Tag: musicals
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A Week of Musicals
Boy, I miss live theatre! It must really be coming to a head within me because this has been a week of musicals for me. Yes, I’m one of those rare men who LOVE musicals. The music, the singing, the storyline, the choreography, the dazzling sets, the mood-shifting lights. THE SPECTACLE! and how it affects…
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Finished Drama: “Tales of Wonder”
I’ve been writing for my drama group The RLT Players since 2011, so we are approaching our fifth original show. That in itself seems amazing. It’s been an awesome ride as we’ve performed before hundreds if not thousands of individuals, bringing our unique brand of drama to the stage. We perform short dramatic sketches, centered…
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A Sneak Peak Video at Our New Musical
A behind the scenes mini-preview of our new musical “A Tad of Trouble.” This is one of the closing numbers of act one. Our rehearsals take place in our chapel because it’s the largest place on campus for us. We won’t get to rehearse on the actual stage at Penangpac until May 18 – the…
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Zander’s Monologue
In May, I’m directing a re-staging of our “smash-hit” comedy-drama-musical “A Tad of Trouble” at the Penang Performing Arts Centre. There’s a lot to like about this musical. Strong characters, a unique premise, and just lots of fun! Zander is one of the guardian angels in the play and at the beginning of act two,…
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“A Tad of Trouble” – Less than two months away!
Below is the first flyer for our new production of our old musical play, “A Tad of Trouble.” This one keeps the original artwork done by Sophie Shin back in 2009. The picture is of the mute boy, Tad, being symbolically muted by the crooked traveling salesman, Obediah. It’s a really fun story with some…
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“A Woman at War” at Gala/Finals Night! A Thank You to Everyone
My mini-musical “A Woman at War”, I found out late last night, made it to the gala/finals night at Short & Sweet Musical KL this evening, Oct 5, at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre. As this post goes live, the show will just be starting. Break a leg, everyone! I had very little to…
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I’m a Man. I Like Musicals.
What is it about musicals that frighten men? Does their masculinity somehow come into question as soon as an actor breaks out of character into a lush baritone? Well, here’s something shocking: I love musicals. I can even name a whole slew of them right off my tongue that I recommend: Holiday Inn (especially appropriate…
Author Mark W Sasse 