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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The end of last month brought London the glitz, glamour and ennui that is the Olivier Awards. It’s always a long, trying evening, and this year’s lather, step and repeat culminated in Kevin Spacey (!) singing (!!) Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (!!!) with Beverley Knight (!!!!) and Kev on harmonica (?). Anyway, […]
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Minneapolis is a hidden gem of a city. A lot of people look past it due to the unpredictable weather and unbearable winters, which I don’t blame you for – they can be brutal. However, what you shouldn’t look past is the absolutely amazing arts the city has to offer. Minneapolis is ranked 2nd in […]
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What is the perfect wine to pair with your next trip down the NMT youtube rabbit hole? What elements of Brechtian theatre does Spring Awakening use as part of its groundbreaking adaptation? What can writers who live outside of NYC learn from the O’Neill Theater Center? Bloggers explored these questions and more on The Green Room this week. Here’s […]
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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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This week is the last week of undergraduate schooling I will ever have. After four years (or 48 months, 208 weeks, 1,460 days, or countless hours), I will finally have reached the end of my college career. All the hard work and sleepless nights finally culminate in me receiving a piece of paper saying I poured […]
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If I have learned anything from my time studying Theatre, it’s that musical theatre rarely receives the amount of respect from academia that it deserves. Usually, musicals are blindly labeled “spectacles” and Broadway is given the sort of wide berth that Mufasa orders Simba to give the Shadowlands. Or at least that is what I […]
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Last time, I promised you a post about French children’s musical theatre. Here it is! In this post, I’m gonna talk to you about two adorable shows that I absolutely adore. I am a fierce defender of children’s musical theatre, mainly because the simple fact that a show is designed for a young audience doesn’t take […]
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The hands-down greatest experience of my writing life was not in New York City. It was in the tiny town of Waterford, Connecticut. Waterford may not be a bustling metropolis, but it is something of a theater Mecca, as it is home to the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. The center began 50 years ago as […]
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What advice does Quiara Alegría Hudes have for theatre-makers? What new musicals came to Broadway this season and why should we celebrate them? What should you do if your allergies spring up right before your next audition? Bloggers answered these questions and more on The Green Room this week. Here’s what you might have missed: […]
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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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If you’ve gotten to read my “Meet the Bloggers” page, you might have stumbled upon my list of favorite musicals – and “favorite” is most certainly an euphemism here, as I am totally obsessed with those – which include A Chorus Line. There might be such a universal truth – especially to performers – conveyed […]
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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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So, I am ridiculously fortunate to be currently studying Playwriting for the second semester in a row with Quiara Alegría Hudes. She won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for her play Water by the Spoonful, wrote the book for In the Heights, and happens to be a truly lovely human being who writes the most beautiful […]
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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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What are the best podcasts for people who love theater? What steps should high school juniors take to set themselves up to succeed at BFA auditions? What does the musical theater scene in Paris look like? Bloggers explored these questions and more on The Green Room this week. Here’s what you might have missed: Top […]
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