Broadway

Do you remember Jester Joseph Hairston? Hairston was a songwriter, composer, choral conductor, and actor. He was known as the leading expert when it came to African-American choral music and spirituals. Hairston is also best known for one of his acting role characters, Rolly Forbes, on the show Amen. Forbes appeared on the show from 1986-1991. Jester Joseph Hairston was born in Belews Creek, a rural community in North Carolina. He was the grandson of two slaves. At an early age Hairston and his…

store windows are a multitude of beautiful women who walk down the same street as me. Perhaps more than anything, New York’s streets are famous in their own right. People from all around the world are aware of the spectacular shows that take place on Broadway. We all know about the stock exchange and the large amounts of money that are traded everyday on Wall Street. Certain streets hold a huge significance for native New Yorkers. I remember walking down Fulton Street in Brooklyn with my friend…

Imagine performing on a stage for an audience; singing, dancing, acting, live on stage. There 's no room for mistakes on the stage during show time. To be able to perform live for a crowd is something I’ve dreamed of doing. I would like to be a musical theatre actress when I grow up. An actor is someone who portrays and interprets roles using speech, body motions, and other skills. A musical theatre actor specializes in acting, while also singing and dancing to music. "In this career, you must…

section, but within the sections too. As a teacher I constantly found myself adjusting to meet the needs of my students, in hopes of being a strong educator. Placement School Mott Hall II is located on 109th street on the upper west side in between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues. The school consists of 345 students covering grades 6 through 8. I student taught the 8th grade, which consisted of 115 students. One of the most common observations about the student body at Mott Hall II is its…

Hamilton has caused a scene since the moment it hit Broadway. Many people were skeptical about a musical about a founding father, especially one based on hip-hop rap. When critics came out of the theater for the first time, however, they couldn’t give it higher praises. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, though. Being a play about a founding father, politics, and breaking molds people also denounced it. One such person was Alex Nichols’ in his article, “You Should Be Terrified That…

no live pit orchestra however, I was thoroughly impressed by the musicianship and creative liberties the cast took on the songs. The first solo, “Part of Your World,” was performed by Maddie Mazzella who played Ariel. The piece was a traditional broadway ballad with a major tonality. This meant the song was very uplifting and almost In the beginning, Maddie had a very reedy and nasal timbre because she focused her voice…

larger-than-life entertainment options on ships that are much larger. Most ships feature several pools, a giant rock-climbing wall, sports courts and its signature FlowRider surfing simulator. Entertainment options are consisting regularly of current Broadway musicals, dare devil water-diving shows and kid-friendly entertainment featuring popular animated characters from the big screen. In addition, Royal Caribbean travels to European ports. Royal Caribbean features larger and more innovate…

The musical I went to was “Heathers; The Musical”, lyrics and music by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe. Which is about a high school girl named Veronica Sawyer who was nobody until one day, three of the popular girls at her high school decided to she would fit perfect with them. Funny thing was that they were all named Heather. After being whisked away from her boring life and put into the Heather click, she meets a boy named JD who she falls in love with. Veronica, later in the year,…

ccording to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first record of the usage of the word "retard" is from circa 1489. At that point in time, that word meant to keep back, hinder, or impede. Now, in 2008, the word "retard" is used in common vernacular as a replacement for the word "idiot" or "dummy". This was not a direct or instantaneous change, but a change that took centuries and centuries to occur. Not only has the definition of the word changed but the nature of word has been altered over time…

For almost as long as I can remember, I’ve been playing piano. It has been the most consistent thing in my life and has grounded me during the ups-and-downs of my adolescence. My journey with the piano began as a seven year old at the end of my short affair with the violin. On a trip to my grandparent’s home in Jamaica, I sat at an electric piano with my grandfather and he taught me Hot Crossed Buns. When I returned home, I begged and pleaded with my parents to sign me up for piano lessons, and…