Fame-The Musical Theater

The music performance I went to see was the University Symphony Halloween concert held in Comstock Concert Hall. This was the first time I had been to a symphony production and was eager to see what was in store. The show started off with each part of the orchestra introducing themselves in different costumes and skits. For example, the cellos were dressed in camouflage and the tubas were dressed as sheep. After a long introduction the lights dimmed and the show started. Attending this performance opened my eyes to how many elements there really were to music. It also showed me how each specific element has its own specific roll and impact on each performance.

The anticipation and nerves didn’t get the best of me this time. I may have been shaking a little, but thankfully no perspiration. Although, when I grabbed that microphone I felt my stomach drop. Then I belted out one of my favorite songs I had learned in church. It was then I realized that performing was my one true passion. Being a little kid, I wanted to be a popstar. The older I got I started to realize that I wanted to perform on Broadway. This little performance changed my childhood dream into a possible reality.

The audience is seated, the lights dim, and all of a sudden, through wild anticipation, the music cues as a notification that the show is about to begin. Theater is a creative outlet for the soul to paint a picture towards showcasing a short story. This past weekend, I attended a play at Crabpot Players Theater to observe a parody of one of Shakespeare’s most famous pieces, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. As a whole the play was fairly decent, but there were a few minor issues that held the piece back. It is officially time to analyze the good, the bad, and the ugly.

there was so many people out there seating in their seats clapping cheering it was amazing. When we start dancing there where so much enthusiasm going through my body I felt exuberant! The stage lights on was perfect with music and the people in their seats cheering, clapping, and really, enjoying themselves and I loved every minute of it. It made me feel special that I was part of something great. Finally, my dream came true to dance and to dance in front of a lot of people and I knew right there that this was not going be my last performance. After we were done, my group and I told each other how much we were proud of each other. Then later we all meet up with our parents and went home with smiles on are faces because it was the best moment of my

I’m in love with music because it always seems to make my day go by better. Rap, recitals, jazz and classical concerts top in my music preferred list. My passion for music made me very excited about going the Columbus state musical concert held in the River Center of Performing Arts In the Legacy Room. The theatre is located in a nice location giving the audience a full range of sound and sight. The sounds are incredible and I really loved how I could hear everything. The stage can be seen from any place that one decides to stand on. For this particular concert, the venue was dimly lit. The concert staged was adorned by different musicians, with their amazing performances.. The audience could not help, but dance and sing along with the

The play begins. JAMIE, a freshman, resembles Ally, and AMBER resembles HOLLY. They attend band practice with ARIA, a Muslim girl, and KEVIN. When it’s time for their science class, Aria decides to stay behind, as the others go to class.

loved how the audience was in the live it looked so cool and looked like it would be fun. I loved

People seemed overcome with emotion. There were several songs sung during the concert and each song had the audience just as vocal and physical as the one before it. People would shout and raise their hands in the air, shaking them or waving them around. In a way, it reminded me of the Tarab music of the Middle East that seem to feel its audience with ecstasy and enchant them. The gospel music evoked strong emotions in the audience and people sang along with the artist as they clapped their hands in time with each other.

I went to a chamber music concert called Attravereso il Mare, on October 17 at 8 pm at Boston Court located in Pasadena. This project performs Italian-American songs which represent the Italian-American culture. My friend and I arrived 1 hour early, and people kept coming. Most of them are family and friends, and only few of them were coming alone, but they all had more concert experience than me because this was my first time attending any kind of concert. This concert was in a very small room with only 100 seats, but all seats were fulfilled. This concert experience impressed me a lot and changed my feeling about concert.

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.

Being that documentaries and musicals are both a way of addressing concerns happening in the political, economic or social culture of a certain region, it would seem that there would be many documented cases of how documentaries have impacted the American musical. However, not many results seem to surface when searching for this. For the layperson who does a quick search and does not dig deeper into different ways to search, it may seem that there is only one result: Broadway The Great American Musical by Michael Cantor. Thankfully, that is not the case. There are other sources with information about the film form of the documentary and musicals.

The Alphas were the first to perform. The Alphas started out good and then they went downhill from there. They looked sloppy and uncoordinated. My favorite performance came from the Sigma’s, AKA’s, and the Kappa’s. The Sigma’s theme was presidential and one acted as if he was President Obama and the others were his secret service members. The AKA’s were stepping in pumps, which was pretty impressive. The Kappa’s shimmied their way into our hearts with their candy canes and smooth moves. During the show my friend and I noticed that the whole BKSU (Black Kennesaw State University Students) was there. It was refreshing to see all of my educated brothers and sisters together. It felt like I was at a family reunion and it really warmed my heart. I also met someone from my hometown, Augusta, GA, at the show. We also met some cool upperclassmen girls. They were nice and kind of explained to us who was who (fraternities and

His main goal is to find eight dancers (four boys, and four girls) to be in the chorus for there their next musical. Zach finds these dancers by looking beyond their resumes and pictures, and asking questions like: “Tell me what’s not on it. [resume]”, “Why did you start dancing?”, “Was that hard for you?”, “What are you doing here?”, and “…how would you feel?” (Chorus Line, 2016). All of these are open-ended questions allowing the performers to elaborate and provide answers about themselves. Even when the performers were reluctant to answer, like Stella and Mike, the director would simply mention how it’s a crucial part in the audition process, and will make a huge impact on them getting the job or not. Also Zach simply sets up a few prompts for each character, which each performer eventually accepts and expresses the question regardless of how embarrassing, shameful, and private. This is very apparent for each performer as they go from a nervous dialogue into a song. Mulac articulates that “low-register vocal writing,” aids in the effortless transition between monologues and songs (Mulac, 2016). The song “Hello 12, Hello 13, Hello Love” perfectly demonstrates how the shift for each characters recalling their childhood, triggers a ripple effect for everyone to disclose details about themselves they wouldn’t have stated on there resume (Chorus Line, 2016). Hence, the character

The concert was performed on the Southam Hall stage at the NAC; this is a large hall with extremely good acoustics. It is a nationally known stage, so the quality of the hall is very good. Generally, the audience was very receptive as it was composed of adults, who were all silent. The acoustics were very good as the hall spread the sound throughout the hall without making it echo. This had a positive effect on the performance, because it was possible for the orchestra to be clearly heard from any point in the entire hall. I was impressed by the large number of students that I saw that night because the show deserved to have been heard by many young people.

It all began on a weekday afternoon. Ms. JB was out running errands, and had left me with the keys to the theatre, an adult with no knowledge of theatre for supervision, and a dozen hyper kids aged 7-14. She also left me with vague instructions regarding what we were supposed to rehearse. Thus equipped, I faced the