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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 based on historical events in New York City in the late 1800’s about newsboys loyally…

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 felt that the musical aspect contributed significantly to the tone of the film and development…

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 a number about London, the city in which the film takes place. The song features…

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 students. This year’s performance was of an original story that took place in South Africa.…

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 the few Bollywood films I’ve watched, like the “The three idiots” which I’ve enjoyed tremendously,…

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 a way   But, Doubt is always there, no matter what And doubt can be…

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 very interesting. The character also helps bring out many themes such as gender roles. I…

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 to be done”s and the “we’re waiting for Godot”s—and getting frustrated that the characters weren’t…

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 a plot go forward but at the same time making it so confusing would require…

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 character Sweeney Todd, also known as Benjamin Barker, reacts to the past in choosing his…