Schools of all education levels, local theaters, national tours across the country and even Broadway itself had to make the tough decision about whether performances would continue when COVID-19 began majorly impacting America.
If you had told little Molly at age eight that she would move ten hours away from her home in Georgia to go to college in Ohio, I think she would have laughed at you and asked where Ohio was on the map.
The original cast filmed recording of 'Hamilton' is premiering on Disney+ in just a few days, and to say I'm buzzing with excitement is a severe understatement.
Actors strive to diminish the distance between themselves and their character. By digging deeper, they can procure their character's truth and stumble into beats with more honesty than they could ever hope to craft alone.
I'm so excited about today's post, featuring a conversation with the one and only, Tim Howard, Coordinator of the B.F.A. Musical Theatre program at Western Connecticut State University!
I think I have finally figured out the top five best college electives to take as a theatre major in order to become the most well-rounded and gain the most skills!
More than ever before, the past few months have made me realize how much work I have to do on my own as a white female, and specifically, a white female in theater, to combat the racial injustices that line our country's past and present.
Over the last decade alone, we've seen so many important pieces of theatre presented on Broadway, The West End, and even Off-Broadway that have dealt with some of the major issues that our society deals with daily.
If anyone reading this suffers from anxiety, I'm sure you're familiar with the rush, panic, and worry that you feel when it comes to a performance regardless of what part you take in the creation of it.
The theatre community is vast throughout TikTok and people find creative outlets in different forms, but one of the most common, interesting, and beneficial things I have seen is auditioning for TikTok musicals.
Anyone in the business side of theatre must not only understand the theatre they produce, but they also must have an economic mindset when making decisions.
If you're like me and the pandemic has made seeing a stage, let alone being on one, practically impossible, you have probably been excited about the release of 'Hamilton' on Disney+ on July 3rd.
With the growing support for the Black Lives Matter movement, actors and actresses have taken to their platforms to share vital resources and stories to shed light on the systemic problems at hand.
I recently had the chance to (virtually) sit down with Maggie Anderson, Associate Professor of Musical Theater & Movement, Choreographer & Director of Musical Theater Dance for the Department of Theater at Temple University.