On Friday, May 24th, “Newsies” the musical premiered at Glendale Secondary School. Newsies is a musical that tells the powerful story of a group of young newsboys who strike against the demanding publishers to win the fight for better pay and working conditions. Jack Kelly, played by Nathan French and Abbey Keays, is a charismatic and optimistic newsboy who dreams of a better life for himself and the other newsies. After Joseph Putzliser, played by Elliot Briskin and Edwin Yanover, decides to boost the newspaper's price for profit, Jack Kelly and his friends go on strike. This musical follows themes of social justice and overcoming obstacles. In the musical number “Sante Fe” Abbey Keays provides an astounding vocal performance, hitting every …show more content…
However, there is one aspect that cannot be ignored when comparing the two. It was quickly made apparent that the Glendale Secondary School production was of a much higher budget. From the instruments to the set design to the equipment used, Glendale has what seems like a world with a plethora of resources at its disposal. Another thing to note is that many of the students attending Glendale have auditioned for the HWDSB arts program. Students in this program receive experimental learning opportunities like career exploration, certifications, training for their specialization, and studio recordings. Many students at Glendale participate in a co-op at Theatre Aquarius, a theatre that puts on 270 performances and attracts 120,000 guests annually. Often the duties of this co-op include greeting guests, responding to questions, selling and scanning tickets, event set-up and tear-down, and ushering guests. So, although they may not be performing, they have a wide array of duties behind the scenes, giving them more experience and preparation for their performances. As of 2021-2022, Glendale Secondary School was home to 1,020 students which is 255 students less than the enrolment of Sherwood Secondary School the same year; along with the exact square footage, you may wonder how exactly the budget is calculated. Every year, the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board informs stakeholders of the budget available for the year to come and asks the community how they should budget. HWDSB states that “By aligning our resources to support budget priorities, we believe that all students will achieve their full potential”. With just over a dollar per student, that statement quickly becomes hard to believe. Though the people who have participated in the musical are enrolled in the musical theatre class, school plays and concerts are
On March 31 I had the pleasure of seeing Hello Dolly at Mandeville High School. As a talented theater student at the school, I take the shows that are put on very seriously. Being involved in the show, helping make set pieces, and working box office brings light to me as an individual, every little helping hand counts. I want to make sure that my school represents theater in the best way possible. With this production put on, I am proud to say that I am a theater student in Mandeville High.
About 60% of all kids in Madison High School participate in some section of the fine arts program which consists of band, choir, orchestra, and drama. This was one of the main reasons that so much money was spent on the fine arts section of the Madison High School, especially the auditorium. It does get quite a bit of use between the four programs and other public events, so it has been worth its money spent on it. During these public events, many kinds of people come to see a good performance and be entertained, but people also go for other reasons, which affects the way that they act at these events.
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.
The theme of this musical was different than the contemporary comical musicals in the sense that the plot had a tragic ending. This presented a huge challenge to the creators. West Side Story, for the fir...
4. "Santa Fe" from the Newsies original Broadway Cast. "Santa Fe" is the main song sung by the lead character in the play. The lead, Jack Kelly, wants nothing more than to leave 1800's New York and get out to Santa Fe. I can relate to this song because sometimes I want nothing more than to get up and leave. "Let me go. / Far away. / Somewhere they won't ever find me, and tomorrow won't remind me of today."
In order for the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) to thrive and succeed our company must stay competitive with other entertainment industries accessible to residents of the Boston area. As you know, subscriptions have become an increasingly popular way of attracting new audiences by providing cost effective access to a variety of entertainment industries. Not only is the subscription-based entertainment industry in Boston vast, but also our competitors operate in a manner that contributes to economic development while bettering the quality of life in our local community and society at large. In this analysis I will specifically discuss our top three subscription-based competitors, and their regards to Corporate Social Responsibility.
... living in this present day, some knowledgeable facts and information on what it was like to live back in the 60’s. In one musical John Waters managed to re enact real history of American culture with issues such as the segregation and integration. He also showed the struggles of the older generations finding it hard to move on to the next chapter of the 60’s, and showed the change that happened in the 60’s helped by the younger generation. He also manage to base the whole musical around a passionate outspoken teenage girl who is reaching for dream to be on television but is constantly been rejected and looked down upon because she is a bigger girl and not in the higher class of society. But she actually does the right thing and stands up and helps create new change in Baltimore, all by following one message do what you believe in and do what you think is right.
I experienced Chicago, the Broadway musical, and because I had seen the movie many times before, I knew all the songs and dances by heart. I loved it, but it was actually the movie that influenced me to become a “Chicago fan.” The movie is based on the 1996 Chicago revival of the original musical version of 1975. It was thrilling knowing that the making of the musical into a mainstream production would increase its accessibility and widen its distribution into all the corners of the world; now there is no excuse for people not to experience Chicago, and though not everyone can go to Broadway to see it, just about anyone can indulge themselves in this dazzling movie in the comfort of their homes. In addition to a fantasy world of singing, dancing and Vaudeville, the film also provides a narrative that is explicitly presented through Roxie’s point of view, creating a counter-human side to Roxie’s fantasy world so that the audience can easily identify and engage.
It exemplifies how musicals often glamourized the time period, or even created parodies of political and social dilemmas, at hand. The episode speaks of the film, The Cradle Will Rock - our most recent assignment. This film is just one example of how political, economic, and social crises were depicted. Shows such as Porgy and Bess, directed by George Gershwin came upon us, truly identifying with the American stereotype. This episode not only highlighted material we have reviewed in class, but elaborated on how and why it was
For this quarters culture project I went to go see the Fremd production of The Sound of Music. The play takes place in Austria during the time of Nazi rule. The play starts with a woman who is trying to become a nun but, all of the other nuns don't think she is capable of being one. So they send her off to be a governess to the kids of a high ranking Austrian military captain. Upon her arrival she quickly notices how strict the captain is as well as how disciplined his kids act. After the captain leaves, the governess has a chance to get to know the kids a bit better and come to realize the kids don't know what singing so her first order of business is to teach them how to sing. After this, she starts to teach and do things that would be frowned upon by the captain. Later in the play the captain returns home to find his kids singing and not wearing their uniforms. At first this upsets him very much but, he is convinced by the governess that he was being too strict and that he should interact with his kids more often. This is the point in the play that they hit to the audience that the captain and the governess start to have feelings for each other. This is also the point in the play that the captain starts drifting away from the "stay and fight mentality" rather than the "run and protect my family" mentality. Just as he was considering fleeing Austria with his family. He get commissioned by the Nazis against his will. The day before he was supposed to start working there is a culture festival which his family was going to be a part of.
The production will mimic the highly acclaimed musical, Cotton Club Parade, by inviting special celebrities to take the stage, starring American idol winner Fantasia Barrino, Emmy nominee Dulé Hill and Tony winner Adriane Lenox. It was an era when swing was big in Harlem, and after Midnight is a jazz medicine you can’t afford to miss. The play is made up of a 17-string orchestra and a chorus of about 25 vocalists and dancers. The play features brilliant talent, with more than 25 songs from the peak of the jazz era; which varies from “Zaz Zuh Zaz” to “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.” Through the play we’re going back to the heyday of the Cotton Club, time-traveling to when Jazz took over the streets of Harlem at midnight and didn’t finish until sunrise.
As Leonard Bernstein once said, musical theatre is “an art that arises out of American roots, out of our speech, our tempo, our moral attitudes, our way of moving” (Bernstein,???). Therefore, it stands to reason that society will continue to engage with musical theatre to witness themes that reflect their daily lives and social history. For example, “Hairspray” deals with African-American integration, “Wicked” addresses social exclusion and “Hair” conjures themes of the sexual revolution and political uprise (GROVE MUSIC). Moreover, Miller (2007) describes that musical theatre, its lyricists and book writers, composers, directors and actors, have continually had to evolve to suit the modern day audiences desires for more relatable material, which is now recognised in modern theatre’s energetic, dissolute, intense and emotional presentation (reference??). NEW PARAGRAPH? Now, more than ever before, America, and the world, can access these thought-provoking themes through the increasing use of disseminating musical theatre through mediums other than live theatre. These include movie musicals such as Les Miserables (2012) and Into the Woods (2014), TV series such as Smash (2012-13) and Glee (2009-15), Disney- animated musicals such as Frozen (2013), which showcase the
What is more, there are always some aspects of successes and frustrations when people cooperate, not to mention the collaboration in theatre. In the beginning of the process to create the show “The Life”, there were some frustrations between the Department of Theater and the College of Music need to be considered. For example, the difference in vocabulary, rehearsal times and logistical finger-pointing were all elements in the frustration between the two departments. Since the Department of Theater wanted to showcase their actors while the College of Music focused on the voice of their students appeared in the showcase. In addition, the first production meeting with director and designers was terrible. “The lighting designer was in another state working on a show. The scene and costume designers seemed shell-shocked from their hectic summer schedules. Unsympathetically, the director plowed ahead, as he would be leaving town for three weeks. The timing was disastrous.” Pg. 2040 It shows that it is not an
Review – From La La Land to a shining American dream: the return of musical movies
Although the Broadway budgets are composed by multiple elements, there are some outgoings that can represent a considerable section of the expenditures. According to the New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the highest proportion of a show budget corresponds to the performance space rental, which can represent, on average, 36 % of the of the overall production expenses. Besides that, other remarkable show expenditures are the publicist, which may represent a 7% of the budget, and the actor fees that may represent, on average, a 9% of the budget (New York Innovative Theatre Foundation