Musical theatre

the American musical theatre. An array of factors have emerged and collided over the past decade to bring what was once a niche staple of American culture to the forefront of the media and culture around the world. The sum of an evolving variety of music genres within the form, an increased interest and engagement by A and B list celebrities, an increasingly globalized Western culture, among other influences have allowed for the growth and current peak prosperity of the musical theatre genre…

love of the arts, but it wasn't until I was a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz that I knew I wanted to be an actor. Up until that point, I had just wanted to sing, but being up on that stage made me want to do musicals for the rest of my life. But what really made me want to pursue musical theatre was that it has been the only way for me to truly express my emotions. When I was younger, I was made fun of as a little kid. So when I was in the Sound of Music, I was surrounded by a company that loved…

Musicals “And I said to myself sit down, sit down you’re rocking the boat” ~Guys and Dolls Musicals. When you hear the word, you might think of Broadway or New York City, big performances with a standing ovation. This is all true but let me take you behind the curtain to learn about how a Broadway Musical comes to be. The first thing when making a Broadway Musical is writing. The writer, composer, and lyricist usually work together, usually the writer makes a rough draft of the story and then…

I wish someone would ask me how I know that musical theatre is something that I wanted to do for the rest of my life. My answer to this question would show just how much I love to entertain. Talking about my start to musical theatre makes me delighted to think back to when I was younger. Thinking about the first musicals that I was in reminds me of how thrilled I was to discover new things about performing. I never got nervous to go all out and to do something big. The younger me didn’t care…

Before watching this video when I think of musical theatre I would think of opera or Disney musical. The first thing that come to my mind would be many performers are acting and singing to converse their messages to the audiences. I would related to Bollywood to musical theatre where the performers singing and dancing in a form of acting out their storyline. The stories are usually about some kind of tragic and romance plot where the two performers would fall in lover and sometime might end…

perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give—the ability to influence.”. Theatre influences emotions in a person's’ heart. It can be by the costumes, lighting, music, storyline, or the characters; the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions through acting is an extraordinary thing, The career of a musical theatre performer is an extraordinary adventure because of it’s ability to change someone’s view and emotions. The ability to…

convinced I could contribute greatly to the education of the musical theatre students. For ten years I have coached musical theatre students in the university environment. My expertise is in vocal training in multiple musical theatre styles, including, legit, pop, jazz, musical theatre traditional and contemporary/pop. I utilize certain material within the classical canon to build muscular strength. I am especially skilled at teaching musical theatre voice, both legit and contemporary, as…

experience where I was presented the opportunity to manage all production aspects of a spring musical at my high school. Learning to manage every facet of a live musical theatre show created many obstacles. This opportunity has revealed certain strengths and weaknesses, has aided in preparing for future leadership roles, and rightfully reassured that technical theatre is just as important as performance theatre. Initiative is defined as “the ability to assess and initiate things…

From a young age, I've always known that musical theatre was the profession for me as I was an exceedingly theatrical youngster in every sense. Listening to every cast recording iTunes had to offer, seeing plays as frequently as humanly possible, and keeping myself up to date on the latest new plays and musicals coming to Broadway (and beyond). It was not until my first production (Willy Wonka Jr) when I realized that this theatre thing was pretty exciting and had the ability to spark something…

Katie Trumbull is a Senior soon to be graduate at Toledo School for the Arts who has been involved with theatre for most of her young life since she was eight years old and is planning to study Musical Theatre or Vocal Performance in college as a professional career. Recently she has appeared in some of her favorite musicals yet including The Music man (Marian) with Toledo School for the Arts, Fiddler on the Roof (Tzeitel), The Lion King Jr (Zazu), Children of Eden (Yonah) with Waterville…