Footloose The Musical Analysis

Even though I was a little reluctant at first, I went with my gut feeling and I chose to watch Shrek The Musical. I must say I was very pleased with my choice. I was reluctant to choose it because at first glance it appeared a little corny and we’ve been “Shrek’d” silly over the years. However, I was surely wrong from beginning to end because this stage production kept me engaged and entertained. I enjoyed the entire cast’s performances, but the one actor that really left an impression on me was Daniel Breaker. Daniel Breaker delivered some strong performances with a high level of energy that kept the audience alive throughout the show. He was cast as the Donkey in the show. Donkey enters the scene in a frantic rush because he’s being chased

In my paper I will be discussing what makes Rent such an extraordinary rock musical, the care that went into creating it, and how it was different from what came before. I will provide analysis of characters and the plot, plus I will be describing the importance and relevance of certain songs.

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Martha and the Vandellas was a female vocal group and one of the first groups signed by Motown Records. Big in the 1960’s and 1970’s, they were probably best known for their song “Dancing in the Street” which has been covered by numerous artists since. Though one of their less popular songs, “I Should Be Proud”, stands out to this day as an anti-war song which voiced a disagreement with the war- particularly regarding civil rights issues at the time.

A person’s heartbeat changes to mimic the music they listen to. Different types of music portray an emotion or specific memory of an individual. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe is a story of pre-colonial times in the Niger villages. The protagonist’s, Okonkwo, ideals of masculinity are challenged by various forms of misfortune portrayed through the music in his community, Gbo. The music highlights the key points of Okonkwo's village and culture as it looks ahead at the disintegration of their values, because there is no longer a harmony between the flute and drums.

Many tragic stories are extremely powerful and because their impact is strong, they are often presented solitarily. Harlem Duet (Djanet Sears, 1996) however combines two powerful strategies of stories. With the use of media performance text, Djanet Sears presents Billie’s personal tragedy of Othello and Billie resisting each other's thoughts, actions, and wants by the use soundscape of Martin Luther King’s speech, dialogue referencing to Oppositional Gaze, and the handkerchief to combine these two stories. The reader can identify the combination of these two stories in Harlem Duet by Martin Luther King’s speech playing in the background, which becomes a tragedy. Resistance comes forward with the assist of Martin Luther King’s speech as Othello denies that the two races are different, the dialogue and reference to oppositional gaze in which Othello expresses a very sexist and racist view between White and Black women because Othello informs Billie that White women are desirable because they are easier, which becomes the tragic insecurity for Billie, and resistance to Billie and Black woman. Additionally, the most important combination of tragedy is when Billie is going insane and resistance happens. She decides to curse the handkerchief and resist Othello and Mona’s love.

As the lights dimmed and the music began, I realized that my dreams were becoming a reality. I knew each of the songs, the names of every cast member, and the sequence of events. The story, which was based off the Italian opera La Boheme, was fresh in my mind. I could picture each of the characters, Roger, Mark, Mimi, and all the others, long before they took the stage.

On the evening of July 27th, I attended a production of “Carrie: The Musical” based on the novel “Carrie” by Stephen King. The musical was performed by Near West Theater in Cleveland and directed by Devon Turchan. The main character who name is Carrie White is an outcast through the entire play and her entire life you learn this when the other students talk about past experiences with Carrie. The main antagonist in the play is her very own mother Margaret White. Ms.White is a very religious woman that wants to protect Carrie from the dangers in the world and even herself, very overprotective women and to what I believe very crazy. The plot is brought to life by supporting characters/actors in the play who names are Sue Nell, Tommy Ross, Chris Hargensen, Billy Nolan, Miss Gardner. The actions of all these people building up and resting on carrier shoulders throughout the play cause her to find out she has powers. The end of Act II is when everything comes together Carrie who was invited to the prom by Tommy Ross in a generous gesture that was purposed by Sue Nell. The prom was going very well and Carrie was becoming carefree and was seeing everything she missed out on. Things took things for the worse when Chris and Tommy pour pigs blood on her when she won prom queen. Carrie took all the frustration and years of bullying and the powers she found out about she burned everyone alive at the prom. When she got home she was covered in blood and was crying her very own mom took

The Noongar and the colonists’ have varying conceptions about life, and how to operate on a daily basis. For example, the Noongar believe in sharing possessions and property where as the colonists’ believe in just one person possessing something or owning land. In terms of class the Noongar and the colonists’ also have varying positions on the topic, the Noongar don’t believe necessarily in having social class where the colonists’ prefer to separate the people into class by wealth, possessions, gender etc. While these differences between the Noongar and the colonists’ can be beneficial to both parties, as they are introduced to many new concepts, it can also lead to issues between them. The barrier of

Director Douglas E. Stark’s adaption of Ghost (based off of Bruce Rubin’s story) turns a classic story into a musical. Stark has worked with Beef and Boards for 40 years and, in 2008, joined Hillcrest Asset Management as a Managing Director. Beef and Boards is celebrating its 45th anniversary season with productions such as Mamma Mia, Million Dollar Quartet, and Elf: The Musical. Beef and Boards theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana made this director’s dream of a specific musical come true with their production of Ghost: The Musical; which I was able to watch on Thursday, October 26, 2017. The production featured a unique set (featuring an interesting stage paired with strong lighting) accompanied by a talented cast including the performers, director, and technical crew. The simplest description for Ghost is a romance gone wrong when tragedy strikes. The curtain opens on a happy couple, Sam Wheat (Eddie Egan) and Molly Jensen (Andrea Laxton), moving into their new apartment; however, after a few scenes, a robbery causes his death. Carl Bruner (Patrick Michael Joyce), Sam’s best friend, had been the true reason of his demise. The musical was, to say the least, a success.

I will never forget my first Broadway musical show in New York. It was a magical experience that I believe everyone should be able to experience at least once. You step into a world unlike any other. My first musical ever and my most loved one has to go to ‘In the Heights”. In the Heights is based on a three-day journey of a small Hispanic neighborhood in New York called Washington Heights. The musical touches bases on salsa, hip-hop, soul music, and merengue. In the small Latino community of Manhattan’s Washington Heights, the story plot revolves around a character named Usnavi, and his hair stylist girlfriend Vanessa. This Tony award-winning musical, encounters the many diverse residents of Washington Heights, while they’re the peak

Released in 1971! Even over 45 years later remains one of the most conversed and debated songs. Boldly original and thematically ambitious, what set American Pie apart had a lot to do with the way we weren’t entirely sure what the song was about, provoking endless debates over its epic cast of characters. His eight-minute-long “rock and roll American dream” became an anthem for an entire generation – who memorized every line.

Wouldn’t it be a trip down memory lane? Or maybe a homecoming when “High School Musical 4” is coming back to Disney Channel’s alumni school of East High?

Music in The Music Man Music is an element that can modify the atmosphere of anything. Whether it is in a movie, a party, or in a musical, it can change the scene from melancholy to cheerful. In The Music Man by Meredith Wilson and Franklin Lacey, music is the most important element of the production as it drives the plot and changes the emotion of the audience to match what the playwright imagined. I watched this musical in the Performing Arts Center of North Royalton High School, Directed by Megan Dolar.

Shrek the musical?? It was magic! It's one of those things that you feel relieved, because it's over, but you are constantly wanting to go back and just feel that moment once again. Shrek the Musical really helped me to push my limits and be more mature. Honestly, I never felt such a deep connection to a non-living thing, a cookie, or even a better name, Gingy! Also, I'm thankful that I met so many sweet people who really made the magic come true.