Peter Stone Vs Maury Yeston

The play was very well done and was not dull even though it was catered to a large audience. The musical numbers are very entertaining, and the spectacle, both visual and emotional, is well accomplished. I would recommend this to most children and adults, due to the Christmas themes and general lightheartedness of the play.

Suddenly an incredible crack resonated throughout the ship, making everyone shudder. This sudden realisation of the imminent sinking sent everyone into panic. Many people made their way to the storage holds, grabbing as much gold as they could possibly carry. Others held their family in a soothing embrace, slowly lowering with the ship. Some jumped overboard, swimming away from the sinking boat, but quickly drowned in the freezing

In this performance I really enjoyed the set. It was very clear it was an old, rickety boathouse and did not need much explaining. Dariusz Korbiel did very well designing the set so you didn't have to focus much on figuring out where they were. I also really enjoyed the chemistry on stage, you could tell there was tension between the two but they also needed each other. Johnny Bobesich and Jessica Ducharme portrayed their characters very well and it seemed they

There were only two characters onstage during the play: John, a university professor, and Carol, one of his students. The actors did a good job with their representation however some reactions looked a little bit over rehearsed. The actors used no microphones but it was easy to hear them speak. Their tone was high enough to be understood, but the play itself is very hard to follow. The only additional sound used for the play was a ringing cellphone. Even though the actors did a good job, I believe the play would have had a different impact if the actor representing the professor had been older, with a more

As a person on the non-actor spectrum, I thought that the entire cast performed extremely well. Singing and dancing in front of a filled auditorium would be my biggest nightmare. Every single action, striding across the stage to gulping down a shot of alcohol, displayed thought and reason in their characters. Thinking back to Krista’s short lecture on how to improve our performance for our final, I saw that all of the actors moved with a purpose. They didn’t take a step or move their arm “just because”. In the majority of the musical, the actors projected their voices very well. However, I did have some trouble comprehending some of the actors’ lines, since they occasionally spoke too quickly for my brain to process. Every so often I would

Overall, I thought that production had chosen immensely talented cast who had amazing chemistry with one another which was portrayed during the whole production, through their interactions. Although the set was usually simple it was well crafted and always fit perfectly with the story singing, dancing and

The lawn chairs, however, positioned in the right corner of the stage area in the closing scene of the play, could have been elevated for better viewing of the actors. Also, the well-designed Fat Pig hand-out program did not include/delineate the scene changes, which I think would have been helpful and allow the audience to applaud the performance that was just observed...a definite encouragement to the actors. I particularly enjoyed the music between each scene; i.e., “Shut Up and Dance with Me,” “You Belong with Me,” “Fat Bottom Girls,” etc. were great selections. The costumes were appropriate and reflective of the time, place, and scene of the play being

The sound and set had both many positive and negative aspects that affected the play in a conclusive way. At different times during the play it was hard to hear the actors and actresses due to their microphones going in and out. Although, it does make sense that the microphones would go in and out since they were wireless mics and the signal can get lost. Since it was my first time to ever see Les Miserables, not being able to hear the actors singing, it did cause confusion. Throughout the whole play the raked stage really brought the play closer to the audience, which is always a plus. The

The quality of the voices, costumes, scenes, and everything else was done with time and determination. The director chose the right actors/actresses and the spot-on costume and makeup designers. I have never seen Phantom of the Opera before, so this play was a surprise to me of what was going to happen in each scene. As I said previously, I could empathize with each character during the show because of how well they explain their emotions the entire play. I loved the orchestra because you couldn’t see the musicians, but you couldn’t miss the beautiful sound they created each scene.

Thesis: From the disaster to the movie, the sinking of the Titanic remains one of

It is of great importance that a production be cast correctly in order to give a show it’s best chance at being successful. Mrs. Brill aside, the director did an excellent job at casting this musical. Each actor seemed to fit the description of their role perfectly! Costumes were all ideal for the time setting and for the lives they represented. For instance, the Bank’s family had nice suits and dresses, while the housekeep wore older dress clothes. The cast was always strategically placed on stage as to not block anyone out, and to make the scene more visually appealing. Normally, they appeared a bit staggered or in a triangle. This is something that I would have never picked up on had it not been for this class. However, there were a few faulty instances that I did notice. One scene disappointed me and that was when the Bank’s children were standing on the stairs appearing to have a normal conversation, while their mother spoke with Mary Poppins. As soon as Winifred yelled for the children to come meet her, they instantly started shouting and pushing each other down the stairs. I just think it would have been better if they had been behind stage and then called on, rather than jumping from calm to crazy so quickly. Another major indiscretion occurred when Mary Poppins was pulling large objects out of her bag to place in the children’s bedroom. As an audience member, you could clearly see someone lifting the object up from a hole in the stage to make it appear as if they were coming out of the bag. Obviously this was a high school play, so I wasn’t expecting that stunt to be pulled off professionally. However, I still think they could have done a better job at hiding where the object was really entering from. Although there were a few major upsets with the direction of the show, the majority of the time the directing was astonishing. The placement of actors, their facial expressions, tone of voice, and

The story of the Titanic is well known: the unsinkable ship that sank, with it taking thousands of lives. A story like this begs for the silver screen, and it has seen a few adaptations but by far the most famous and successful was James Cameron’s high-budget motion picture, suitably named ‘Titanic’. Cameron’s adaptation is a film that at times makes the audience forget about the ships inevitable fate as they are invited to focus on the relationship between the two main characters: Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rose (Kate Winslet). The relationship between these two characters personifies the differences between the classes on the ship, and the sequence that I will be focusing on in this essay shows these differences using the microfeature of mise-en-scené. Cinematography is also used not only to place the audience inside the ship, but also to let them know which class they should be sympathising with. This scene sees Rose taken by Jack down into the 3rd class for music, drinking and dancing, after an awkward dinner with Rose’s first class family.

I did think that the set was cool it was dark but there wasn’t much to it but I did like how the table came out of the ground to make it look like they were in a totally different room and I also liked how they made use of what they had and all of their props on the stage and they were able to act with what they had was nice to see. but I didn’t think it went along with the whole play it looked more like an abandoned warehouse and not like the inside of a royal

The musical’s vocal sections gave me the deepest impression. As we know that the biggest different between the vocalists and the musical performers is the latter must have the ability to mix singing, dancing and acting together; if they make any mistakes, the audience will catch it immediately. To my surprise, those performers in this musical have amazing live singing capability; they are able to handle both

Everything from the acting to the music to the sets was borderline perfect. The only thing that could possibly be considered a negative was something that was absolutely unavoidable. That is, when you are taking a novel as voluminous as Les Miserables and condensing it into a feature length movie, some things will be cut or rushed. This is no exception. The movie moves at breakneck speed. Anyone who is fond of the Broadway musical will no doubt not be bothered by it, but people new to the story or those who have only read the novel might be put off by it. As far as the acting and music is concerned, I can find very little to fault. Russel Crowe was the weakest of the lot as I just didn't find his voice to be up to the task of singing some of Javert's songs (Stars immediately springs to mind). Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, and Samantha Barks were all especially good. The intense emotions their characters experience throughout the story are perfectly performed. This naturally leads to a critique of the music. Anyone familiar with the Broadway show will undoubtedly find them joyously mouthing along to the familiar lyrics and might be surprised at a couple of brand new songs written specifically for the movie. Just as in the show, the music is brilliant and meshes wonderfully with the