Broadway Revue #4: Moments by Sondheim
Broadway Revues are concerts filled with tunes from various musicals strung together with a theme. Each theme has a wide variety of musicals that fit it, which allows students the chance to explore many new musicals to broaden their knowledge on lesser known shows and showtunes (but still just as fun to sing!)
Every Revue rehearses for two weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30. At the first rehearsal, the students will learn a brief background on the theme and the significance of it in the world of musicals. Each student will then pick their solo song they wish to sing, as well as a duet or trio partner(s) and they will pick a song to sing together. All the students will also find out what the opening and closing numbers will be.
The second rehearsal, they will find out the show order and will spend the night learning the two group numbers. The following week, they are expected to have memorized their solo songs as we run through those and spend time working on the duos and trio numbers. When the students are not working on their songs, they will get to pick out the costumes they wish to wear for their numbers from our stock costumes.
The last rehearsal will be the dress rehearsal and then the students will be ready to dazzle the audience in two fully staged performances – one on Friday night and the second on a Saturday afternoon.
The quick rehearsal process is meant to help prepare these students for our mainstage musicals, and professional theatre alike! The students will also walk away with a better knowledge of Broadway and will have some new showtunes to add to their repertoire. Each revue will feature 10 to 15 songs and will have a runtime of approximately 60 minutes.
Possible songs:
Any songs from a Stephen Sondheim musical:
Into the Woods
Sweeney Todd
West Side Story
Follies
Company
Gypsy
A Little Night Music
Anyone Can Whistle
Merrily We Roll Along
Road Show
A Broadway Kids Christmas: Frozen Kids & More!
This will be presented in the first half of A BROADWAY KIDS CHRISTMAS! This is for kids going into grades 1st-8th. This is the perfect way to get your kids in the Christmas spirit as they bring their favorite characters to life! Location TBA.
Do you want to build a snowman? Designed for elementary school students, Frozen KIDS is a 30-minute adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which was based on the 2013 Walt Disney Animation Studios film, written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. The production features all of the songs from the animated film, with music and lyrics by the creators of the film score, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and EGOT-winner Robert Lopez.
You’ll love this fanciful and heartwarming stage adaptation of the celebrated animated film. Join Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Sven, and all of your favorite characters as they embark on an epic, ice-filled journey of self-discovery, camaraderie, and the real meaning of true love. Adapted for young performers, this musical includes favorite Frozen songs such as “Love Is an Open Door,” “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” and “Let It Go,” as well as wonderful new songs from the Broadway production. This production of Frozen KIDS is sure to prove that “some people are worth melting for.”
Broadway Revue #3: Legends & Myths
Broadway Revues are concerts filled with tunes from various musicals strung together with a theme. Each theme has a wide variety of musicals that fit it, which allows students the chance to explore many new musicals to broaden their knowledge on lesser known shows and showtunes (but still just as fun to sing!)
Every Revue rehearses for two weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30. At the first rehearsal, the students will learn a brief background on the theme and the significance of it in the world of musicals. Each student will then pick their solo song they wish to sing, as well as a duet or trio partner(s) and they will pick a song to sing together. All the students will also find out what the opening and closing numbers will be.
The second rehearsal, they will find out the show order and will spend the night learning the two group numbers. The following week, they are expected to have memorized their solo songs as we run through those and spend time working on the duos and trio numbers. When the students are not working on their songs, they will get to pick out the costumes they wish to wear for their numbers from our stock costumes.
The last rehearsal will be the dress rehearsal and then the students will be ready to dazzle the audience in two fully staged performances – one on Friday night and the second on a Saturday afternoon.
The quick rehearsal process is meant to help prepare these students for our mainstage musicals, and professional theatre alike! The students will also walk away with a better knowledge of Broadway and will have some new showtunes to add to their repertoire. Each revue will feature 10 to 15 songs and will have a runtime of approximately 60 minutes.
Possible songs:
Any songs the come from musicals that deal with or that are based on a legend or myth:
Hadestown
Camelot
Spamalot
Damn Yankees (based on the Faust legend)
My Fair Lady (the Pygmalion myth)
Aladdin
Xanadu
Once on This Island
The Apple Tree
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
After School Theatre Program Session #2: Pumpkinheads of Oz
The students will learn and perform this cute song, as well as pick out their own costumes from our huge stock, and make all the set pieces and props. The students will learn how to put on a musical from start to finish -- both onstage and behind-the-scenes! About the musical:
"Magic is everywhere in the marvelous land of Oz! There’s the moon magic, that brings jack-o-lanterns to spooky life. There’s the magic of Mombi, the last wicked witch in Oz, who wants to win the world’s witch pageant. And there’s the magic of Glinda the Good, who wants to find Princess Ozma, the rightful ruler, and restore her to the throne.
Of course there are the kids who have to face down all this magic, like Tip, the mistreated boy who longs to escape from Mombi’s evil clutches, and Jinjur, the leader of the trick-or-treaters who get more than candy when they dare to visit a witch’s house. Throw in a few nervous munchkins and the ever-cheerful Jack Pumpkinhead, and you have a holiday treat for the whole family!"
After School Theatre Program Session #1: Write Your Own Halloween Musical
Collaborate with your fellow classmates to write an original Halloween musical featuring all your favorite Halloween songs. Every student will get the chance to create their own characters that they will bring to life in the showcase. The students will also get to pick costumes from our large stock, and make all the set pieces and props needed to bring the show to life. This will be a unique experience for these middle schoolers.
Broadway Revue #2: Back to School
Broadway Revues are concerts filled with tunes from various musicals strung together with a theme. Each theme has a wide variety of musicals that fit it, which allows students the chance to explore many new musicals to broaden their knowledge on lesser known shows and showtunes (but still just as fun to sing!)
Every Revue rehearses for two weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30. At the first rehearsal, the students will learn a brief background on the theme and the significance of it in the world of musicals. Each student will then pick their solo song they wish to sing, as well as a duet or trio partner(s) and they will pick a song to sing together. All the students will also find out what the opening and closing numbers will be.
The second rehearsal, they will find out the show order and will spend the night learning the two group numbers. The following week, they are expected to have memorized their solo songs as we run through those and spend time working on the duos and trio numbers. When the students are not working on their songs, they will get to pick out the costumes they wish to wear for their numbers from our stock costumes.
The last rehearsal will be the dress rehearsal and then the students will be ready to dazzle the audience in two fully staged performances – one on Friday night and the second on a Saturday afternoon.
The quick rehearsal process is meant to help prepare these students for our mainstage musicals, and professional theatre alike! The students will also walk away with a better knowledge of Broadway and will have some new showtunes to add to their repertoire. Each revue will feature 10 to 15 songs and will have a runtime of approximately 60 minutes.
Possible songs:
Any songs that come from musicals about school days:
The Prom
Mean Girls
Dear Evan Hansen
School of Rock
A Christmas Story
Grease
Bye Bye Birdie
Matilda
Bring it On
Billy Elliott
Broadway Revue #1: Disney
Broadway Revues are concerts filled with tunes from various musicals strung together with a theme. Each theme has a wide variety of musicals that fit it, which allows students the chance to explore many new musicals to broaden their knowledge on lesser known shows and showtunes (but still just as fun to sing!)
Every Revue rehearses for two weeks on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30. At the first rehearsal, the students will learn a brief background on the theme and the significance of it in the world of musicals. Each student will then pick their solo song they wish to sing, as well as a duet or trio partner(s) and they will pick a song to sing together. All the students will also find out what the opening and closing numbers will be.
The second rehearsal, they will find out the show order and will spend the night learning the two group numbers. The following week, they are expected to have memorized their solo songs as we run through those and spend time working on the duos and trio numbers. When the students are not working on their songs, they will get to pick out the costumes they wish to wear for their numbers from our stock costumes.
The last rehearsal will be the dress rehearsal and then the students will be ready to dazzle the audience in two fully staged performances – one on Friday night and the second on a Saturday afternoon.
The quick rehearsal process is meant to help prepare these students for our mainstage musicals, and professional theatre alike! The students will also walk away with a better knowledge of Broadway and will have some new showtunes to add to their repertoire. Each revue will feature 10 to 15 songs and will have a runtime of approximately 60 minutes.
Possible songs:
Any Disney songs featured on the stage or screen –
Beauty and the Beast
The Lion King
High School Musical
Moana
Encanto
The Little Mermaid
Frozen
The Jungle Book
Tangled
Mary Poppins
And so much more …