Monthly Archives for June 2016
2nd Live Performance- Laura Glucksman
On June 19th I saw the national touring company of Newsies at Arizona State University’s Gammage Theater. The musical was everything I expected it would be with a great plot, memorable music, and complex choreography. Newsies is a great story … Continue reading
Sweeney Todd Response- Zora Kesich
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street- Response This is one of the few films I have seen that takes a musical form. Originally, I wasn’t sure how I would feel about it. However, as the film progressed, I … Continue reading
Sweeney Todd Response
I have to admit, musicals are not my favorite genre, but I love the movie Sweeney Todd. Unlike its happy-go-lucky counterparts, Sweeney is a dark and twisted movie accompanied by a fantastic soundtrack and dark humor. The movie opens with … Continue reading
Live Performance 2
I had the pleasure of going to watch my sister perform in the Morton Street Dance Center’s end of the year performance. The dance performance included all styles of dance and all levels of dance, from 3-year-olds to high school … Continue reading
Sweeny Todd Review_Paul Ahn
For starters I’ve never liked the musical/film genre, they tend to make me be come distracted from the plot of the films as well as lose the trail of the emotions I had while following the films. That is why … Continue reading
Monologue #2
There is an answer in the darkness. You have to find it. Don’t be shuffled down by the naysayers Get used to be comfortable in uncomfortable situations Do the things you are afraid to do Meditate. Focus. You will find … Continue reading
A Streetcar Named Desire Reflection
The play opens in the New Orleans in the 1940’s at the ground floor flat of a young couple, Stanley and Stella Kowalski. Upstairs lives another couple, Eunice and Steve. It is dynamics between these characters that makes the play … Continue reading
Waiting For Godot Response
Reading anything longer than a paragraph gives me a sense of despair. Reading Waiting for Godot increased that sentiment tenfold, and I think that is a good thing. I was sitting there reading the same lines over and over—the “nothing … Continue reading
Waiting for Godot Review_Paul Ahn
To be honest while reading this script I was not able to grasp not even on lingering main point of the story. I mean yes it is an absurdist play but I did not expect such torrent of confusion. Making … Continue reading
Sweeney Todd Response- Laura Glucksman
The musical Sweeney Todd is different from the majority of musicals I have seen. It is filled with scenes no one wants to think of. However, there are also thoughts of love that lighten the atmosphere of the play. The … Continue reading