Friday, April 26, 2024
“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 […]
In 1999 the Disney film, Tarzan, was first released and would later become a hit on Broadway. The musical Tarzan was originally a book written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and was eventually adapted as a Disney animated movie, with the soundtrack written by Phil Collins. The Disney film, because of […]
The musical Annie, written by Thomas Meehan and Charlie Strouse in 1977, is one of the most popular musicals in the world and has been performed on Broadway multiple times. One of the most famous pop stars, Ariana Grande, started out her singing career by being Annie in her local […]
The musical Oliver was originally based off the 1838 book Oliver Twist written by Charles Dickens. Performed everywhere from small high schools and middle schools to Broadway, this musical has won over six Academy awards. The main character of the musical, Oliver, starts out his life malnourished in a neglected […]
Full of heartbreak, drama, and romance, the musical, Les Misérables, was first performed in 1980 in French directed by Robert Hossein. The musical was such a success that it was translated to English by Cameron Mackintosh and premiered in 1985 by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London. Everyone adored the […]