Summer is a magical time of warmth and sunshine where theatre festivals pop up like daisies, and when I actually have time to go on road trips to remote (or not so remote) areas to see performances. In case you were looking for exciting summer theatre to put on your own calendar, here are a few […]
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It is not uncommon for musicals to borrow inspiration from other works of art. Often times, they even result in something more concrete—they become adaptations. Such is the case for many well-known musicals of all time, like RENT and Miss Saigon, inspired by the operas La Boheme and Madame Butterfly respectively; Catch Me If You Can and Ghost from […]
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In celebration of Father’s/Mother’s Day, let’s examine the contributions of contemporary musical theater through this list of songs dedicated to parents. Dear Mom, dear Dad, we love you. There are things you need to know, things that we need to tell you but we keep quiet. And here once again Musical Theater songs say those […]
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Graduation Day: it’s a day of conflicting emotions, filled with celebration and with sorrow, with tears of happiness and tears of heartbreak, with hugs of pride and hugs of parting. And for the Class of 2015, it’s nearly arrived. As a time when we can both look back at our journeys thus far and look […]
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Some of you might not know this about me (and why would you), but in addition to my studies in Musical Theatre at San Diego State, I have also taken advantage of living in California and have been studying wine. I thought it was high time to marry my two interests and present for you: […]
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New Yorkers are collectively breathing a sigh of relief – as well as one of joy- that it is finally Spring! However, along with the flowers and higher temperatures also comes a thing us performers have come to dread: allergy season. Runny noses, sore throats, coughing, and don’t get me started on the sneezing. And […]
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In the semi-rare event that I find myself discussing my passion for musical theater with my non-musical-loving friends, there is one question that, inevitably, always gets asked: Why do I love them so much? What is it about musicals—about people spontaneously (and, to them, maybe even ridiculously) breaking into song and dance—that I find so […]
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Every year I get more and more excited about the new musicals that populate the primary Broadway scene. In a way – for all of us involved in developing and writing new musicals – it as if a new original musical on the main street feels like a small personal win as well. The door […]
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When I’m travelling for long stretches of time, which happens mostly when I drive to and from my university and my parent’s house, I sometimes like to take a break from whatever musical cast recording I’m currently obsessed with (it sounds crazy but it happens). Since I have to stay awake somehow, I generally turn […]
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Much has been written about the modern obsession and fascination with high belting, and there is no need for me to rehash it fully here. In short, musical theatre has gone from having a lady’s money note be a solid, chesty B flat to a throat-shredding F. People are divided on the merits of this […]
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You know how there are some songs that the person ahead of you at an audition always seems to be singing? Don’t be the person who sings one of those. It doesn’t matter how awesome you sound or how great the song is – and so many of these songs are so great, that’s how they got to […]
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Firsts. This is both my first time blogging seriously in English and my first article for NewMusicalTheatre.com – a website I’ve adored from the first time I set my eyes on it while browsing for contemporary music sheets. So I thought it would be the right time and a great tribute to talk about firsts… […]
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As actors, our lives are consistently filled with standing in front of people and proving to them why we are the right person for the job. Auditioning is the true job of an actor. Without auditioning there would be no way for us to get work, meet other actors and industry professionals and showcase our […]
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This is a (highly subjective and entirely subject to change at my own whim) list of what I consider to be the ‘best’ songs from Broadway and Off-Broadway from the past five years. These songs are such terrific showcases of craft and technique that they stand up equally as plot movers within their respective shows […]
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I said “kiss” frogs, not “eat” them. Now that this frog thing is clear, let’s start with the serious things. In a previous article on this website, it was said that France “rocked” at musical theatre. However, as a French MT lover, I feel it is my duty to inform you all that this is […]
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Last week in “Broadway School,” otherwise known as the MFA in Musical Theatre at San Diego State University, I was assigned the task of giving a partnered, two-hour presentation on Musical Theatre in the 1990s. I have to admit, I am on the younger side and all I could remember about musical theatre in that […]
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