If you are a budding musical
theatre performer, you need all the help you can get to make it onto that
illusive West End stage at the top of the bill. That’s why I thought I’d pull
on my own experiences of the industry and give you a few tips to help you
perfect your acting technique.
If you don’t have any experience
in the industry, you may think that it’s all about talent; that if you have the
skill, you’ll rise to the top with no trouble at all. You couldn’t be more
wrong. An actor needs to know their craft to be successful in it, and that
starts...
24 April 2014
17 April 2014
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 17, 2014 with No comments
Even I didn’t know, Simon Morris readers
that Jessie Wallace once played Maureen in RENT. Reading that this week
reminded me of the versatility of this iconic role and leads me to explore just
why Maureen is such a fantastic character.
Maureen Johnson is a bi-sexual
performance artist who is the girlfriend of lawyer Joanne and ex-girlfriend of
film maker Mark in the hit 90’s musical RENT. That short description alone
should give you an idea of just how many opportunities an actress is given when
she takes on this iconic role.
Musically,...
10 April 2014
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, April 10, 2014 with No comments
Musical theatre geeks cheered
this week as the news was announced that legend of the genre, Elaine Paige, is
set to front a new musical theatre inspired chat show. What’s coming up and
what would I like to see from this new show?
Elaine Paige is a genuine musical
theatre icon; the woman’s a powerhouse on the West End Stage. She famously
originated the roles of Eva Peron in the West End original production of Evita and Grizabella in Cats. She’s also had notable roles in
productions of Hair, Chess, Jesus Christ Superstar and Grease.
So she’s...
4 April 2014
Posted by Unknown on Friday, April 04, 2014 with No comments
Musical theatre junkies were
forced into mourning last week as it was announced that beloved West End staple‘We Will Rock You’ is set to close after 12 years. In tribute to the game
changing show, I wanted to take the time to reflect on what made ‘We Will Rock
You’ such a fan favourite.
After 12 years, ‘We Will Rock
You’ is closing. The show was originally written by Ben Elton and is a jukebox
musical; a production framed around the songs of a popular music act. In this
case, it was obviously Queen.
It became the longest running show...
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