these people carried special tokens with them‚ telling them what entrance to use and were to sit. Anybody who came later‚ among the ordinary citizens would have to sit at the top of the auditorium due to lack of space. It was possible for the large theatre in Pompeii to hold up to 5000 people. A dramatic performance was a public occasion as so admission was free. All of the money would be paid of by a wealthy citizen‚ who would provide the actors‚ the producer‚ scenery and costumes. This would be
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I attended the traveling Broadway production of Disney’s Newsies on February 14th‚ at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Being a fan of the movie but not knowing much about the musical‚ I was not sure what to expect. However‚ the show was a huge success‚ and it definitely has earned a place as one of my favorite musicals of all time. This musical was very dance heavy‚ and the dancing was not by any means easy. This was impressive enough in of itself. Even more impressive‚ though‚ from a vocal
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Musical theater and entertainment have been an ever-changing enterprise that‚ until very recently‚ included little diversity. In March of 2008‚ a new musical was presented on Broadway. It was titled In the Heights. This new musical featured something never before seen in musical theater: the songs are primarily latino rap. It was a bold step down a path no one had taken before. The story takes places in a poor neighborhood in New York called Washington Heights. Those living there are immigrants from
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A musical have more dancing than opera. Opera rarely needs to dance. 2. A musical is almost always performed in the language of its audience‚ while opera is no words to be speak in the performance of an opera. 3. An opera is drama set to music. In an opera‚ the moods‚ emotions and feelings are heightened. It combined vocal music which includes solos‚ ensembles and chorus and instrumental music which is played by the orchestra with costumes‚ stage action and scenic effects. However musical is a
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Believe it or not‚ Broadway musicals have not always been as diverse as they are now. Throughout its history‚ Broadway discriminated against people of color‚ never dealt with the issue of racism‚ and had little to no diversity‚ despite its prominence. Diversity is important because it makes people feel more represented and not worth any less than others. Addressing racial discrimination has helped people to realize that they are not alone in their struggles‚ and can impact their lives. The history
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3 May 2012 Why People Hate Musicals There are many different reasons why people could hate musicals. Maybe they had a bad time at the theatre once and that scarred their outlook on musicals forever. Many people think that musicals are “gay” and they don’t want to see guys “prancing” around on stage. Some people cannot stand the fact that people are singing instead of talking. Whatever their reason for disliking musicals is‚ they’re wrong. I’m only joking. Everyone has the right to his or
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Theatre and Other Arts - Theatre Challenges Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. Theatre has existed since the dawn of man‚ as a result of human tendency for storytelling. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture‚ speech‚ song‚ music or dance. The most important element of theatre is the audience
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Oklahoma! Response Paper The musical being watched and analysed is Oklahoma! It is a 1999 Broadway musical directed by Sir Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Susan Stroman starring Hugh Jackman‚ Josefina Gabrielle and Shular Hensley amongst others. Oklahoma! is originally the result of collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II‚ with the former composing the music and the latter writing the screenplay. It is touted as a landmark American musical‚ and the 1999 production is a marker
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I think that High School Musical is so successful in global markets because of the infectant power of music. The songs in the High School Musical have been cover by other countries’ singer all over the world in different languages. Besides that‚ they have taking a real global approach by “act local”. They made other versions of movie for other’s countries market too‚ such as Indian version‚ Russian version and so on. For example‚ the standard strategies those are visible in the global marketing of
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Theatre Appreciation 10/24/10 Midterm What is Theatre? That question has multiple answers. The word theatre itself comes from the greek word theatron which means “seeing place.” It is not only a place to be seen or a place to see‚ theatre is a way of life. Theatre can be seen in different ways‚ for example‚ it can be a building‚ company‚ and even an occupation. An empty space and be used as a theatre if you bring all of the components needed; a place to act and a place to watch. There are
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