Laugh And Sing: Boy Band Parody Of Singing

Up until the early 1990s, the decay of inner-city America largely went unnoticed by the general American public. However, the rise in popularity of gangster rap and the release of such films as New Jack City and Menace II Society drew the publics’ attention toward the largely ignored urban areas. Of all the films in the genre that came out, though, one in particular stood out. Boyz N the Hood, directed by John Singleton, became widely acknowledged as the definitive film for inner-city African Americans. Regardless of age, race, or religion, the film’s powerful and gritty imagery captivated audiences nationwide. Though many Americans had a general idea of the rough lifestyle endured by many inner-city dwellers, the

Situated predominantly in urban areas, gangs are becoming a major problem in today's society. The youth and adults are turning into gang members often times to leave behind the current situation they are living now. Many people who aren't familiar or affiliated with gang members are known to be curious as to why it is that the youth and adults join a gang. Some answers might be the current situation, obtaining social status, sense of protection, amongst other personal reasons. Everyone who joins a gang has different situations about why they decide to associate with gang members. In the novel, G-Dog and the Homeboys by Celeste Fremon, focuses on the gang members about East Los Angeles. This book draws the attention on the youth residing within the East Los Angeles territory and a look at the East Los Angeles gang members and how they play a major role in the book as one of the Latino gangs in East Los Angeles.

“The Boys in the Band”, is a play about male homosexual relationships and the revealing truths of being gay in the 1960s. The play gives audiences a distinct perspective of homosexuality on the stage up until that time. The setting is in a New York City apartment that is owned by Michael. He and his gay friends are preparing a birthday party for Harold. Alan McCarthy, a former college roommate of Michael, also shows up at the party unexpectedly. In this paper, we will focus on Alan and Harold and their behaviors and impacts in the play.

Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down, and I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there, I’ll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-air. These are the opening lines to the intro song of the television comedy “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, that me and every 90’s kids with a TV has had memorized since the day we first heard it. Even as you read that first sentence, you can’t help but to rap the words, and hum the tune as you envision a young Will Smith spinning on his royal chair with the graffiti background. The effect of the lyrics and the music video to this intro song goes way beyond pure entertainment value. The music video and lyrics spread happiness,

Show Choir is an elective class that integrates choreography into the choral experience. A varied repertoire of 2 and 3 part music is memorized, choreographed and then performed in a concert setting. Vocal technique, developing the ensemble and dance are the main emphasis of this class. Various

On February 10, 2017, I attended the musical Pirates of Penzance. This musical was put on by the drama students at Spring Arbor University in White Auditorium at 8:00 P.M. Pirates of Penzance, is a two hour musical about an apprentice named Frederic, who was just informing his boss, the pirate king, that his apprenticeship was up because today was his 21st birthday. Hesitantly, the pirate king agrees to let Frederic leave the pirate gang and live in the real world. However, before he leaves, Frederic asks his nursery maid, Ruby, if she was pretty. Ruby responded, “Yes,” and Frederic believed her and prepared to marry her. Just before the marriage was to take place, a group of sisters stumbles upon the pirate’s island and Frederic is taken aback by their beauty. In haste, Frederic calls of the relationship with his nursery maid- because she lied to him about her beauty- and he began pursuing a relationship with one of the girls who stumbled upon the pirates’ island. Major General Stanley and his daughters take Frederic under their wing and help him

I got the opportunity to see the vibrant production of the musical Footloose at the Boulder Dinner Theater Show at BDT Stage, in Boulder, Colorado. I watched this 1980’s inspired production on July 7, 2016 at a night showing. The basic premise of Footloose follows the small farm town of Bomont that suffers tragic repercussions from a fatal car accident that ends up killing four teenagers in the community. The result of this incident causes the town to outlaw public dancing. This pushes a group of teenagers into challenging the city council to preserve the right for self expression and most importantly dancing within the city limits of Bomont.

I was not aware that some of the movies these clips were from could be classified as musicals. For example, I would have never thought that Step Up and Dirty Dancing were musicals.

It was a chilly 35 degrees fahrenheit, a fairly cold temperature for the suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina. The moon and the stars shone brightly, or as brightly as they could through all the light pollution in the area. There were about 20 of us there, all bundled up in fuzzy blankets, and thick jackets as we walked down the crowded neighborhood sidewalk towards the houses of friends, family members, and even strangers from our community. We were an all female choir of high school students from 9th to 12th grade, the Marvin Ridge Women’s Ensemble, and we had decided to spread a little joy in our community by going christmas caroling. We only sung one song at each door, but it was a marvelous 3 part medley of classic christmas songs including

Who could have seen that a young Texas boy growing up in poverty would write and record a song heard by millions of music lovers throughout the world? “Sugartime” has been covered by hundreds of artists worldwide and has been performed by churches, commercials, plays, musicals and purely loving individuals recapturing a simpler time in music history. There are currently dozens if not hundreds of renditions of “Sugartime” posted on the World Wide Web easily viewed on YouTube. Some are brilliant and others are comical. Charlie finds many of these versions exciting, as he’s happy to see so many people, especially young folks, taking an interest in his song decades after the original was released.

The donkey in both the school production and the live Broadway version were extremely funny and exceedingly honest in their character. The actor who played in the Broadway version went all out for his character and seemed to invision the movie version very well. It is very hard to go from an animated movie to a live version with all the costumes and make the show not be cheesy, but every single person involed in making both of the shows did an amazing job of making it enjoyable for children and adults. Also, the cast size varied a lot, and many characters were different in the Broadway version than the junior version. For example, the Broadway version had many more fairytale creatures than the school musical.

I implore you to give Sing Street a chance, even if it’s not your typical genre. I thought I’d hate it, but it ended up being one of my favorite movies of the year. It speaks bounds to anyone who has ever felt out of place, or like they don’t belong. I wouldn’t say this is a movie for all ages, is has intense themes and strong language, throughout, despite its PG-13 rating. But if you can handle this movie watch it. If you don’t you might be

Featuring music by Fats Waller, Ain’t Misbehavin’ made its Broadway debut in 1978 and quickly became popular. Although there is no main plot, each song tells its own story. Songs of big feet, cheating husbands, and greasy men leave you chuckling to yourself as you enjoy the interactive and upbeat energy of the show. It is obvious that the actors had a lot of fun

that was getting ready to perform the musical Lil Abner. I can close my eyes and see posters at the library, or flyers being sent home in my third grade Wednesday folder, I can even recall my babysitter talking about the lead she got in the show. All of those recollections seem so unique to my time in Oklahoma because once my family relocated to Houston, Lil Abner became more of an odd memory. For whatever reason that musical didn’t share the same popularity as it did in Texas. As time went on the title slipped further into the depths of my mind. Truth is, until a couple months ago, I couldn’t tell you what the musical Lil Abner was even about. So, when the assignment to write about a musical made before 1958, that we haven’t covered in class came along I asked myself to think about shows that I know of but don’t actually know...and suddenly all those early memories of posters and high school productions in Oklahoma City of Lil Abner came flooding back to the forefront of my mind. What I did not realize was how relevant my choice would be to the times we live in now.

About 20 years ago, I picked up a friend for the airport. She told me that she had a present from her and another mutual friend. It was the CD (remember those???) of the musical When Pigs Fly. For the next hour I remained speechless as I listened to one hysterically funny track after another. It began a TRUE love affair with the musical. The concept of the revue, by Mark Waldrop and the late Howard Crabtree (1955-1996), is that "Howard" stages a musical. As he struggles to do so, dealing with the large egos of performers or scenery gone wrong, he hears the words of his high school guidance counselor, Miss Roundhole, sarcastically respond to his ambitions and dreams by saying, “Sure I can see it…When pigs fly!” Quasimodo is show put on by a small town mid-western summer-stock company called "The Melody Barn.” The Artistic Director, Carole Ann Knipple (with the ‘K’ pronounced) is tired of never getting the performance rights to the big Broadway hits, so she “…puts pen to paper and writes her own damn musical!” In this number Quasimodo is atop his bell tower and sings out to profess his love to Esmerelda.