The TONY
Awards have once again come and gone, and if you missed out on the best
night in musical theatre, you’re in luck, as this week Simon Morris is here to
give you the low down.
The 68th Annual TONY Awards
The TONY Awards are to the
musical theatre world what the Grammy’s are to music and the OSCARS are to
film; the one night of the year where players in this world get the recognition
they deserve for their stellar work over the past 12 months.
This year’s TONY Awards (68th)
once again took place at the Radio City Music Hall, one of...
20 June 2014
12 June 2014
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Broadway musical The Book of Mormon is a runaway success,
and this week I wanted to get to the bottom of its momentous popularity, and
ask, just why are we all reading the Book of Mormon?
Tomorrow is a Latter Day
It tells the story two young
Mormon missionaries who are sent to a remote village in Northern Uganda to
spread the good word. When they get there however, they find the locals less
than receptive, as they have far too many problems of their own to deal with
and subsequently, the young men see their own worldview challenged.
With...
5 June 2014
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What fascinates me about the role
of the heroine in musical theatre is that it comes in so many shapes and sizes,
speaking to the audience on an array of differing levels, which is why on the
Simon Morris blog this week, I want to explore the versatility of the musical
theatre heroine.
The Societal View of the View of Women
To play a heroine on the musical
theatre stage is no easy task. Women often get the hardest, most vocally
challenging of numbers, the most elaborate of costumes, the most strenuous of
dance routines. Technically, it’s...
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