A young girl is swept up in a whirlwind and transported to a far away land full of munchkins‚ witches‚ and an all powerful wizard. Two mischievous children find themselves in the care of a nanny that is “practically perfect in everyway‚” they go on a horse race‚ have a floating tea party‚ and learn how to take their medicine. A jewish man faces the challenges of everyday life while marrying of three of his beloved daughters all while trying to uphold the tradition of his ancestors. All of these scenarios
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Another winner of the National Youth Arts Artist of the Year Award‚ Julia Davis is a staple at the Musical Theatre of Anthem. Some of her favorite roles in the past couple of years have been Cosette in Les Miserables‚ Jellylorum/Griddlebone in CATS‚ Cinderella in Into The Woods‚ Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat‚ Carrie in Carrie the Musical‚ and Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors. She has won Upscale Singer’s Scholarship awards for both 2013 and 2014 and was runner-up for
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Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the most famous composers of this generation. He is arguably best known for his stage/film adaptations of Cats and Phantom of the Opera. He has won many awards for his work and a variety of honors. Lloyd Webber made a huge impact in theatre. Early Life First things first‚ Lloyd Webber was born on March 22nd‚ 1948 in London‚ England. Everyone in his immediate family were involved with music in some way. His dad was the direction at a music college
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Dancing Through the Night and All That Jazz From the very beginning of the 1800’s‚ musicals and operas have always been an interesting and popular source of entertainment. With the introduction to film and the use a vitaphone in the early 1900’s‚ the production of musical films were created. A musical film had the actors singing songs that are related in with the storyline. In the years of silent films‚ musical films were unable to be produce because the audience would be unable to hear the actor’s
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a perfectly normal human into something spectacular. One of the first uses of sfx makeup was in 1923 in the famous play‚ Phantom of the opera. In the play‚ Lon Chaney played the Phantom of the opera he was famous for his‚ as Jeanne Baird says‚ simple yet innovative ideas. Back then‚ actor often had to put on their own makeup. To achieve the look of a ghost/phantom Chaney painted his eye sockets black‚
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of love‚ drinking‚ and good times. -13th century - troubadours and Trouveres of France‚ and minnesingers of Germany spread popular song. Songs idolized women and romance - suitable for presentation to upper class. -17th century - Italy - developed opera‚ it was sophisticated‚ dramatic‚ and theatric. Singing was demanding‚ technique was sophisticated and refined. -music publishing became a profitable business -England gave musical attention to common class consumer. -Simple songs called airs and glees
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speech or an opera theatre to listen to a story being sung‚ the choices are unlimited. There are simply too many genres of theatre to name them all but the main ones that people go to theatres o see are listed below: Musical theatre: Is a theatre where you will hear and see a story told through the performance of singing‚ speech and dance. Some of the major musical productions that people have been going to see in recent times include productions such as Cats and The Phantom of the Opera. These two
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Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs‚ spoken dialogue‚ acting and dance.The emotional contact however includes humor‚ pathos‚ love‚ anger and sometimes conflict is communicated through the words‚ music and movement which is all integrated as a whole. The origins of musical theatre can be dated all the way back to the ancients Greeks. Music and theatre were highly influential forces in the greek world.Greek men and women were expected to learn how to play an instrument
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theatrical "entertainments"‚ and after the U.S. declared independence‚ the individual states passed laws forbidding all stage performances. Most of the anti-theatre laws remained in effect until the early 1780’s. construction of the Paris Opera
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: Man of the Modern Musical With over forty-five awards and honors‚ the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber have had a magical effect on people around the world. Still‚ the question remains: how exactly did Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals affect the modern theater we see today? Well‚ the modern musical wouldn’t exist if not for Andrew Lloyd Webber. Even as a child‚ Lloyd Webber was bound to be involved with the world of music. His parents‚ William Lloyd and Jean Hermione‚ were
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