Auditions for the new musical We Will Rock You ended Thursday with a large turnout of contestants auditioning for the many parts needed. Auditions took place over Wednesday and Thursday with auditioners who made the cut being announced Friday. We Will Rock You, a musical written by Ben Elton and was first performed in 2002, will be directed by Bryan Wilson. The Musical which plays on and explores themes of individuality and the opposition of large corporations and monopolies, is heavily inspired off of the rock band Queen and their music. Wilson chose We Will Rock you due to the strong connections that he had with the music and musical and the impact it had on him. “We will rock you represents how rock music and Freddie Mercury spoke for individuals and the right to say what we want to say.”said Wilson. During auditions, …show more content…
“I’m definitely going out of my comfort zone because I usually don’t audition especially for musicals, so this makes me more of a risk taker because I wouldn’t do this usually.” said Yvette Lentz a student auditioning for a part in the musical.
When making the decisions as to who gets the part a team of teachers collaborate in the decision looking not only the skill sets of the auditioners but also who would be most successful for the roles, who can work together in synergy and has better chemistry, if their able to handle the role, as well as past history may be taken into account.
“We are going to have some tough decisions. We probably are going to end up with either a much larger cast than what we had initially projected, or were going to end up having to say to some very, very, talented people ‘come back for the one act auditions, come back next year to audition, and try again.’ It’s a very tough place to be, we always try to be very thoughtful about things, but that's what one of the hard processes of auditions are.” said
And both are oriented to an audience younger than Broadway usually attracts. If both, or either, settle in for a successful run, the door may open for new talent to reinvigorate the once dominant American musical theater. "RENT" so far has the sweet smell of success, marked no only by it's $6 million advance sale (solid, but no guarantee) but also by the swarm of celebrities who have clamored for tickets: Michelle Pfeifer, Sylvester Stallone, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Ralph Fiennes...name your own biggie. Last week, on opening night, 21 TV crews, many from overseas, swarmed the Nederlander Theatre to shoot the 15 youthful cast members in euphoric shock under salvos of cheers.
Marc Blitzstein’s The Cradle Will Rock, published in 1938, has garnered attention from the very beginnings of its existence. It quickly seduced the initial director and producers with its varied musical styles ranging from classical arias to satirical ensemble numbers. However, this proletarian opera has reached moderate infamy not necessarily because of the quality of its content, but because of the way it reached its premiere performance. What began as a government-sponsored production became a guerrilla effort to perform in spite of government censors. This controversial piece resonated with both performers and audiences, and most of the cast’s sheer determination to present Blitzstein’s work is a source of great fascination. Due largely to the perfect storm created by the lingering tensions of the First Red Scare and the Great Depression, The Cradle Will Rock and the events surrounding its debut contributed directly to the end of the Federal Theatre Project.
James Baldwin uses the adolescent thoughts of “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” to convey the internal struggle and confusion of a young African-American living in a dominantly white community, attempting to find inner-peace in the affairs of his sexuality, family, and education through the benefits of his religion
“I ain’t gonna let you two jokers get some free education and leave me on the streets to sell pencils.” The reality was for most boys living in the tough Newark streets, pencils were the best thing they could have sold. We Beat the Street is a true story that follows three young men, Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt, as they grow up trying to escape the roads of drugs, guns, and incarceration. The Three Doctors, as they call themselves today, admit that the challenge of succeeding was daunting, but they wanted to tell their story to inspire all young people that they can achieve through all obstacles. The story is told through the eyes of the young men and through reflections from the grown men today, which immerses the reader
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the writer of two breakthrough Broadway musicals, could possibly become the next Andrew Lloyd Webber. Broadway has always been a diverse and welcoming place. But, only recently has there been such a buzz about all diversity. One man has been such a big part of why all people of colour casting has become such a big deal. Award-winning playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda could possibly be the answer to giving everyone, no matter what their background is, an equal chance in the theatre.
In the world of theatre, auditions are critical in order to have an exquisite show. However, auditions can be tricky and demanding, especially if it is for a musical. A regular theatrical audition is different in comparison to a musical audition; the steps may look more complicated, and it can seem convoluted for a first time auditionee. For this reason, it is difficult to get into a show without prior experience. So, this guide can benefit a majority of people who wants to undergo an audition, especially if it is their first time auditioning. Furthermore, the age can range from 13 to 30 years-old. This guide may benefit the first
Between upbeat and depressing the film documentary, Can You Dig This, by Delila Vallot; was an up and down wild ride showcasing the what urban gardening is doing for one community. The city of Compton in southern California is mostly filled with poverty. People struggle to keep jobs and maintain food and a roof over their head. I couldn't imagine trying to find a zen place in the midst of the troubles in this community. The film used both narrative and music analogies to make it more like a light hearted gangster story.
Culture Centers in Higher Education: Perspectives on Identity, Theory, and Practice is a powerful and enlightening book by Lori D. Patton. Patton is a higher education scholar who focuses on issues of race theories, African American experiences on college campuses, student development theories, campus environments, inclusion, and multicultural resources centers at higher education institutions. She has a variety of publications and was one of the first doctoral students to complete a dissertation that focused exclusively on Black culture centers entitled, “From Protest to Progress: An Examination of the Relevance, Relationships and Roles of Black Culture Centers.” In Campus Culture Centers in Higher Education Patton collaborates with many higher education scholars and faculty members to discuss various types of racial and ethnic culture centers in higher education, their overall effectiveness, relevance, and implications for improvement in relation to student retention and success. Diversity, inclusion and social justice have become prevalent issues on all college campuses, and this piece of literature gives a basic introduction for individuals unfamiliar with cultural resource centers. This book successfully highlights contributions of culture centers and suggestions for how centers can be reevaluated and structured more efficiently. For many faculty, administrators, and student affairs professionals unfamiliar with the missions and goals of culture centers, Patton’s text provides a concrete introduction and outline for the functionality of these resources and also offers recommendations and improvements for administrators managing multicultural centers.
Auditions are the pride of music television and the bane of every auditionee. Every time you open up your browser, the latest and greatest news on our favorite contestants riddles the headlines. Whether it be The Voice, all the way down to the recently-ended American Idol series, we all enjoy a good story of success. Musicals, plays, and operas follow a similar grueling tryout process but typically miss the headlines due to a more local influence, rather than national. The harsh reality that auditionees face, however, is something to be noted. Carol Wolfe (The Soprano, 93), and Diana Griffith (The Contestant, 105) are just two examples of how similar, and different, the branches of the music industry are. While Wolfe resides in New York, Griffith goes to Philly; two major auditioning and performing art cities. New York features a variety of artistic license from Broadway to the CBGB's mentioned in The Frontman (163). Philly, however, welcomes the influence of The Voice, the late American Idol, and The Big Bad Musical, and interactive comedic play in where the audience participates in deciding the events.
Movies portray mental illness in multitude of ways, most of the films portray it subtly but some portray a mental illness so explicitly, in order to entertain and simultaneously educate the audience on the illness. One of the films that explicitly highlights different mental illnesses is Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (Call Me Crazy). This movie showcases the lives of five people dealing with mental illness or having a close relative dealing with a mental illness. There are four mental disorders that are blatantly described in the film; schizophrenia, bipolar, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Furthermore, there are two lenses in which a film can portray a mental illness; through
This toolkit is a companion resource for use with the book, Don’t Count Me Out, a collection of personal stories and poetry of Memphis public housing residents describe often intense and unsettling experiences. Chronicling first-person accounts, the book depicts the plight of the under-resourced and often disenfranchised members of Seek to Serve members and their involvement in a grassroots leadership program that changed the course of lives derailed by domestic violence, illness, crime, family deterioration, education, and poverty, and their subsequent journey to inclusion and empowerment. This guide allows those interested in exploring innovative ways in which to engage seniors and other un-heard voices, and magnify their significance. By creating this dynamic validates Blues City Cultural Center’s commitment to amplify and make space for under-heard voices.
Connections for Argument: Social Network Rogerian developed an argumentative technique used by many writers to find a common ground with their audience so, the writers will be able to connect with a wider audience. The evolvement of the internet and the emergence of social net-working sites have influenced the life of many in different ways. Some people use social media solely to communicate to their friends and family about their life whereas people who use these sites can cause false imagination about someone’s life. The author of “I’m so Totally, Digitally Close to You” Claive Thomas explores both sides of the social networking spectrum by using Rogerian theory to life. There are many advantages to social media that lead to an improvement of understanding and the capability to communicate in a more diplomatic way.
The t tests also showed no differences between fathers’ and mothers’ rating of guilt, anger, disappointment or worry. The correlations between the four emotions were examined separately for fathers and mothers. The range was from .23 (for guilt and worry in mothers) to .56 (anger and disappointment in fathers). When it came to career success, both mother and father were associated with the emotion of disappointment, which means both parents are equally invested in their child’s career success. On the contrary, poor relationship status was associated with only mothers with emotions of disappointment, guilt and worry. The author suggests that it is important to consider parents’ negative emotions in context to better understand the connection between gender, emotion and parent
The Who is a English rock band formed in 1964. Along with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, the Who complete the holy trinity of British rock. They were seen as the pioneers of rock opera, a powerhouse arena act, and among the first rock group to successfully use a synthesizer. Who’s Next is a long playing well thought out and exciting rock and roll album.
Hemin Chang 201703081 “Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?” The story revolves around Ralph Wyman, a high school teacher that formed a family with his wife, Marian and two children. One afternoon, Marian makes the mistake of asking Ralph if he remembers about a party that happened years ago. In this party, Marian had an encounter with Mitchell Anderson, a kiss.