Student Blogger: Holden Childress

It’s been a great pleasure getting to write for BroadwayWorld, and I’ll be forever grateful that I was given the opportunity.

I'm bound to watch some movie musicals this summer, and since there’s enough to make a list, I thought I’d share some musical films I’ll be watching this summer that I recommend.

2020 wasn’t the best year for film, and understandably so. I still managed to find some nominees to root for at this year’s Oscars ceremony, including some Broadway favorites.

I had just finished about four months of online learning when I started classes at UCM, so it was weird being on a campus again, especially with all the COVID-19 restrictions.

My list of dream roles is short, and it would be really great to make it even shorter by crossing these roles off the list.

I don’t look back on these as the best shows I’ve ever done, but I will always have memories from them, whether they're good or bad.

There are a lot of bad movies out there, ranging from moderately bad to absolutely horrendous. I want to look at some “so-bad-it’s-good” films that I believe would make hilarious musical parodies.

Even theatre fans will be able to cheer on their favorites because there are several film adaptations of Broadway shows on the list of Golden Globe nominees this year.

Burnham’s arrogant stage persona, use of blue comedy and anti-humor, and theatrical approach to his live performances have enabled him to separate himself from other comedians of the modern era.

Could this August Wilson classic win big at the Oscars?

In short: don’t let the reviews discourage you from experiencing “The Prom”. I didn’t, and I think I’m a much happier person because of it. It might have even added a few years to my life.

All of the excitement got me thinking of other musical adaptations I would love to see, and with the help of my theatre friends.

2020 has been quite the rollercoaster ride, huh?

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, meaning it’s basically Christmas. Time to hang up the decorations and crank the stereo to 11 as we listen to our favorite Christmas songs.

Will this become the new normal? Or will we be able to go back to the way things used to be? All we can do now is keep our fingers crossed… and our masks on.

Considering how condensed this past Broadway season turned out to be, the question of whether or not there would be a Tony Awards ceremony this year was up in the air for some time, at least until recently.

Movie musicals dona??t always translate well from stage to screen, mostly because it is difficult to recreate the magic of a live stage production on camera.

For quite some time now, there has been talk of a big screen adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen, and in the last several weeks many details have come out about the film and who we can expect to see bring the nervous teenager and his friends from the stage to the screen.

For the past several months, Zoom has been an excellent way for educators to continue to teach to their students during the pandemic. Ita??s also been a great way to communicate with friends you havena??t seen since you were all told you couldna??t return to school.

The start of a new school year is officially upon us, bringing to an end this weird, long and drawn out period of online schooling.