I’m a big fan of MCC’s benefit concert, Miscast. It’s a yearly concert with a ton of Broadway performers in one big cabaret; the catch is that they’re singing songs that were originally for characters of the opposite gender. It’s a chance for actors to play roles they would never be typically cast as. For […]
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If you’re a college student, then you’ll know that the dreaded midterm season is underway. You’re probably swamped with work trying to study and write papers. But if you’re like me, you’ll also need to take a couple study breaks throughout the night. One of my favorite ways to de-stress (or procrastinate) is to watch […]
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Many shows that make it to Broadway have typically had a long and grueling journey to get to that finish line. There are many out-of-town tryouts and Off-Broadway performances before the show is finally ready to move into its Broadway house. The out-of-town tryouts tend to change geographically. Shows like Aladdin and Catch Me If […]
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Musical revivals are fun for so many reasons. They can either bring back a classical show in its original staging, which gives younger generations a chance to experience a classic production (like 2011’s Anything Goes revival), or they can update it for today’s audience and put a fresh spin to it (like the 2013 revival […]
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This might be a bit weird, but when I’m at college and I introduce myself, one of the first things I mention is that I’m involved in theatre. I start listing off the shows I’ve acted in, the sets I’ve helped build, the marketing strategies that I’ve helped implement. And people automatically assume that I’m a […]
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The best theatre is live theatre. No matter what genre the performance is, there’s something special about breathing the same air as the performers who are making something that can only be fully enjoyed in that moment. The one downside to that is that there’s no way to be at every show in history, even […]
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Contemporary theatre is exciting and something to celebrate, but I also like to take the time to appreciate the glory days of Broadway. It’s because of the Golden Age that I fell in love with theater. While I feel like I’m in the minority of those that prefer more “dated” musicals, I love them for […]
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When you think of some of the greatest musicals of The Golden Age, most were written to showcase sopranos that portrayed the sweet ingénue. Nowadays, composers are creating shows that explore great new characters and implement contemporary folk, rock and/or pop styles of music. Some of the best new songs are incredible showstoppers for mixers […]
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