One day, about two weeks ago, when my high school announced that they were going to host auditions for their annual school musical, I knew I had to audition. I had been singing since the age of three, dancing since five, and acting ever since the moment I came out of my mother’s womb. Musical theatre was my forte, but auditions weren’t… *beep beep beep* “Oh God”, I thought, as I brushed my teeth. The alarm I had put on my phone the previous night was ringing, which meant that the auditions were going to begin soon. “Great, off to a good start already”, I said, as I jumped into my car. It was seven fifty-six, which meant that the auditions were going to begin in four minutes. “What else could possibly go wrong”, I thought. But, little to my knowledge, me being late to the auditions was only the beginning.
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I quickly signed my name, wrote down the song I would be singing and my school ID. I picked up my audition number, which was forty-two, and quickly put my bag down and searched for my sheet music. I looked and looked, but my sheet music was nowhere to be found. “Spectacular, another thing to add on”, I thought as I put my hair up in a ponytail, and sat next to the girl who was number 41. “Did you bring your sheet music?” asked the girl in a monotone voice. “No, I couldn’t find it. I thought I left it in my bag, but obviously I thought wrong”, I responded. The girl looked me down from head to toe and just rolled her
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
made their own translation of the psalms. The Bay Psalm Book was the first book
On a Wednesday night I saw Texas State Theatre and Dance Department's performance of A Chorus Line. The main plot of the musical entails the audition of 17 dancers for several Broadway roles on the chorus line. However, during their auditions the director Zach asks for personal stories of each dancer's life. Though the plot of this musical is seemingly simple in its twist on the traditional audition, it explores themes that reveal the human experience, the search for individuality, and the sense of self.
The pleasant smell of chalk and mumbled chitter of elder woman filled my senses as I pulled on my jazz shoes. I’m only 16 but I’ve filled out all my papers and I have every right to be here. The auditions for the Maricopa Community Theatre’s Rendition of The Cell Block Tango.
A couple of years ago I took group singing lessons at an acting school called Stage Left Children’s Theater. Towards the end of the year some of the kids in my class started talking about this thing called ‘Main Stage’. I asked my teacher about it and it turned out to be a big end of the year musical that Stage Left held. Most of the classes that they held were divided into age groups but Main Stage wasn’t. Main Stage featured a variety of ages from eight to eighteen. I thought it sounded cool enough but I wasn’t sure I wanted to do it. However, I decided that 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
A google search of Compton, California will quickly reveal the high incidence of crime in the town, with one of the first suggestions referencing “Compton California Crime Rates.” Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California, notorious for its gangs and gang related crimes, yet he was able to overcome his rough upbringing and showed that even grim situations can be used as a source of positivity. The album Good kid, m.A.A.d City contains skits in between songs which tell a piece of Kendrick’s life.In the song Sing About Me Kendrick reveals the murder of his friend, and how he used that tragedy to turn his life around. Through the use a pathos based strategy, Kendrick demonstrates to his listeners how life can change in an instant
Until now, only my family and those who have had the experience of calling my house in the midst of one of my renditions of the confrontation scene between Javert and Valjean from Les Misérables knew about my passion for musical theater. For years I have endured ridicule from my sisters and their friends who have overheard me belting out the lyrics to "Sunrise, Sunset" from Fiddler on the Roof while in the shower. Ever since my first musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, seven years ago, I have been obsessed with the telling of stories through melody and verse. My heart leaps when I see that Phantom of the Opera is coming to the local theater, or when Guys and Dolls is appearing on television at one in the morning.
Don’t let your nerves get to you. It was a Friday afternoon in the hot, muggy, and humid auditorium. It was the opening of our new musical, Little Shop of Horrors. All I could see when I looked through the blue curtains of the stage were all the people talking and carrying on about their children. Of course people are going to brag about their kids, it’s acting. Some kids are good, some, not so much. I’m freaking out because this is the first time I’ve been on stage to act in a musical since I was in elementary. I was all nerved up and persistently telling myself, what are these people going to do if I mess up? What if I look funny? I was getting overwhelmed and agitated.
Throughout history music has had a profound effect on a person’s mind, body, and consciousness. A song or piece of music can trigger vivid memories, and induce emotions ranging from deep sorrow to unabashed joy. Music can drive listeners to patriotic fervor or religious frenzy, or it can soothe the savage beast we call human. There have been many advances in technology that have let us study how music affects the brain. Music causes all sorts of activity in the brain, especially during musical improvisation. Music can tremendously help people with certain mind damaging diseases, and in some cases it can have negative effects.
If you are a musical theater nerd like me and LOVE the hit Broadway show "Hamilton" than this is the place for you every week I will post something new about the production of the hit Broadway show for today, costume is going to be our main focus.
Being overly timid and lacking any form of singing expertise, I reluctantly enrolled into Glee Singing; a breadth subject for those that are socially-adept and those that exude bravado; and unbeknownst to me, Glee Singing was none of those preconceived notions. My stigmatised assumptions were relinquished when I attended my first singing tutorial, which was also when I came to a revelation - singing was the antidote in relieving myself from a stagnant uninspired lifestyle as it provided me with an avenue for creative expression. Moreover, learning about the fundamentals of singing helped me develop a greater appreciation for the technicalities involved, for instance; pushing the tip of my tongue onto the bottom of my teeth and cackling like
The vocal folds, that are commonly known as vocal chords are very interesting parts of our body. Very often, people don’t realize that they are the most important source of us being able to produce musical sound as we do. As air passes through these cords, they open and close rapidly; this rapid vibration is what allows us to produce sound. They are housed in the larynx, commonly referred to as the “voice box” (which is the Adam's apple for men).
Theatre has heavily evolved over the past 100 years, particularly Musical Theatre- a subgenre of theatre in which the storyline is conveyed relying on songs and lyrics rather than dialogue. From its origination in Athens, musical theatre has spread across the world and is a popular form of entertainment today. This essay will discuss the evolution and change of musical theatre from 1980-2016, primarily focusing on Broadway (New York) and the West End (London). It will consider in depth, the time periods of: The 1980s: “Brit Hits”- the influence of European mega musicals, the 1990s: “The downfall of musicals”- what failed and what redeemed, and the 2000s/2010s: “The Resurgence of musicals”- including the rise of pop and movie musicals. Concluding
It is about 6:40 a.m. when my parents first hear me sing on a typical school day, and, since the acoustics in the bathroom are amazing, they can hear every note of the song. I have been singing since I learned to talk, and I joined my first choir in Kindergarten. Singing in a choir is something I will be doing until I die, whether it be with a professional or amateur ensemble. I have tried being a solo singer, and although I enjoy it, I find it more enriching to be a part of a choir when I sing. In the early years of singing in a choir, I thought this was a flaw. When I tell people I am in choir, I get the feeling that they think it is less impressive than being a solo singer. To them, it seems as though my choir is a crutch, a tool for covering up my own voice. However, singing as a soloist and singing in a group are two different activities that require slightly different skill sets. Although singing in my choir is my favorite of the two, I use both forms of singing to improve in both my regular life and my musical extracurriculars.
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