Write about three musicals that we have studied that engage with the topic of race and ethnicity in America‚ drawing parallels and comparisons between the three and noting contrasts. The American Musical has often been used as a medium in which uncomfortable issues were boldly addressed. This has been the case for the issue of race and ethnicity in America‚ in particular the following musicals: Show Boat‚ Memphis‚ and West Side Story. The first two musicals addressed the issue of the integration
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new-york-city.com) Then why when people hear this street name‚ do they think of theater? That’s because this street‚ commonly referred to as the “Great White Way”‚ has 36 theaters. These 36 theaters‚ along with 4 other‚ make up what is called the Theatre District. Broadway history dates back to the late 1600 ’s‚ when a coffee house called ’The King ’s Arms ’ opened in 1696 on Broadway. Some scholars think this may have held Manhattan ’s earliest theatrical performances (Kenrick
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Theatre Performance Analysis Last week‚ I attended a stage performance of Shakespeare’s timeless and tragic play Romeo & Juliet at Dunstan Playhouse‚ Adelaide. It was an adaptation by Geordie Brookman (also the director) and Nicki Bloom. The cast had only six performers and they were required to occasionally switch characters. The run-time was 140 minutes. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a performance analysis on the use of body and voice of individual performers and overall group work
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The first moment of theatre I chose to stage is when Cyrano and Christian went to go see Roxane in the middle of the night.This scene prior to this moment was very important. Roxane and Christian sits outdoors and Roxanne ask Christian to tell her how much he loves her and he tries‚ but all he can say is “I love you” “I love you very much” and Roxanne gets infuriated and went inside the house. This was the closest thing to the book exemplifying some type of truth. Throughout the play‚ there has been
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The sound of excitement was what I heard when I walked in. The sound of proud parents praising their children in the play‚ the sounds of students dreading their drama ISAs‚ the sounds of rushed footsteps‚ the sounds of the crowd settling down‚ the Sound of Music in its beginning. Last Wednesday‚ January 27th‚ 2016 I made my way to the City Playhouse to see my first CHAT school play‚ and I was looking forward to see what was in store for the audience that night! From the opening of the curtains to
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Although some critics might state that the design is the least impotant aspect of the theatrical performance‚ the design‚ which includes lighting‚ sound‚ and costume‚ is a key element in the success of the production. As a former light technitian of my high school drama department‚ I learn that lights is a key aspect of the production because it enhances the mood making a intense scene extra fierce with red lights or making it calm with blue lights. The lights are key in order to be able to hide
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child knows how to play a musical instrument it can help them out in many more ways than they know (iDiva). Having a young kid learn an instrument can help develop better coordination‚ build better concentration‚ help with stress relief‚ and enhance a child’s intelligence‚ along with many other positives (o5). I personally play the guitar‚ and it has helped me out throughout the years. Probably the largest positive that comes out of a kid learning how to play a musical instrument is that it enhances
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winning show. The room becomes dark and a soft light shines on Leslie Odom Jr.‚ and the company. Musical notes begin and the theater becomes silent as they watch closely. Hamilton: An American Musical is an incredibly popular show and has made many changes to broadway. Broadway shows used to not be appealing to every generation‚ but since opening night of Hamilton‚ it has a whole new meaning. Musicals have been interesting to every generation since the two acts about a founding
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the music as it gave life and justice to the Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor. Personally speaking‚ the performance of Fischer and the COE was successful because they powerfully and enthusiastically played a sophisticated and complicated musical piece that required the skills and passion of an orchestra and an individual musician. However‚ it was puzzling to see Fischer stopped at some point of the performance. It may be part of the music‚ but it brought discomfort to
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Drama essay “Theatre has the capacity to transform our perceptions of the world we live in” To what extent is this statement true of two twentieth century theatre practitioners you have studied. The theatre has tremendous capacity to transform our perceptions of the world. Two theatre practitioners who had strong beliefs in this statement were Vsevolod Meyerhold and Augusto Boal. Both Meyerhold and Boal believed that theatre had the power to transform the way we look at the world‚ each displaying
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