survived over the years‚ being covered by numerous artists and featuring even in movies today‚ like the movie “Australia”. This article however will focus on viewing the book through the eyes of those who adapted it into the 1939 production of the musical “The Wizard of Oz” staring Judy Garland. It will be demonstrated how the use of color and masterful story telling was able to transform a long the book with lots of details into a captivating masterpiece. It will also point out the areas in which
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written by L. Frank Baum‚ who also wrote thirteen to seventeen other books centering around the magical land of Oz. This children’s book spawned a Broadway Musical in 1902 and a film adaptation in 1939. It has also been the basic building block for plenty of other films‚ musicals and novels having to do with this imaginative world‚ such as Wicked; Oz the Great and Powerful; and The Wiz. These spin-offs and adaptations‚ however‚ simply cannot match the intricate details and underlying themes that play
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He’d never felt so alive. The dance studio that he’d spent most of his time in as a wide eyed five year old in his first pair of tap shoes was akin to his home. In fact‚ it felt more like home than his actual home‚ where his dad often teased him about his ’prancing around the stage like a bloody pony’ but he knew that his dad preferred him doing this - his passion - than on the streets at ten o’clock at night smoking glue or sniffing weed. He’d never try those. For one‚ his mother would probably
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My proposed concentration in the Creative Arts Diploma would be musical theatre. I have been doing theatre for most of my life‚ and i feel it has really impacted me as a person. Studying musical theatre is very important to me because I feel as I can grow as a learner and as a performer by taking CAP. The CAP program s very intriguing to me and I hope to get better at musical theatre wise‚ and I also feel by being in CAP‚ there are some skills that will help me in school life. For example‚ project
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Dear Evan Hansen as well as 8 other nominations for the Tony Awards on June 11. Dear Evan Hansen is about a 17-year-old with anxiety who goes to therapy in which his therapist encourages him to write a daily letter to himself (hence the name of the musical). The foreshadowing begins when Evan confesses his love for his classmate‚ Zoe Murphy‚ and the note is found in the possession of Connor Murphy‚ her brother. Her brother kills himself and the written message of Evan’s confession is found by Connor’s
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name "Theatre on Nassau Street." This theater was a wooden‚ two story structure that could only hold about 280 people. Walter Murray and Thomas Kean presented Shakespeare’s "Richard III" on March 5‚ 1750. They also presented the first documented musical in New York‚ which was John Gay ’s "The Beggars Opera"‚ on December 3‚ 1750. Historians don ’t know much about the Theater on Nassau Street‚ which results in mostly guesswork. In her book “Theater In American”‚ Mary C. Henderson said‚ "May
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childbirth to save her life. The powers transferred to the child - but then a wicked old woman (who had discovered and nurtured the flower until the king’s men found it) stole the baby. Now the woman‚ Mother Gothel‚ uses the hair’s magical powers to rejuvenate herself on a regular basis. And she’s kept the girl hidden away in a tower for 18 years‚ telling her that she keeps her there because the world is full of wicked people who want to steal her hair’s magic. The hero in this story is a raffish
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The Wizard of Oz is a musical fantasy and centers around a young‚ imaginative girl from Kansas. Dorothy’s hometown is suddenly hit by a raging tornado. Dorothy is knocked unconscious by a loose window while trying to take cover inside her small farm house that she shares with her loving Aunt‚ Uncle and three helpful farm hands. After being swept away in the tornado‚ Dorothy lands in a fantasy land called Oz. In order to get back home to Kansas‚ Dorothy has to make the long journey to Emerald City
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In every great musical‚ there is a showtune that defines it. Where would Dorothy be without Somewhere Over the Rainbow? Similarly‚ for every decade of show there is an occurring theme. Showtunes can be recognized by decade through a multitude of things‚ including; vocal sound‚ instruments used‚ and tone. Many things in showtunes have changed throughout the course of time while some have stayed the same. Each decade does have very important aspects‚ and here is why; In the 1960’s‚ showtunes
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Into the Woods Play Review Zachary Martin Before Grimm‚ before Supernatural‚ and even before Wicked‚ there was one “reimagining of classic fairy tales with interwoven plots and grey scale characters” and that was Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim uses four familiar stories to set the scene for his overarching plot allowing him to concentrate on jokes and creating new relationships between old characters. He also uses familiar characters in ways that blend categories. Through
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