Newsies Play Analysis

Teechers, a play written by John Godber in 1987, bases itself on youth and the playwrights own perspective of the corrupt education system. His poignant introduction to the text of the play begins, "Teechers was designed to be played by three actors, multi-role-playing twenty other parts in a play-within-a-play format.” Everything about the play is reduced to the bare minimum: actors, stage, and audience." And this ideology of "essentials" is the centre piece for the play. He wittily applies a Brechtian approach with three pupils, Salty, Gail, and Hobby who are able to use this versatility from multi-rolling in portraying many characters served with a platter of comedic and melodramatic nature. On a serious note though, the play is Somewhat

But now, he can take extra papers without the risk of not being able to sell them. Thus, increasing the circulation of both paper industries. This resulted in the disbanding of The Newsboys Union. This particular strike resulted in other strikes to occur in cities across the country. Including the Butte, Montana Newsboy Strike of 1914, and the 1920’s Louisville, Kentucky Newsboys Strike. A few decades later, after numerous strikes, the urban child-welfare practice led to better conditions for the newsies. In particular, housing, food, and safer

Theatre and Musical Theatre has been a form of entertainment since before North America was “discovered”. Broadway shows have been dated back to the early 1920’s and 1930’s. By 2016, over 25,000 tickets are sold to Broadway shows in a week. Thousands of people enjoy the shows that are featured on Broadway but have no idea the work and process that brought it to life. The process of getting a show on to Broadway can be broken down into three phases: pre-production, staging, and performance/promotion.

Have you ever wanted a movie about a bunch of kids beating the big man, and to top it off, with a catchy soundtrack? Well, Newsies directed by Kenny Ortega might just be the movie for you. Newsies has its ups and downs, but overall has an interesting plot with few bumps, fun characters with thick accents, and a beautiful set with some memorable music.

On the night of December 27, 1927 the musical Show Boat opens (Laufe 475). The show ends in silence; no applause or a standing ovation. There was not even a curtain call. (Sheed 120) Producer Florenz Ziegfeld thought that the show had failed. (Sheed 120) What he did not know that night was that Show Boat was to go on to be one of the most influential shows in American musical theatre. Show Boat revolutionized American musical theatre by changing the setting of the average musical theatre work to America to make the show inherently American, by changing and challenging what topics could be discussed, and by making the songs an integrated part of the musical that emphasize the themes, express the emotions of the characters, and move the story along.

The Addams Family Musical was performed by the Brickstreet players at the Wills Point High school. They performed on November 11, 2017, at 2:00 pm. The major conflict of this production was that Wednesday Addams wanted to marry a normal boy named Lucas. Neither set of parents were happy that their children wanted to get married.

On Saturday, November 14th, 2015 the Newsies touring company performed at the Straz Center in Tampa, Florida. Newsies is a musical based on real events that occurred in 1899 when newspaper boys went on strike. This essay will be on the performance attended and opinions based on what was seen. There are many things that can make a difference on whether or not the performance was successful such as the costumes, the text itself, the music, the performances by the actors, the choreography, and the stage and scenic design.

The musical was a collaborative effort by the two talents of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Prior to Carousel, the two had found success in various shows independently including shows like The Boys From Syracuse, Pal Joey, and Show Boat. After a falling out between Rodgers and his previous writing partner Hart due to alcoholism, Rodgers approached Hammerstein for opportunity to create new work together (Columbia). On March 31st 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein found major success with the hit musical, Oklahoma! (Hauser). The musical was the duo’s first step in a direction of evolution in response to resistance to their vision for musical theater. The two had wanted to produce a musical that told more complex stories and substantial character arcs and psychologies, but found resistance in their older partners (Columbia). It was not until the two had met up to work together that they began their journey into their own artistic vision. Naturally after the success of

The musical, Shultz explains, was written in the Spring of 1890, and although at the beginning was considered scandalous, it is now considered a classic of dramatic literature, as it has influenced and anticipated a lot of other dramatic forms. It is a very influential play even though not well known to mainstream audiences. At the time of its creation it was very reviled and controversial, and because of that it was not given a sage until 1906 in Berlin. After than, the production was banned in many places until 1974, when in England the

There are exactly forty Broadway theatres, yet there are four main theatres that are located on Broadway which are, The Palace, The Marquis, The Broadway, and The Winter Garden. All Broadway shows were ceased during the time of the Revolutionary War, but after the Civil War ended 70 years later, the Broadway shows began to return, which continuously increased in popularity. The score of the musical takes

This production of the jazzy musical is skillfully carried out with a new dance around every corner. The ten members of the cast all perform with lots of enthusiasm and excitement, which keeps the audience captivated during every scene. One singer who especially stands out was Davion Jones. In every scene Jones acts in it is clear how invested he is in his work as well as his delight when doing

According to Joseph Swain in his book The Broadway Musical: A Critical and Musical Survey, there are a number of

If there is truly tradition to be found among the great theatres both on and off Broadway, then certainly the Sullivan Street Playhouse and its long running production of The Fantasticks rates as one of the most celebrated of New York theatrical traditions. Maintaining its place as the longest running production Off Broadway, The Fantasticks remains an enchanting and insightful tale of both young love and bitter disillusionment. It also reminds one, in this age of spectacle and the mega-musical, how powerful and truly inspiring theatre itself can be. Clearly, one of the great strengths of this production and a large part of its appeal for audiences over the last

Ever since the first time songs from the soundtrack of Newsies appeared on my Pandora app, I was immediately in love with it. Of course, when I found out that it was recorded with the original cast to be put on Netflix, as soon as I got home that Friday afternoon, I immediately watched it and was completely hooked. The beautiful set, the amazing makeup, costumes, the songs, harmony, and cast everything was absolutely perfect, as if I was watching a Broadway show right in front of my eyes, and not in an app on a small screen.

Porgy and Bess is a Musical written by George Gershwin, Du Bose Hayward, and Ira Gershwin. The musical is a culmination of years of work by George Gershwin in order to write a dramatic opera. The music of Porgy and Bess infuses many different styles and genres of music. The opera itself is known as a “Folk Opera” because it relies heavily on the influence of the African American experiences. He drew upon many cultural hymns, work songs, and spirituals to create the original works for this timeless musical. Throughout this movie, we see the development of Catfish row from their interactions with the title characters. Unfortunately upon the creation of this project created a lot of problems in the African—American community. Many felt it only perpetuated the stereotypes through its explorations of drug abuse, rape, violence, murder, and prostitution. Despite its negative themes, this production empowers black actors. For this story tells of a community sticking together and fighting for justice.