Matilda The Musical Analysis

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This is a very clever idea as it is really effective in helping the audience to remember the story because they can link it to something they already know. This tale is about a father who wanted a son but had a daughter, Maggie, instead. Sadly, when his wife finally fell pregnant with a boy, the baby died during birth so, trying to cheer the mum up, Maggie wandered into the bush to find flowers. However, she went too far and became lost only to be found five days later, dead in a hollowed out tree. Again, they release the child’s spirit from the orphanage by flinging a sheet into the air. The nursery rhyme used in this section of the play is ‘Ring a Ring a Rosie’ and it is a clever use of intertextuality as it creates a foreboding mood through the use of foreshadowing since Maggie sings it at the start of the section. This is the third story told so at this point the audience will recognise a sort of episodic plot. The orphans go through their daily duties, chores and horrific encounters with The Black Skirt, then at night time find themselves awoken by the storms and the restless spirits trapped within the orphanage walls. Space is used well within the set and location of the play as the actors find themselves on a relatively small stage that is quite full with few, but large props. They move around with what can only be described as perfect choreography that allows them to flow from each action to their next position on stage. It is interesting to note that this performance of ‘Children of The Black Skirt’ took place in an empty church, a clever use of symbolism that aided in the audience’s recognition of the spiritual elements that were key in the play’s

When I went to go see The Lion King on Broadway a few words came to mind after the play; amazing, stunning, and unbelievable! I was a little unsure at first, because I thought I was too young to see something from a Disney World production. I was also wondering how Disney was going to manage putting a film starring non-human characters, into a three-dimensional stage. However, using all their “Disney magic” with a little help from a great stage producer The Lion King Musical kept my attention all the way through with their; voice and diction, staging, and many other elements.

Family friendly, heart tugging, hilarious, energy filled, Matilda the Musical does it all in this unbelievable performance and is a must see for everyone. The humor is perfect for all ages and will have everyone laughing, but at the same time still has little remarks that go over the kid's head. Matilda the Musical is currently playing in the beautiful Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End and the set and special of effects of the Matilda are a little unnecessary at times, but still impressive nonetheless. This show will have you laughing and talking about the performance for days to come!

In “A Barred Owl,” Wilbur constructs a singsong narrative of two stanzas with three couplets each. This arrangement provides a simple and steady rhythm that echoes the parents’ crooning to their child when she is frightened by “the boom / [o]f an owl’s voice” (1-2). A light-hearted tone is established when they “tell the wakened child that all she heard / [w]as an odd question from a forest bird” (3-4). The parents’ personification of the owl makes it less foreign and intimidating, and therefore alleviates the child’s worry. The interpretation of the hooting as a repetitive and absurd question — “Who cooks for you?” — further makes light of the situation (6). The second stanza introduces a more ominous tone by directly addressing the contrasting purposes words may serve given a speaker’s intention. While they “can make our terror bravely clear,” they “[c]an also thus domesticate a fear” (7-8). This juxtaposition is

The orchestra tunes their instruments as I sit in the back of the auditorium, fiddling with my Thoroughly Modern Millie playbill. A friend of a friend, Jolie, is sat next to me as we wait for our mutual friend to join us. Though we sat in silence, it was comfortable. Our friend, Kyra, joins us as the lights begin to dim. Before we are left in the dark, Kyra throws me a knowing smile as if she knows exactly how these next two hours will impact the rest of my life. I smile back though and turn my attention to the stage.

A quite hush comes over the crowd as the lights dim in the club; the band shuffles as they prepare for the set to begin. From behind the stage he comes, walking slowly to the microphone. As the song begins, the club goes silent. The piano strikes first, opening with a slow back and forth tune before he finally lets the small brass instrument sing. Under the glow of the stage lighting, the trumpet seems to sparkle, every movement and swing sends sparks into the audience. Some in the crowd recognize the tune, but notice something a little off – as if the song had been forever altered. This new melody, while not fitting the usual tone of the speakeasy, sank into the audience; a new emphasis on civil rights.

The luxurious tone of Daisy’s voice snatches the attention of all who are nearby, urging them to listen to her siren-like cry. While at Nick’s house for tea, “ the exhilarating ripple of [Daisy’s] voice was a wild tonic in the rain” takes Nick on a journey, causing him to “follow the sound of it for a moment, up and down, with [his] ear alone, before any words came through” (85). Making Nick stop and listen to the bobbing rhythm of her voice, Daisy captures Nick’s ear and guides it on a riveting expedition. The voice leads Nick’s ear in a consistent pattern of up and down coercing him to listen to every beat. Daisy’s voice is unique in the sense that “it was the kind of voice that the ear follows up and down as if each speech is an arrangement of notes that will never be played again” (9). With the use of a metaphor, Daisy’s voice becomes an arrangement of notes resembling a song, arranged in a specific lyrical pattern. Fresh in the mind of those

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a story about a man who is stingy, rude and solitary. His name is Scrooge, and he gets taught many lessons. Scrooge comes out a changed man who is optimistic and happy. The lessons he gets taught is not only for him but also for Dickens' readers. Throughout this text, there many situations where usual readers can relate to. In other parts of the text, there are moments that are rare and have a massive impact on Scrooge's life. A Christmas Carol's messages are for the readers because Scrooge is a metaphor for the wrongdoings in life, these lessons could happen to anyone and because the book was created so that no one should go through the experiences that

In 1941 Rodgers was approached by the Theatre Guild to write a musical version of a show they had previously commissioned, Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs. Rodgers took the show to Oscar Hammerstein II after his previous partner Lorenz Hart turned the project down. They hired Agnes De Mille to choreograph this dance heavy show, with seventeen to twenty minute ballet and they were off to the races. Oklahoma! Premiered in 1943 and changed the face of musicals forever. After Oklahoma! composers and lyricists were no longer seen as just songwriters, but as contributors to the dramatic action. Each song they wrote now was integral to developing characters. Oklahoma! opened to rave reviews and is still a gem in the world of musical theatre. It

A musical is a form of theater that uses the song as a form of storytelling as well as regular lines of dialog. Little priest and Being alive are both great songs because of their great storytelling in their respective musicals, and for the strong feelings, they invoke. Both songs are written by the great Stephen Sondheim, who has been writing classic musicals since the 1970s and these are two of his best songs, in my mind. These songs are meant to leave a lasting impact on the audience because they end an act of their shows, thus causing them to need to end with triumph or an important message and these songs deliver. Little priest is from the musical Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which was the first musical to be counted in the horror genre. The song is what ends the first act of this show of revenge and injustice. After the title character, Sweeney Todd kills his first victim his neighbor, Mrs.Lovett, who just happens to be a struggling

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 play “A Doll's House” by Henrik Ibsen was written in 1879. Joseph Losey and Patrick garland in 1973 used the play to adopt a movie version of the play going by the same name. The cast in the movies depicted the characters in the play as described by Henrik Ibsen. This essay will analyze the similarities and the differences between the play by Henrik Ibsen and the films adopted from the play by Joseph Losey and Patrick garland.

The film Matilda, created by Raold Dahl, tells the story of a gifted young lady named Matilda Wormwood, played by Mara Wilson, who was born into a very unaccepting and unsupportive community. She began her life in a very close-minded family. Her family did not support her thirst for knowledge and learning but rather were constantly pressuring her to be more like them; dishonest and unmotivated. When Matilda was of school age, she was overwhelmed with excitement at the prospect of beginning school until she met Agatha Trunchbull, the school’s principal. Even from their first meeting, their relationship was a difficult one and this tension tainted Matilda’s school experience. As Matilda continued to grow and learn, she realized that her power of telekinesis could be used to negate the effects of Mrs. Trunchbull’s behaviour on both herself and all of her friends. Throughout the movie, Matilda continues to realize the power within her and the love she has for learning. This film analysis will be reflecting on three different developmental lenses including John Bowlby’s attachment theory, Lev Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development and Jean Piaget’s stages of cognitive development and considering how each of these lenses relate to the film Matilda.

Matilda is a movie about a young girl named Matilda Wormwood. Matilda had been neglected as a young child and then forced by her parents to learn how to take care of herself. A major part of the story is based at the school where all the students who attended the school were not treated very nicely by their principle Miss Trunchball. Matilda is based on the Roald Dahl novel ‘Matilda’. The film director is Danny DeVito who believed did a great job. This film did a great job displaying a few themes in this film some of those themes are… family, friendship, rules, bully, fear, talent and sibling rivalry. This movie was realized in 1996 and was a big hit there and still is a big hit to this day. There were many film techniques used in this film and here are some examples.