Hey there. Yes, you, up there on the stage. No, bit lower. Not the auditorium. Below the footlights. Ah yes. Hello. It’s the pit orchestra speaking. I understand if we’ve never spoken before. Vaguely threatening entities who came in late to rehearsals, sitting in the corner to not talk to anyone who wasn’t also dressed […]
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 […]
Today I thought I would dedicate a whole blog to the West End. We may have just entered our new Broadway season, but they’ve also got a whole new slew of important shows coming down the pipe-work across the pond. Plus, there’s a host of shows from last season that have been carrying Broadway buzz […]
Every Broadway show has that one number that completely blows you away and leaves you speechless as you exit the theater. Though there are so many to choose from, I have narrowed my list down to ten. 10. Voulez Vous – Mamma Mia! This dream sequence at the end of Act 1 brings all of […]
With the Tony Awards rapidly approaching, I’ve found myself wishing for a broader base of categories and nominees. I’m so excited about the current nominations, but why not come up with a few more creative categories? So with that in mind, I’ve created a list of awards that definitely deserve to exist, as well as suggesting a few possible […]
Name three musicals off of the top of your head. Easy right? Now name three plays. That’s a bit trickier to do than some people would like to admit. But why is it that plays hardly ever survive more than a few months on Broadway whereas musicals can run thirty years or more? In the […]