Thursday, May 16, 2024
Disclaimer: The proshot of this musical can be found on Disney+ and is rated PG-13 due to language and some suggestive material. Hamilton, the hit musical about America’s founding fathers composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, broke Broadway records when it grossed $4 million dollars after 8 shows. It has won many […]
Disclaimer: The 2012 film “Les Miserables” is rated PG-13 due to suggestive material, violence, and thematic elements. A timeless classic with thirty-four different adaptations, Les Miserables remains one of the most beloved musicals in the theater world (IMDb). The large, multigenerational cast of characters is quite nuanced with respect to […]
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, a stage production adapted from the book of the same name by Rick Riordan, premiered in 2014, four years after the release of the Movie-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named (directed by Chris Columbus). Written by Rob Rokicki, it gave Percy fans the adaptation they had been waiting […]
“The things we do today will be tomorrow’s news…” Newsies is a movie musical directed by Kenny Ortega in 1992, featuring a catchy, high-energy soundtrack by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman. In 2012, the Broadway production of the same name debuted starring Jeremy Jordan as protagonist Jack Kelly and won […]
Meet Eliana Cetola, clay’s 2022-2023 Theater columnist! Eliana is seventeen years old and being a missionary kid has lived the last ten of them in Italy. Returning for her second year with TPS, Eliana’s class schedule will include US Government and Economics, Psychology and Counseling from a Biblical Perspective, English […]