What is a Broadway Revival?
Today, I want to think about what is a Broadway revival? When I was a student, I thought a Broadway revival meant the musical was horrible when it first opened, so later someone else tried making another version of it. Thankfully, I was incorrect! What is a Broadway revival? A revival of a production […]
The Reasons to Teach Broadway Musicals to Your Students
The Reasons to Teach Broadway Musicals to Your Students There is a phenomena I can’t quite explain. It used to be people weren’t all that excited about musicals. Well, some people weren’t. I always liked them. In fact, I remember the first musical I attended. I saw Pearl Bailey in Hello Dolly! on Broadway. That […]
Middle School Drama Lessons from a Veteran Drama Teacher
Middle School Drama Lessons from a Veteran Drama Teacher Hello! You may not know me or be familiar with my work. I’m Deborah Baldwin (but my friends call me Deb.) I am a recently retired award winning drama teacher of thirty-eight years. In that time, I directed over 300 plays and musicals with students and […]
Hamilton the Musical A Drama Lesson Using Differentiated Instruction
Hamilton the Musical A Drama Lesson Using Differentiated Instruction I think blogging about this particular musical is crucial. That’s why I am blogging about it here. Hamilton the Musical a Drama Lesson Using Differentiated Instruction.” Recently, my husband and I finally had the fabulous opportunity in catching the touring company performance of it in Kansas […]
What is Operation Yellow Ribbon?
What is Operation Yellow Ribbon? I have a confession to make. Even though I witnessed 9/11 on television when it occurred, I never knew about the wonderful Canadians who stepped up on 9/12. Did you? Here’s the story: “Operation Yellow Ribbon was commenced by Canada to handle the diversion of civilian airline flights in response […]