How The Pandemic Has Affected Theater In My Life Everyone remembers when quarantine just started, March 13, 2020. I remember the time leading up to when schools shut down so vividly. It was a half-day at school for some reason; I remember the first period sitting in my English class and my teacher Mrs. Coffay… Continue Reading →

REVIEW OF THE PROM, on Netflix Ethan Witt, Broadway Theatre League of Utica Youth Ambassador  The Prom Review Recently I was given the opportunity to watch a musical called The Prom on Netflix. The Prom is a musical about several washed up actors who try and stay relevant through be activists towards supporting a lesbian… Continue Reading →

Virtual Audition Tips by Ahlanna Russell Hi there! I’m Ahlanna Russell and I’m currently a senior at Thomas R. Proctor High School. Throughout the pandemic, I’ve been preparing for musical theatre and vocal performance college auditions. The format of these auditions obviously looks different from what it has been normally. However, I was still looking… Continue Reading →

At This Performance…  A look at standbys, understudies, swings, and everyone in between! I’m sure all avid theatre goers have opened their playbill to see the little white sheet of paper that reads At the performance the role of blank will be played by blank. Or looked at the call board entering the theatre and… Continue Reading →

How Being Creative In The Performing Arts Can Help Your Mental Health! Definition of Performing Arts is a form of creative activity that is performed in front of an audience, such as drama, music, and dance. For anyone, expressing creativity can help you to focus your mind and control your thoughts. Many kids from the… Continue Reading →

How Live Theatre is Suffering During the Covid-19 Pandemic The live theater industry is home to over 100 different types of jobs, and statista.com states that, “Approximately 146 thousand people worked for not-for-profit professional theaters in some capacity in the United States in 2016”. That is an unbelievable amount of people who are making little… Continue Reading →

How Covid-19 Impacted My Schools Musical For 2021 As Covid continues to impact everybody’s life in various ways, one thing that continues to be in question is Broadway, Musical Theatre, and live performances. For the moment, most activities that surround musical theatre have been put on pause. My High School alternates having a High School… Continue Reading →

How being involved with The Arts shapes you to have a successful future   The Arts is anything having to do with music, sculpting, painting, performing etc… Having an imagination to create anything you want too. The Arts is a way to express emotion, portray an image in singing, acting or even just a painting…. Continue Reading →

Why is Musical Theatre Important? The question of the night is why is musical theatre important? This is asking, what impact has musical theatre had on society and individuals as people personally. After doing some digging and gathering information from my sources, surprisingly musical theatre is more effective than just a simple performance. It has… Continue Reading →