From a cabaret show to the iconic Rockettes to my beloved Broadway musicals, I was very entertained during my four-day vacation to New York City in December.
Category: Musicals
Musical Monday: Newsies
Musical Monday is a Monday blog post series where I choose a musical to highlight. I will discuss the show, my feelings about it, and my favorites from it. This post may contain spoilers. About the Musical Newsies is a Disney musical based Disney’s 1992 film of the same name, which is based on the […]
Musical Monday: Bandstand
Bandstand will always have a special place in my heart, because it’s the show that sparked my interest in and made me love musical theatre.
Twelve Things: Reasons to Watch ‘West Side Story’ at Lyric Opera
In 1957, the world was introduced to a retelling of the Shakespeare classic Romeo and Juliet that would eventually become a classic musical, West Side Story. Set in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a romance buds between Tony and Maria, which is a problem given their ties to opposing gangs: the Jets, a caucasian […]
My Day as a ‘West Side Story’ Insider for Lyric Opera
I first heard about Lyric Opera’s production of West Side Story last year and have known since that I wanted to watch the show. I had seen the original 1961 film a few times, enjoyed it, and had listened to multiple versions of its songs, but I had never seen a live stage production of […]