Musical Theatre Review

On November 5, 2016, the opening night of Beauty and the Beast for the gold cast performed on the vibrant stage of the Performing Arts Center in Cookeville. Under the direction and choreography of Jennifer Welch, the Children’s Theatre of Cookeville took on a Disney classic originally directed by the Tony-Nominated Robert Jess Roth. Filled with excitement due to the fact I knew many of the actors and actresses, I was throughly impressed from the acting, costumes, and set design just to name a few. This visual work of art, left not just people devoted to the “tale as old as time” casually humming show tunes as they left the theatre.

In 1740, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot De Villeneuve wrote the first official version of the fairytale, “Beauty and the Beast”, which was translated from her original French title “La Belle et la Beta”. In reality, Villeneuve’s version is the original fairytale, although, many people believe that either Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont’s version would be the authentic one, and others that also believe that there had been similar versions prior to Villeneuve’s writing. “Beauty and the Beast” is a short fairytale about a prince who is given a curse that turned him into a Beast because of how he had rejected an old, unattractive fairy’s proposal to marry her. She then was so furious towards the rejection that she set that curse on him. Then, in the fairytale, there is a girl, Beauty, who happens to be the youngest daughter of a merchant who is set to give up his life after he had pulled a rose from the Beast’s garden to deliver to Beauty, but instead Beauty decided to take his place and she was set to live the rest of her life in the castle with the Beast. After some time, Beauty agrees to marry the Beast which then causes the curse to no longer exist, turning him back into prince he used to be. This fairytale has also been turned into a film a few times, the most famously know is the 1991 Disney animated version that was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, starring Paige O’Hara, as Belle (Beauty), and Robby Benson, as the Beast. In both the 1991 film by Trousdale and the original fairytale story by Villeneuve, there are a few differences from the meaning of the rose, to characters being added or taken away, to the actual spell that is cursed on the prince. Villeneuve uses personification, love, and feministic traits to demonstrate how Beauty chose to stay with the Beast on her own recognizance.

“Beauty and The Beast” is a classic well known romantic Disney movie that depicts the gender role of men and women in society. The film is based upon a smart young female protagonist named Belle who is imprisoned by a self-centered young prince after he has been turned into a beast. They both learn to love each other in the end and throughout the film there are several examples shown portraying the roles of gender. In the film the main characters Gaston and the Beast portray themselves as rude, conceited and more important than the woman even though the main character Belle is a woman whom is considered odd, yet smart, and unrelated to most women in society.

As for the first theatre, I chose Book-It Respertory Theatre. Its location is at The Center Theatre in Seattle, Washington, and the address is 305 Harrison St, Seattle, WA 98109. They have just finished with the show “Emma”, which came from the book that Jane Austen wrote. During May, they will start with a new show called “The Brothers K”, and it is written by David James Duncan. Although I have never read this book before, the review said it’s one of the great American novel one hasn’t read. As for the current artistic director, Myra Platt, she will be leading and directing the show for “The Brothers K”. The theatre started in 1990, and it has been able to continue operating for twenty six years with the hard works of its members’.

has been recognized as a new kind of musical play that denied its Broadway audiences many of their most treasured traditions, says David Ewen in American Musical Theatre. There was no opening chorus line, no chorus until midway through the first act, in fact. There was rather a serious ballet and other serious overtones, including a killing in act two. The story, which was so simple, seemed to engage the audience in more than mere evening diversion. (248) These changes, far from disappointing to viewers, were upheld by a success that had never been seen in the history of musical theatre.

If I could be in a TV show or movie I would trust me. As far as stage place and other productions not interested. My mom wants me to help out more at the church and signed me up for a bunch of different things. 5 AM or five arts ministry is our theater part of the church and my mom told them that I could be in the play. I'm not going to lie I had fun.

Dance is a universal language, there are no words being said but you can still feel something very powerful. Dance has been around for centuries, some of the earliest known records are paintings from nine thousand years ago in India. There are also some dancing figures from an Egyptian tomb that were found which were dated back to three thousand, three hundred BC. It is said that before the invention of written language, dance was the most powerful method to tell stories throughout generations. Is this why dance is still around after so many years, because it can portray amazing stories with no words? Today, we are going to explore the many reasons why dance, in the use of musical theatre, can make the difference between an amateur show and a Broadway show.

The Disney movie that has been chosen for my analysis is Beauty and the Beast, which is about the love story between a beast and a beautiful girl. The girl in the movie Belle is an ordinary and poor girl who becomes a princess when she falls in love with the beast in the film who actually is a prince in real, but a magic spell cast over him turns him into a beast. Belle who lives in a small town is shown to be a beautiful, skilled, brave and a very caring girl. Belle is basically a nerdy introvert girl who keeps to her herself and lives with her father. She loves reading as it is shown in the movie that when she goes to the castle of the beast she wishes that she had a library this big for her to sit in and read all day long.

The story of Beauty and the Beast finds new life in this magical and imaginative retelling that’s filled with romance and adventure.

This will be my essay for the semester evaluation.we did 2 units this semester devising

The Phantom of the Opera and Beauty and the Beast share many parallels that deepen the appreciation for the romantic and tragic love story between a hideous creature and a beautiful woman. In both of these works, there are men who possess numerous physical flaws that are shunned by their towns which builds resentment and anger inside of their souls. The men isolated themselves from society but it only took one woman to change everything. Both the Phantom and the Beast fall in love with the girl of their dreams who are captivating. Christina and Belle bring the men out of their shells with their selfless and loving hearts. Although these stories have different outcomes, they have the same moral that love can transform a bitter heart into a warm

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

The James Clemens theater production, “Beauty and the Beast,” was an overall decent play, that had a lot of energy and very eventful. There were some faults due to lack of detail, set visual, and technical issues, such as audio. There were also great aspects of the play such as the actors, costumes, and special effects. The audience could easily tell the microphones would cut off and on, and It was very hard to ignore. Belle’s doorway to her house did not look realistic, you could easily tell the door was flimsy and seemed like It was made out of cardboard. The costumes were great, I really loved Belle’s yellow dress, It had a tremendous amount of detail. Meanwhile, the Beast’s costume was not the best costume In the play, The costume looked

An era was created long ago when music was one of the main important parts of a play. American Musicals allowed actors to express their selves in a way that no one has ever seen before. The evolution of musicals began with the influences of American Expressionism. Musical Theatre has its own very unique art and it has influenced the expansion of the boundless creations one can make with such beautiful art. Along the road it gave birth to the Golden Age, Rock Musicals, and Pop Musicals. Stage Musicals and Film Musicals have influence each other to the point where anything is possible in creating something amazing for the audience. American Musicals reveal the captivating elements and influences that were often shown off and on the screen.

Expanding on the popular traditions of vaudeville, burlesque and incorporating ideas from aspects of minstrel shows, musicals, presented as entertainment for the masses throughout the twentieth century, dramatized, reflected upon, and confronted society’s cultural attitudes and values. Many musicals address social issues and attempt to persuade the audience to think differently, or validate their existing ideals. Musicals both reflect the social aspects of history and provide the history itself, as a theatrical vehicle that intends to change, not just comment upon, the views of the times. Certain decades appeared to produce shows with little to no social significance, but even these shows prompt important questions regarding why