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The Nutcracker / Baryshnikov, Kirkland, Charmoli $11.39 The American Ballet Theatre and Mikhail Baryshnikov present this timeless and colorful production of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, with prima ballerina Gelsey Kirkland as the young girl whose Christmas Eve dream brings a toy soldier nutcracker to life as a handsome prince (Baryshnikov). 78 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo…. |
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Jiri Kylian’s Black & White Ballets $24.99 Black and White Ballets is a treat for all fans of contemporary dance. The Nederlands Dans Theater’s reputation is formidable in any event, but there’s also a tradition in the Netherlands of producing modern dance for television and video media with enormous expertise, as owners of the superb Springdance VHS collections will testify. The advent of DVD has of course upped the ante considerably in … |
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Riverdance: The Show (standard carton edition) $14.95 RIVERDANCE: THE SHOW. Breathtaking, thrilling and visually stunning. RIVERDANCE: THE SHOW is the ultimate celebration of the very best of Irish culture. This unique video presentation captures the exhilarating show performed by the original cast, live from the Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland. RIVERDANCE: THE SHOW composed by Bill Whelan, features a cast of eighty with a host of international perfor… |
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Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker (American Ballet Theatre) [VHS] $1.41 The American Ballet Theater version of the Tchaikovsky classic, a 1977 studio rendition directed by Tony Charmoli, has become a holiday perennial on PBS stations and home video. It’s a favorite of parents who want to give their kids the gift of culture–and with good reason. There’s a loose fairy tale plot to keep dance neophytes interested, and Boris Aronson’s eye-candy production design is a se… |
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Staging Musical Theatre: A Complete Guide for Directors, Choreographers and Producers $19.99 This all-in-one book is designed to help you become a superior producer, director or choreographer, or even a triple threat. You’ll learn everything you need to know to put a show on the boards. It starts with selecting a musical, then addresses how to analyze and intepret your choice, coordinate the scenery and lights, costumes and props, and other technical elements. You’ll be able to cast the t… |
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Dance with Demons: The Life of Jerome Robbins $11.98 His legendary shows included Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, West Side Story, Gypsy, and Funny Girl. His celebrity colleagues included Barbra Streisand, Bette Davis, Stephen Sondheim, Natalie Wood, Ethel Merman, and Montgomery Clift. His private demons included sexual and religious conflicts, scandalous betrayals during the McCarthy hearings, and an insane drive for perfection that bordered o… |
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Musical Theatre Choreography Questions
musical recital songs for a soprano 1?
Hi!:) i have a “pop-show” choir recital coming up and i am trying out as an 8th grader against seniors, so i wanted to sing a really cute song from a musical for a soprano 1. (that is just how i sing in class, if there was a perfect song a little lower i would be willing to go down a little bit but i dont want to sing too low becase my high voice is better! haha) (also i am really small and 4’11 and a theatre person, so i could easily pull one off that could have cute choreography/small gestures and motions to go along with it and just sort of ham it up haha) and i would LOVE for it to be one from a musical! thanks!:)
Here are some great FEMALE SOLOS for Auditions and Shows,
A BRAND NEW DRESS… Coco
A FOGGY DAY IN LONDON TOWN. Damsel in Distress
A JOURNEY TO A STAR.. The Gang’s all Here
A LADY OF SENSIBILITY.. Lady Pirates of capt. Bree
A SINGER MUST BE FREE… The Nightingale
A WAY BACK TO THEN.. Title of Show
A WEEK-END IN THE COUNTRY.. A Little Night Music
ALL MY LOVIN’… Across the Universe
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE.. Brigadood
ANOTHER DAY… Rent
ANOTHER HUNDRED PEOPLE.. Company
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST… We Will Rock You
APPLAUSE… Applause
AROUND THE WORLD… Grey Garden
BACK TO BASE… Closer than Ever
BACK TO BEFORE.. Ragtime
BACKWOODS BARBIE.. 9 to 5
BE MY HOST… No Strings
BE ON YOUR OWN… Nine
BEFORE I KISS THE WORLD GOODBYE.. Jennie
BLESS THE LORD.. Can Do
BOUNCE ME BROTHER.. Swing
BREATH… In the Heights
BUENOS AIRES… Evita
CAFÉ CONTINENTAL… Big
CANDLE IN THE WATER.. Pete’s Dragon
C’EST MAGNAFIQUE… Can Can
COLORED WOMAN… Memphis
COWBOY TAKE ME AWAY… Urban Cowboy
DANCE 10, LOOKS 3… A Chorus Line
DAY BY DAY.. Godspell
DIVA’S LAMENT.. Spam
DON’T STOP BELIEVIN.. Rock of Ages
EASY TERMS.. Blood Brothers
ESCAPE… Escape
EVERY STORY’S A LOVE STORY… Aida
EVERYTHING’S BRIGHT.. Dance of the Vampires
EVERYTHING ELSE.. Next to Normal
FEELINGS YOU’VE GOT TO HIDE… Sideshow
FIFTY PERCENT.. Ballroom
FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING.. Flashdance
FLY ME TO THE MOON.. Come Fly Away
FLY ME TO THE FUTURE.. The Vanities
FOLLOW YOUR HEART… Urintown
GET HAPPY… Everyday Rapture
GIMME LOVE.. Kiss of the Spider Woman
GLITTER AND BE GAY … Candide
GRAND AVENUE… Flower Drum Song
GRIZABELLA THE GLAMOUR CAT… Cats
GROWING UP CATHOLIC.. Nunsense
HAPPY EASTER… Easter Parade
HELL NO.. The Color Purple
HOLDING ON.. Secret Garden
HOLDING TO THE GROUND… Falsettoland
HONEY, HONEY.. Momma Mia
TEACHER DON’T TEACH ME NO NONSENSE… Race
HOW LUCKY CAN YOU GET.. Funny Lady
I AIN’T GOT TIME.. Zanna Don’t
I DON’T KNOW HIS NAME… She Likes Me
I GOT RHYTHM… Girl Crazy
I HATE MUSICALS… Ruthless
I KEEP REMEMBERING YOU… Yank
I MIGHT GROW FOND OF YOU.. Sunny
I NEVER SAID I LOVE YOU… Dear World
I WANT IT ALL.. Baby
I WAS WAY AHEAD AND SEESAW.. Seesaw
I’LL BE WAITING THERE… Kristina
I’M A WOMAN… Smokey Joe’s Café
IMAGINE… Lennon
INSIDE YOUR HEART.. Bad Boy
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING… State Fair
IT NEEDS WORK… City of Angels
IT WON’T LET US LEAVE… Evil Dead
JUST AROUND THE RIVER BEND.. Pocahontas
IT’S NEVER ENTERED MY MIND..Higher and Higher
JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY.. Big Deal
KEYS .. Passing Strange
LADY’S MAID… Titanic
LAY DOWN YOUR HEAD.. Violet
LIGHT… The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
LOOK FOR A SILVER LINING. Till the Clouds roll by
LOOK TO THE RAINBOW… Finian’s Rainbow
LOSING MY MIND.. Fossee
LOVE… Love me Tonight
LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND.. Carnival
LOVE NEVER DIES… Love Never Dies
LULLABY OF BROADWAY… 42nd Street
MELTING MOGGY… Honk
MISTER RIGHT… Love Life
MOLL’S SONG… The Cradle Will Rock
MY FUNNY VALENTINE… Babes in Arms
MY OWN MORNING… Hallelujah Baby
NO OTHER LOVE.. Me and Juliet
NOBODY’S SIDE… Chess
100 WAYS TO LOSE A MAN.. Wonderful Town
OOH! MY FEET… The most happy fella
ONE NIGHT ONLY.. Dream Girls
PARIS BY NIGHT.. Victor Victoria
PASSONATE and TRUE..The Addams Family Musical.
PROMISES PROMISES, Promises, Promises
PURLIE… Purlie
RAGS… Rags
RAIN ON THE ROOF.. The Wild Party
ROLL IN THE HAY.. The Young Frankenstein
RUNNING IN PLACE… Steel Pier
SECOND STAR TO THE RIGHT… Peter Pan
SCARLETT O’HARA AGAIN.. Gone with the Wind
SEPTEMBER SONG… Lovemusik
SHINE… Billy Elliot
SOME DAY.. The Wedding Singer
SON OF A PREACHER MAN… Enron
THANK GOD I’M OLD… Barnum
THE BARE NECESSITIES… The Jungle Book
THE CALLING.. Altar Boyz
THE GARDEN RAM… Two by Two
THE MAN I LOVE.. Strike up the Band
TRY TO REMEMBER.. The Fantastics
U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D…. Starlight Express
UNDER THE TREE.. Celebration
WAITING FOR LIFE…Once upon this Island
WITH ONE LOOK.. Sunset Boulevard
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS.. Witches of Eastwick
YOU’LL NEVER BE ALONE.A Tale of Two Cities
YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE.. Carousel
Shaftesbury Theatre
Some theatres lend themselves to musicals, and the Shaftesbury Theatre is certainly one of those. With a spacious thirty-one foot by thirty-one foot stage and an ample 2,392-seating auditorium the venue is well-equipped for the larger casts, expansive dancing scenes and complex lighting rigs needed for a musical to thrive. Sadly not all do thrive however, and having a huge theatre seating plan to fill can lead to producers going from seeing dollar signs to seeing angry bank managers. Although one of the most popular theatre forms with the public, musicals are risky business as they are extremely expensive to stage. In reality West End musicals needs to last at least 18 months to start turning a profit. The Shaftesbury Theatre has seen some success stories over the years. Hair only closed in 1973 after just under two thousand performances because part of the ceiling fell in and similarly named Broadway hit Hairspray opened in October 2007 and managed nearly two and a half years, garnering a record-setting eleven Olivier Awards nominations before its successful national tour.
It’s been more of a case of Hair today, gone tomorrow for a number of other London musicals that have tried their luck shifting Shaftesbury Theatre tickets over the years. Despite positive show reviews in The New York Times and The New Yorker for its Broadway production, the 2004 London transfer for Batboy – a musical about someone who is half boy and half bat of course – couldn’t make it work in the Shaftesbury. Poor reviews sent it flying off after less than five months, although a scaled down version with a revised score had critics and audiences lapping it up at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival.
Boney M-based musical Daddy Cool boasted a Channel 5 reality show casting agent’s dream combination of ex Eastender Michelle Collins, almost Girls Alouder and Eurovision entrant Javine and former So Solid Crew member Harvey. As if classic Boney M tracks Rivers Of Babylon and Brown Girl In The Ring weren’t enough, the hits of disgraced lip-synching duo Milli Vanilli were thrown in too! Despite this seeming solid gold setup the public were nonplussed and the show and the cast weren’t singing Hooray! Hooray! for long as the show limped out of the theatre after six months with the tabloids full of Harvey’s adulterous affair with Javine leaving ex-wife-to-be Alesha Dixon heartbroken, and not glowing reviews.
The most recent musical flop at the theatre happened earlier this year as the stage adaptation of hit 80s musical Flashdance was dragged kicking and screaming from the Shaftesbury stage much earlier than producers had hoped. The runaway success of the stage version of Dirty Dancing which broke pre-sales records must have had producers thinking they had a sure thing on their hands. The rights were secured for the film’s iconic hits – the pulsating Maniac, the stirring Gloria and of course, Irene Cara’s heady anthem What A Feeling to add to an original score and choreography came from Strictly Come Dancing favourite Arlene Phillips. Reviews for its debut at the Theatre Royal Plymouth and its subsequent UK tour were favourable, but when it transferred to the West End…nada. It survived less than four months.
When a musical hits, it hits big. Who knows how many shows might have come and gone through Her Majesty’s Theatre’s doors if steady sales of Phantom Of The Opera tickets hadn’t kept the show there nearly twenty five years, or if Blood Brothers hadn’t settled in at the Phoenix Theatre almost twenty years ago. For now though, the Shaftesbury Theatre seems happy to keep letting show have a go until something sticks. Although if a show closes early that doesn’t necessarily mean that they get their advance rent back – and who wants a long-term tenant on fixed low rent these days, eh!
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