It’s week seven here in college, friends, and it’s time for celebration! Hang the streamers, bake a cake, and break out the noisemakers: I’m rehearsing again! Shout it to the rooftops!
MTV’s special of Legally Blonde: The Musical just celebrated its 13th birthday this past week. When I saw this all over BWW, I was filled with nostalgia. I have something to confess. I’ve watched this MTV special over 300 times.
Cast members suddenly, and stealthily, claim the stage. The energy zaps you. Each cast member dances, acts, and sings directly to you. The theatre shakes and rattles your bones. I knew in the Overture that my dad and I were watching a special piece of theatre. Jagged Little Pill.
Earlier this summer, when a friend and I were talking on the phone and lamenting the loss of theatre, we started talking about Broadway songs that have taught us important life lessons.
We’re in the middle of one of the scariest and most stressful events our generation has had to face. We have not known a crisis like this. And – somehow – we're expected to continue living and learning as though the world is not upside-down.
Hello folks! Sorry that it’s been a while, but I’ve been very busy! Namely, tonight we open my University’s production of The Women by Clare Boothe Luce. I’m playing a bunch of roles in an ensemble track, and the whole process has been an exciting, Zoom-filled blast.
In this modern day, some of us have been forced to grow up faster than we should have. Much like Hamilton, it's in the hands of our youth to become creative revolutionaries and make do with what we have.
We tend to think of Greek tragedy as the earliest form of drama – the exact opposite of the oddly futuristic theatre world we inhabit now, in which actors and audiences around the world connect through screens for Zoom readings and YouTube cabarets.
A few days ago, Broadway officially extended its shutdown until at least June 2021. I haven’t been taking the news well, to say the least. I miss everything. Singing. Dancing. Stage-Managing. Advertising.
Helloooooo BroadwayWorld! My name is Marissa Tomeo (she/her/hers) and I’m a new student blogger here to share all things about being a theatre major and college student during this global pandemic!
Hey BroadwayWorld! My name is Michael Scuotto, and I’m new to this whole blogging thing. I’m currently a sophomore studying theatre, music, and literature at Sarah Lawrence College.
Hello BroadwayWorld! My name is Kyle Morales, I am 22-years-old, and I am a current senior at Baruch College. I am majoring in Communications with a minor in Digital Media and Culture, and not only am I a student, but I am an actor as well.
UWSP has developed a concept to continue performances within the prodigious theatre and dance program. To adapt to the time of our country, the department of theatre and dance thought of a new idea that would include new works written, directed, and designed by students in the overall performance called, In This Moment.
“I just don’t get it—how a mediocre actor from a measly little town is suddenly the brightest jewel in England’s royal crown.” Barely ten minutes into the show, Something Rotten manages to sum up exactly how most students feel about William Shakespeare—ambivalent at best and loathful at worst.
This is chapter 2 of a?oeIa??ve Graduated! Now What?a?? a series in which I interview recent Baldwin Wallace graduates from arts related majors, so that we can all hear about their experiences, and even learn from their advices.
With the weather getting colder and social distancing still in place, ita??s the perfect time for theatre fans to curl up with a warm beverage of choice and watch a musical.