Musical theatre

Lake Dillon Theatre Company. I’m Ariel Kurtz and I am a junior at SUNY Empire State College studying Musical Theatre and Theatre Education in Manhattan. My mission in life is to change the world through art and make art accessible to everyone. I am available for the full availability for the duration of the Performance Apprenticeship. I’m interested in the Performance Apprenticeship so I can learn about what a professional Musical Theatre environment is like and to learn jobs in the theatre so I…

premiere creative consultant in educational musical theatre based in New York City, in association with the leading theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) and the Blumenthal Performing Arts' Education Department, this event offers an enthusiastic, educational environment for students and teachers to interact with hundreds of others who share their passion for musical theatre During the celebration, each school group will perform a selection of a musical…

knows it Annie, this musical was based on a comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, created by Harold Gray in the early 1900’s. It is fact that originally the playwright Thomas Meehan was a bit hesitant of creating a musical based on a comic, but in fact it was Martin Charnin the director also lyricist who had this idea, in this case persistence paid off when eventually Thomas and the composer Charles Strouse agreed. The production of Annie was first performed at the Alvin Theatre which is now the…

Ever since grade nine, theatre has been a significant part of my life. The Mentor College Theatre Department has taught me very valuable life lessons over the past four years and has shaped me from the nervous grade nine, to the outgoing, and determined self-confident leader that I am today. In the start of grade nine, I only participated in the spring play, Metamorphoses. The play, was essentially a series of vignettes about Greek mythology. Although, I was only part of the cast for the…

the two shows and look at what challenges may be different when directing two very different styles. One is a play where as one is a musical. One was performed in the round on a small scale in TOTS and one was performed on a large scale in Bush. There are many differences in the directing challenges, but also some similarities. A Chorus Line is a well known musical that’s been made into a movie, toured, had a cast album made, and so on. This brings one challenge of the audience likely…

A never-ending debate surrounds the necessity of public funding in support of fields in communication and the arts. In the United States, this argument lives in the desire to reduce funding to the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). In fact, many current conservative leaders wish to eliminate it completely arguing that funding the arts is neither the government’s responsibility or fiscally prudent. Obviously, this is not an argument I believe in or support. For any artist and art-lover,…

originally showed in 1948 in late December, at the New Century Theatre. The musical was written and produced with a similar scenario having happened to the playwright in his previous acting time, giving it a unique stage perspective as they began writing the acts. How this went about was Arnold Saint-Subber going to Samuel and Bella Spewack sometime in 1947 to have them begin writing it, they then went to Cole Porter who began to write the musical numbers. Then with choreography by Hanya Holm…

duplex apartment above the main stage that Belasco utilized for his own occupancy. The room contained a window that allowed Belasco to remain in his quarters but still see the productions from afar. The Belasco opened on October 16th, 1907 with the Musical “A Grand Army Man.” The Architecture of the Belasco was one of neo-Georgian style. The Belasco is reminiscent of the neo-medieval and neo-renaissance style, with is grandiose flair of the dramatics and its thirteen stories makes it one of the…

Monday, March 7, 2016 at 7:30 pm, I attended the Broadway play called, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Heymann Performing Arts Center. In particular, I am not a huge fan of musicals, decided to see the anyway on the recommendation of a childhood friend. Despite my reservations to view a musical, I truly enjoyed all that the performance had to offer. Some main points of the play that interested me were the amazing use of lighting, how well the costume designs were executed and…

The theatre production of Oklahoma! incorporated a wide variety of theatrical elements throughout the play. The theatre production did a magnificent job with the western style props and setting in the theatre space. Another key factor to point is that the play production did a fantastic job ensuring that the characters dressed in a Western style. Whether it was the tan cowboy hats complimenting the boots with spurs or the women’s large dresses, the play represents the time period thoroughly. The…