Recently, I was invited to a junior drama club’s production of Disney’s My Son Pinocchio. Then even more recently, a thespian actually asked me what is the difference between a regular show and a junior production. Therefore it got me thinking a lot about the differences for those who don’t know. A junior production of […]
Camp Broadway recently got a hold of one of Broadway’s barricaders, Chris McCarrell, who plays Joly in 2014 revival of Les Miserables. We got to talk to him about backstage fun and how he came to be on the Great White Way. What was your defining moment where you decided you wanted to act? I […]
June 1st, 2013 I walk into the Foxwood Theater with my mother and grandmother, excited yet skeptical to witness the controversy that was Broadways Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Being a huge fan of the superhero myself, I truly was interested in how the fantastic comic books and movies would be transferred onto the stage. […]
The name Harold (Hal) Prince is synonymous with Broadway, some even going so far as to proclaim him the prince of Broadway. I was extremely fortunate to be able to attend a lecture,given by him at my alma mater college, William Paterson University when they invited him on campus for their Distinguished Lecturer Series. During the […]
In daily life, but especially when performing, it is so important to take care of your voice! Opening night usually comes after months and months of late-night rehearsals that wear both you and your voice out. Here are some tips so you can help keep your voice in perfect health for your best performance possible! […]
There is something really appealing, and really meta, about watching a musical about someone creating some sort of art. At least, I find it really interesting because you get to see multiple layers of art-making, and that’s really inspiring, even though it might get somewhat confusing when you start to get all Inception-like about art-making-within-art-making-within-art… […]
It’s award season! Broadway is a-buzz with the the Tony Awards… the Drama Desk Awards… the Lucille Lortel Awards… the Outer Critics Circle Awards… the Theatre World Awards… the Astaire Awards… and the list goes on. But, amidst it all, there is a whole other set of trophies being handed out not just to the […]
Learning choreography is a process that any musical theater performer must endure. While dancing is great fun for some, it can be a challenging feat for others. Memorizing choreography can become quite a bit of work, and when coupled with all the other tasks that come with being in a show, it can mount quite […]
Happy May! It’s that time of the year where winter coats are put away and we start looking forward to days spent in the sunshine, drinking cold drinks, and seeing flowers sprouting up everywhere. It’s possible that coat will need to be dragged of your wardrobe for one last horrible, rainy week but we’re almost […]