Six Great Lessons Students Can Learn from Ground Breaking Musicals

Ground Breaking Musicals

Six Great Lessons Students Can Learn from Ground Breaking Musicals Lin-Manuel Miranda is quoted as saying, “The musicals that leave us kind of staggering on our feet are the ones that really reach for a lot.” I agree with him.  Recently, I happened upon a YouTube video of performers in a Smash Mob from Les […]

Critical Steps in Producing a Play or Musical: Costumes

When I was a little girl, Halloween at our house was not a big production.  Actually, I don’t know if it was ever as big a deal as it is now. 

Critical Steps in Selecting a Play or Musical: Casting

The Giver play

Into the Woods   Performing Arts in Children’s Education  July 2004 Critical Steps in Selecting a Play or Musical: Casting Today, I want to discuss the critical steps in selecting a play or musical: Casting. Have you ever seen someone do something  that you know is very difficult to do? Have you thought that they make […]