I had my first musical theatre voice lessom today and it was fantastic! i have jumped stright in at grad 8! and i think its fantastic sang loads of amazing music, does anyone else here do musical theatre?

xox

I am at them moment attempt musical theatre for a school production. Haven't quite cracked the singing and dancing thing yet....

I've done musical theatre in the past, and I've also done my school's musical productions. Isn't it so spectacular? The dancing part is sometimes tricky...the choreography often has a lot of jazz and Broadway...I am a ballet dancer though, so the coordination helps.

Also, if you like musical theatre, you should definitely go see Broadway sometime in New York City. My favorite musicals are Fiddler on the Roof and Wicked, both of which I saw there. It might not be too convenient though, but it's a lovely experience...

I've done five musicals so far:

Fiddler on the Roof
The Music Man
Once Upon a Mattress
Guys and Dolls
Cinderella

I love musical theatre!

I love being in Musicals! It is my absolute passion! But it's pretty hard to find a part for a 14-year-old girl in my community theater company.
Oh, well, I'm working on it!
Christina

Eponine from Les Mis, Bet from Oliver, Gertrude from Seussical, the oldest Von Trapp ( the one who falls in love) from Sound of Music, Wendy from Peter Pan ... now what else shall we cast you as!!!

Gertrude? That's an older part... nobody here ever does peter pan, and my voice part isn't right for Eponine... i am very likely to get the part of Bet this summer.. we'll see!!!
thanks- thats cool
christina

musical theatre is my life! I've been dancing, singing and acting since I was 2 years old. It really does mean everything to me. I'm studying musical theatre degree at the moment Glad to see others out there!!!

oh and I saw RENT on broadway nyc

Welcome to the forums Singing_La!!! Care to introduce your self?
Musical theater is my life too! The last show I saw on Broadway was Phantom of the Opera last Thanksgiving! It was so amazing!

Christina

^^ are you from NY Christina?!

Yeh, sorry, I'll introduce myself! I'm Laura, and I live in Hampshire, UK, singing is my main instrument and I have grade 8 musical theatre (TCL board ) I'm currently studying a degree in musical theatre, I play acoustic guitar and learning the violin, piano, cello and theory :-) hey!

musical theatre is totally my life aswell i love it pieces, i am doing my grd 8 musical theatre soon, i am totally in love with it! gald to see other musical thetare geeks out there :-D!

lots of love
aoife xoxo

i do musical theatre mostly in the summer hols, but i'm currently practicing for the sound of music at school. i love musical theatre, especially when we get to perform a musical in the theatre. to see what shows i've done /been in if you want, look for my thread in the students area and in viva voice.

rosie
:-)

I love music theatre too!!!

I have played for/musically directed:

Oliver
Bugsy Malone
Little Shop of Horrors
The Beggars' Opera (does that count!?)
Crazy for You

Next one I am doing is Guys and Dolls in March 2006.

However the one's which I really love and am always playing are:

Is there really life after high school?
They're playing our song
Jekyll and Hyde
Tick Tick Boom...
Fame: The Musical
Company
Chess
Tell me on a Sunday
A Chorus Line
Elegies
Nine

Have fun!
David

Fame is amazing. We have a broadway series that comes to the local assembly hall every year, and a few years ago one of the shows was fame- i fell in love

there is always a show on my birthday- last year was les miserables- i have always loved les mis and was so exited when it came so we went to see it twice- this year it is going to be 42nd street- i love 42nd street!- could never do all that dancing myself though

i live in Illinois, USA, actually

Christina

i've been in a production of Oliver too. i think that was my first one at my local theatre. that was about 5 years ago. i do my show with the KYTSS (my abbriev. for key youth theatre summer school. its run by my local theatre at the theatre for 3 weeks every summer and i love doing it. i've done oliver, calamity jane, godspell, around the world in 80 days (not a musical), JCS (jesus christ superstar) and blood brothers this summer just been. i've been doing it for 5 years and i still like going to it.

Rosie
:-)

WHo were you in all of these shows?

Christina

YER! Musical theatre ROCKS!!!

Done a diploma in it (ALCM) so I am the biggest musical theatre geek here!!! I am professionally qualified in it and all at the tender age of 14.

Share the love people - share musical theatre!

how did you do a diploma in it at 14?? tell all...

(reply to christina) Me? Im most of them i didn't have a named part, but everyone is in the whold show all the time. In Godspell, I did a duet with another girl for 'On the Willows', but i didn't have a main/named part. I don't mind what kind of part i get, i just like doing it and being with people who have the same interests...

"On The Willows" is beautiful

Also, I have just done a show at Peterborough cathedral with my drama group about the history of peterborough. We're going to be doing shortened productions of it in other places too. I am currently rehearsing for the sound of music at my school, for which i am 1 of the Sister Sophia's (there are 2 casts) and 1 of the Frau Schmidt's.

My choir teacher just old me what the annual musical this year would be. It's "Hello, Dolly." but a freshman would never get a big part oh,well

typical everyone is doing hello dolly! did the rights come out or something, i just finished it in school, and the seniors of my musical society are doing it now, i was going to audition but i couldn't face another year of that musical! ITs amazing at the start but it bears down on you trust me...... o and your a soprano, get used to top top b, c, d finishing all numbers its amazing fun! ;-D!

so what are the main parts of the show.. i'm sadly not very familar with it, i know that there is of course dolly, but what other female characters?
Christina