How boring would life be without musical theatre entertainment? I can answer that—boring. Entertainment in this industry has proved the world that musical theatre is just as amusing as a football event played on the weekends. Acquiring a job in this field can be difficult, but with hard work it can be done. Musical theatre has been around for a long time and has changed over decades. Entertainment in this industry started in the nineteenth century and still thrives today. It started off with smaller scale productions, and then grew into huge budget plays on Broadway that make millions a year; even cruise lines have forms of musical theatre entertainment on board to attract more patrons. The industry started to become popular in the past
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Training is key to success. Individuals wanting to pursue this career should start early. Joining an afterschool program that does community plays is a great way to build your foundations in theatre. For example, I joined an afterschool program called Stagestruck Performance Studio that taught the fundamentals of theatre, music, and dance. It really helps because it makes you more advanced than other competition when auditioning for high school plays and even plays in college. “It takes tremendous amount of training to star on Broadway” (Oppenheim, “What It Takes to Train a Broadway Star”). This quote applies to people wanting to pursue Broadway or any other career in the musical theatre industry. A college education is a major necessity for one to be a success in this business, unless someone is naturally gifted in all three areas and ready to take on a career, which rarely happens. College emphasizes dance, music, and acting in this field. College is a great place to grow as an individual performer in the musical theatre entertainment industry. By the time one leaves college, they should be confident in all three abilities to start a …show more content…
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” (Confucius). This quote describes the individuals who pursue this profession because they are so passionate about their work. If someone enjoys their career, they really are just getting payed to have fun. There are plenty of pros of pursuing a career in this industry. Most of the time people who have a job in this industry live in beautiful cities and get to explore some of the main industry capitals of the world. For example, New York, Chicago, Las Angeles, Las Vegas and many more. Also, the pay is good depending on where the individual makes their career. Some Broadway or touring musical shows pay their workers around $1,700 a week, which averages out to $81,000 a year. However, with good news always comes bad. There are more cons than pros if the individual does not make it big. Depending on the work, the pay varies from employers. Some employers will pay top dollar to have musical theatre performers talent to their studio or club, some will not. Also having a degree in this field does not mean you have a guaranteed job, unless you obtain a master’s degree and can teach the subject. With all of this said, it is not a field everyone should
Training is key to success. Individuals wanting to pursue this career should start early. Joining an afterschool program that does community plays is a great way to build your foundations in theatre. For example, I joined an afterschool program called Stagestruck Performance Studio that taught the fundamentals of theatre, music, and dance. It really helps because it makes you more advanced than other competition when auditioning for high school plays and even plays in college. “It takes tremendous amount of training to star on Broadway” (Oppenheim, “What It Takes to Train a Broadway Star”). This quote applies to people wanting to pursue Broadway or any other career in the musical theatre industry. A college education is a major necessity for one to be a success in this business, unless someone is naturally gifted in all three areas and ready to take on a career, which rarely happens. College emphasizes dance, music, and acting in this field. College is a great place to grow as an individual performer in the musical theatre entertainment industry. By the time one leaves college, they should be confident in all three abilities to start a …show more content…
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” (Confucius). This quote describes the individuals who pursue this profession because they are so passionate about their work. If someone enjoys their career, they really are just getting payed to have fun. There are plenty of pros of pursuing a career in this industry. Most of the time people who have a job in this industry live in beautiful cities and get to explore some of the main industry capitals of the world. For example, New York, Chicago, Las Angeles, Las Vegas and many more. Also, the pay is good depending on where the individual makes their career. Some Broadway or touring musical shows pay their workers around $1,700 a week, which averages out to $81,000 a year. However, with good news always comes bad. There are more cons than pros if the individual does not make it big. Depending on the work, the pay varies from employers. Some employers will pay top dollar to have musical theatre performers talent to their studio or club, some will not. Also having a degree in this field does not mean you have a guaranteed job, unless you obtain a master’s degree and can teach the subject. With all of this said, it is not a field everyone should