On March 17, 2014, the Plaza Theatre presented the Broadway show “Bring it On The Musical” with lyrics of Lin Manuel Miranda and Amanda Green, music of Tom Kitt and Jeff Whitty as librettist, inspired in “Bring it On” 2000’s film. Is a story that talks about the competitiveness of the cheerleader world and rivalries between young high school teenagers. This essay will provide a brief of the show and also a review of the lighting fixtures used during the play according to the mood and emotions desired to transmit to the audience.
The Story The story takes place in the Truman High School. Campbell Davis (main character) is on her last day of junior year and she wants to be the captain of the cheerleading squat. She gets the position and her first duty is to replace the members that just graduate. Her friend Skylar is completely interested in the auditions, and she gets selected. Another student, this one with a nerdy look and a little chubby named Bridget doesn’t make it. Campbell, instead of Bridget gives the opportunity to Eva, a nice freshman. During a tournament in summer, Eva is not as confident of her skills and, Campbell in order to make her feel better, pronounce her the third in the line of secession if Campbell loses her position after, Skylar and Kylar. This lift up Eva’s confidence enough to take Truman High School was triumphant. Unfortunately, Campbell received bad news; she was going to be moved to Jackson High School, a school with not even a cheerleading
The story is about Josie Moraine, living in the French Quarter of New Orleans and wants a new life away from New Orleans. Josie dreams of going to college in the East, where nobody knows her. Josie's mom is a prostitute and has never been a good mother to Josie. Josie is very ashamed of her mother and embarrassed because she is a prostitute.
When it came time for the track meet, Chloe was one hundred Percent ready to compete. As she was running, she twisted her ankle, but she didn’t stop. She continued to run until she passed the finish line, running much faster than anyone else, especially Kyana. After everyone was finished, Chloe went over to Kara with a huge smile on her face. Kara, Chloe, and her parents talked about her win the entire walk to Chloe’s house. Chloe was so happy that Kara helped her be ready for the track
Natalie Sterling, a seventeen year old senior at Ross Academy had just won class president and beat her opponent Mike Domski. Mike was the kind of guy that Natalie and her best friend Autumn tried to stay away from. The girls at Ross Academy were known as demeaning and “boy crazy.” One day, during the pep rally a bunch of freshman dressed in trampy clothing and started to dance inappropriately. The leader’s name was Spencer a girl Natalie used to babysit for. The flirty freshman called themselves “Prostitutes” or Ross Academy prostitutes. Not only was Natalie embarrassed and angry by Spencers action but, she was disappointed. When the principal and Ms. Bee the student council head were talking to the girls punishments Natalie barged in. Natalie explained how she wanted to have a lock-in for all the girls in trouble and any others from school who wanted to come, about feminism and women's rights. Ms. Bee and Natalie agreed that it would be a good idea for
Scott overhears Kelly, Julia’s best friend, asking Julia is she finished her book review. The only people that do book reviews is the club that writes the school newspapers. Therefore, Scott decides to join the school newspaper club, so he can try to get closer to Julia, only to learn that Julia was a guest and never actually joined the club. Scott also finds out that Kelly and Julia are planning to join the drama club. By giving Scott another chance to get closer to Julia, he decides to join the drama club. After a horrible performance, Scott joins the stage crew, later to find out that Julia did not even make the cut. After failing twice trying to get closer to Julia, Scott finds out that Julia is running for student council. So again, Scott decided to run too. As usual, Julia does not make student council and Scott does. With piles of homework, a new baby brother on the way, and tons of activities to do Scott is barely getting enough sleep. After learning how hard starting high school was for him, Scott decides to start a survival guide for his upcoming younger brother. Later in the year, a new girl, named Lee, comes to J.P. Zenger High
Paul sees that while the schedules and classes at Tangerine Middle School are the same as at Lake Windsor Middle School, the two schools are very different. At Tangerine Middle School, boys and girls play on the same teams. Theresa proudly tells Paul that last year the soccer team placed second in the county.After school, Theresa introduces Paul to the team coach, Ms. After practice, Paul panics when he spots his mother leaving the school office.But, she tells him that, as she was transporting it, the IEP that he does not want Tangerine Middle School to have disappeared out of his folder somewhere between Lake Windsor Middle School and Tangerine Middle School.The next day,When
Susan McConnell is the only junior in an english class full of seniors. Among the students, there is David Ruggles, Mark Kinney, Jeff Garrett, and Betsy Cline. David is the president of the senior class, Jeff is the tallest guy on the basketball team, Betsy is the head cheerleader, and Mark is Jeff’s best friend, and very mysterious. All of them aren’t very fond of their teacher, Mr. Griffin. Mark, Jeff, and Betsy hatch a plan to scare Mr. Griffin into going easier on them and giving better grades, so they don’t fail his class. They get Dave in, and Dave convinces Sue to join, to be the decoy. Their plan doesn’t go as aimed and Mr. Griffin is found dead by Sue and Dave. Mark comes up with a scheme to hide the body in the mountains and get rid of the car, while Sue thinks they should tell someone. Mark gets her to calm down and convinces her to stay quiet.
The Bucks County School of Performing Arts is preparing to present 2017 Broadway Revue. Tonight was the night-dancers in position, the rest of the cast lined up backstage, band tuned and ready for the top of the show. My director gives the cue, “Lights on stage, open the curtain.”
The Truth about Truman School is about a girl named Lilly Clarke who was once popular but everything in her life took a turn. I started when Zebby and Amr ( Lilly’s old friends) created a website for their school as a newspaper. Zebby expected this website to be a place where students at Truman could talk about events at the middle school. But when a student takes something that happened in Elementary too far by cyberbullying Lilly her popularity drops and she loses all of her “friends”. This story is told by different characters perspectives on what happened to Lilly Clarke. (101)
After countless attempts at other programs Natalie and her parents try and treat this irregularity, by getting her into Esther P. Marinoff, a specialized school for kids with different mental disorders. Her parents are really excited because she will finally get the help that she needs and her parents won’t have the daunting task of full time care. The only problem is the enrollment process. Natalie has to be at a certain spot in her treatment to be able to enroll. At first she was accepted but she was later sent home for severe tantrums and was considered “not being eligible for care.” According to the headmaster, Mr. Purdy, Natalie was not able to stay and could only enroll is she got some help from a specialist. She could try and enroll again next spring. Crushed and near hopeless, The Flanagans hire Mrs. Kelly, a lady that works for the school to help her get ready for enrollment. With the help of Mrs. Kelley and Moose, they hoped to get NAtalie back into the Esther P. Marinoff school as soon as
The History of Broadway Musicals What Is Broadway theater? Most would believe that it refers to the theaters that are located on Broadway street in New York. Surprisingly however, many Broadway theaters have moved to neighboring streets. In modern times, the definition of a Broadway theater actually refers to how many people the theater holds, as well as how much they pay the cast etc. So as a rule, a theater would be considered a Broadway if it seats at least 500 people.
The hit broadway musical tells the story of one girl's american dream to make it on broadway. The cast of around 30 people, completes multiple tap dance ensembles that vibrate the Clemens Center Stage. At Tuesday night's show, the crowd gave the performers a standing ovation. The shows stars' say this musical is relatable to anyone looking to make it in show business.
On the evening of Thursday, November 10, I saw the OBU Theatre production of You Can’t Take It with You at the Craig-Dorland Theatre in Shawnee Hall. This comedic play was split into three acts titled A Wednesday evening, A week later, and The next day. The entire show lasted about two hours and thirty minutes including a ten-minute intermission. This play was written by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman in 1936 and it’s first ever performance was that same year on Broadway. This particular OBU production was directed by Matthew Caron and performed by members of the theatre department.
This past Wednesday, I embarked with my National Honor Society on a field trip to watch the performance of a Christmas classic, Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. The performance was a stage musical performed by the cast of the La Comedia dinner theatre. Being a strong performer in the theatre and theatre enthusiast myself, I was excited to watch this Christmas classic come to life on stage. As a child, I made frequent visits to La Comedia with family members, so I find myself very familiar with this theatre. I have always found a love for the atmosphere of the theatre, the food provided, and the performances presented on the stage. At La Comedia, they claim to provide ‘a taste of Broadway’, which immediately sets the standards for each production. I have very high expectations for each performance I attend and this performance of A Christmas Carol did not disappoint. The actors of La Comedia definitely do not lack extraordinary talent, and the entire theatre staff sticks to traditions they have developed over time, giving the entire setting a wonderful, traditional ambiance. The La Comedia performance of A Christmas Carol did an exquisite job of bringing this story to life while sticking to the classic tale, with the additions of great songs from the Broadway version and the overall atmosphere and service provided for an entertaining event.
Two great writers of American musical theatre, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, had one idea in common. They wanted to present to the American public a new and revolutionary musical that would stand out above the rest. They wanted to make an impact on the societies of the era. They wanted to be creative and do something that was considered rebellious. When they finally combined their ideas together they created an American masterpiece in musical theatre: Oklahoma!. It was the first Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration, starting the most successful creative partnership in the history of American musical theatre.
Literally five minutes ago I was sitting on my couch, trying to figure out what I was gonna do this weekend and then I get a phone call telling me I have won two tickets to see a Broadway production. At first I am excited but then I automatically started freaking out about who I was gonna take. All my friends are going to a music concert that I can not afford, but then I start thinking I can take a family member. I began to think it over and I decide I am going to take my grandmother because she never really gets out and just goes on a randomly fun trip. Now that I know I am taking her I need to find a sho i know she will enjoy. I know since she has gotten older she like shows and movies that have a good story or movie plot that involves