Broadway Journal

New York City, a city known for its tall buildings and beauty. New York City is also known for Broadway, and this is the reason I decided to visit New York. My family and I, which consists of three other adults, decided to spend a week in New York. My family and I had always wanted to experience the "Big Apple." Throughout the week we attended four Broadway and off-Broadway shows. We vowed to not go over our budget, which was twelve hundred dollars a piece. This budget included ticket prices,…

played by Paul Ainsley, and Pontius Pilate, played by Barry Brennan”(Hischak). One can see from this list that these actors were the original cast that had performed the first performance of Jesus Christ Superstar; however, the the musical went off Broadway from a few years and then came back to performances they had to cast a whole new cast. This cast would not be the same as the original, but they had to be close to…

History, musical theatre, and rap sounds like a horrible combination. A combination that a history teacher might use to make their students more enthusiastic about their class. This is what came to mind when I heard of Hamilton for the first time. After hearing the music and later watching the show, however, it became apparent that Hamilton was successful in blending these elements into the wildy popular musical that it is now. It started when Lin-Manuel Miranda decided to read Ron Chernow’s…

Julie Andrews is an english actress and singer. She is also an author. She made her broadway debut in The Boy Friend. She was born on October 1, 1935 and is currently 81 years of age. Julie has starred in many shows. Julie made her feature film debut in Mary Poppins (1964), and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in her hit role. She starred in The Sound of Music (1965), playing Maria, and won the Golden Globe Award For Best Actress. Between 1964 - 1986, she starred in…

main character Robert (Bobby), he cannot fully commit himself to relationship, meaning he cannot get married and he is already 35. His five friends are all married couples that try to help him find a partner or tell him he is perfect how he is. This Broadway production was nominated for fourteen Tony Awards and it won six. This play was at The Eastern Florida State College auditorium. Professor Henry was the producer for Company at EFSC. I picked Company out of all of our three options of…

the off-Broadway comedy, “The Liar” on January 26, 2017. This Broadway comedy tells the life of man who cannot tell the truth and his man servant who cannot tell a lie. Isherwood thought that “‘The Liar’ is, throughout, an effervescent delight.” For the most part, Isherwood thought the entire show was lively and enjoyable. 16. Summary of review from the New York Times for the theater show, Jitney, published on January 19, 2017. Ben Brantley from the New York Times reviewed the Broadway drama,…

Biography & Wiki:s Anna Kendrick is an American actress and a singer whose net worth is $10 million. She was born on August 9, 1985, in Portland, Maine. She began her career as a child actor in theatre productions. Her first role was in the 1998 Broadway musical ‘High Society’. She gave her film debut in 2003 ‘Camp’. She rose to fame in her prominent supporting role as Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga. Anna attended the Deering High School in Portland. She began her relationship with…

Arthur Miller was born in New York City on October 17, 1915. Miller began his work as a play writer in the early stages of his life. Miller won multiples prizes for his outstanding work. He produced his first success, All My Sons, in 1947. Two years later, in 1949, Miller wrote Death of a Salesman, which won the Pulitzer Prize and transformed Miller into a national sensation. While he studied as an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, he began research on the witch trials which led to…

she found out that she could sing her singing career went blazing through the sky. Through her childhood and her teens she perfromed in music halls. But when she turned 20 years old she launched her career in the product of "Cinderlla". She went on Broadway on the year of 1954 for the show "The Boy Friend". In the year of 1963 Walt Disney ask Julie if she wanted to be in his upcoming production. Julie had accepted his offer for his production.…

City’s Times Square, there was another show with bright lights, crowded seats, and outstanding performers. This show was the Broadway Musical, The Lion King, performed in the Minskoff Theatre. Around three years after the Disney animated movie was released, the Lion King was performed for the first time at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has been a Broadway hit ever since. It has earned many awards, including six Tony Awards, and it has expanded throughout theatres across the…