If there's one show I will never stop giving praise and show admiration for, it's Book of Mormon. I first heard it back in the beginning of 2012 and I didn't understand it at first. But as I began to study more about it, I realize how funny and brilliant it is. I'm so excited to go see it in Boston in April! Fun fact: the original Elder Cunningham (Josh Gad) was Olaf in Frozen and I personally hope he'll be asked to be Olaf when Frozen goes onto Broadway!
This performance shows one of my favorite songs, Hello. I love how creepy Elder Grant is, it's hilarious!
Saturday, February 23, 2013
I love vacation. It's so nice and relaxing. It also gives me time to update my posts.
Sorry for the delay, yet again. This is more work than I thought. I haven't completely forgotten about this though. Future posts might include musicals not known (i.e. Gone Missing and Hands on a Hard Body), as well as regular straight plays (i.e. Peter and the Starcatcher and Death of a Salesman). Until I gain more info, I'll leave this questionnaire.
Favorite show? I change them all the time, but currently, it's Godspell.
Favorite role you've played? Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical Jr.
Favorite show you've been in? Godspell Jr., it was the only one where I didn't deal with a ton of drama. (Drama, get it? Ha, I slay myself!)
Number of Broadway shows seen? None........ for now.
Last show you were in? RENT School Edition
Favorite song from a show? "Now (It's Just the Gas) from Little Shop of Horrors
Favorite dance number from a show you were in? "Cross the Line" from Big! The Musical
Dream role(s)? TOO MANY. Madame Giry (Phantom of the Opera), Ellen (Miss Saigon), Smitty (How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying), Adelaide (Guys and Dolls), Jan or Rizzo (Grease)
Show you would like to see? Any show except Cats. But lately, I've really wanted to see The Little Mermaid, Annie Get Your Gun and Godspell again.
Show(s) that makes you cry? Les Miserables, Godspell, Miss Saigon, RENT, Chess, South Pacific
Show(s) that makes you happy? Hairspray, Hair, Book of Mormon, Mamma Mia, Legally Blonde, The Lion King, Wicked, Avenue Q, Singin' In The Rain
Ever worn a wig for a show? Yes I have, for Cinderella: The World's Favorite Fairy Tale.
Favorite costume worn? There are some I've liked because it's from my own wardrobe, but none are my favorite yet.
Cast you're closest with?RENT School Edition
Favorite movie based on a Broadway show? I'd say Les Miserables, but I haven't officially seen it yet. So I'll say the Charlie Brown TV series from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Show you would mostly like to see? The Little Mermaid
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
I hate show week.
While show week is (somewhat) fun and does pay off in the end, it's just a constant pain in the butt the days before the show is actually performed, for people.
So, I have been working on Day Twenty-Nine, but, as most people should know, I'll spend more time at school (the theater, to be exact) than at home. I honestly only have time to eat, shower, do homework, and sleep. (I'm sacrificing sleep for you guys, this shows how much I care!)
So, I'll leave a quick theatre post I was originally gonna save for a later post, but it's an emergency.
Anyway, I don't know how many of you saw the 2012 Tony Awards, but it is the biggest theatre night for all of Broadway. Happens once a year, around mid-June, and announces everything theatre-related, from Best Costume Design to Best Broadway Musical (which, by the way, this year's was Once, one of my best theatre friends was freaking out about it). This clip, is the beginning of the show, with a little entertainment from the host, Neil Patrick Harris.
God, I love that man. So, this "song" is called "What if life were more like theatre?" (I have definitely asked that before) and I love it, it's simply great. (You might recognize a familiar face in the viewing.......)
Oh, by the way, the song that is ending at the beginning of the video is "Hello!" from the musical Book of Mormon.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Day Two: Book Of Mormon
Today's day is my latest musical obsession, which happened to be Book Of Mormon. I know the craze for the show ended a while ago, but I still find myself singing to it occasionally.
Book Of Mormon is a relatively popular show, created less than a decade ago by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez. It makes fun of Mormonism but also is accurate, in a way.
The show is about these young Mormon missionaries who are getting ready to embark on a journey to another location and to try and convert people to convert to Mormonism. The main guy, Elder Kevin Price, dreams of being sent to Orlando, Florida but instead is sent to Uganda with the least wanted Mormon member, Elder Arnold Cunningham, who isn't the greatest convincer.
In Uganda, the majority of the population has AIDS and have given up on believing in God (look up the phrase "Hasa Diga Eebowai"). Price tries to convince people by preaching what he was told to preach, but no one wanted to hear it. Cunningham preaches a different version of the religion by connecting it to Star Wars and the conflicts of the war-torn country.
The leader's daughter ends up having a crush on Cunningham and Price ends up abandoning Cunningham in Uganda by flying to his preferred destination, Orlando. He then realizes that he shouldn't have done that and goes back. Meanwhile, the official Mormon commission comes to Uganda to see Cunningham's work, but realize that he preached what wasn't the true message and they weren't considered Mormons. But Price ends up standing against the war criminal ruling over the country and having people convert.
The musical is simply for laughs and in no way is purposely being cruel about the Mormon religion: it's just a show! In 2011 it won 9 Tony awards, one was Best Musical.
I love this show, I think it's hysterical! I think for whoever wants to see the musical that they should keep an open mind and not get offended because the show does touch base on AIDS, being gay, and the Mormon religion. I absolutely loved Andrew Rannells! But now he's in the new ABC TV show The Next Normal.
Here's one of my personal favorite songs, which is how Price originally preaches the beginning of the Mormon religion, All-American Prophet.
