety-nine cents per month). A plus for Netflix would be that the first month is free for any given plan and is watchable on laptops, tvs, smartphones and tablets. Another point to consider is watching two movies at the movie theaters is equal to twenty-three dollars, while Netflix has a set fee no matter how many movies someone chooses to watch. Lastly, considering the prices of the concession stands at movie theaters, going to the grocery store to get snacks is a much cheaper alternative. Netflix is unquestionably better priced than the movie theater, especially when considering the content given for that price.