Hello all, it's Evan and I'm back with another weekly blog post for you all! This one being about the new 2018-2017 Broadway season! Many new shows have opened and are scheduled to be opening soon and I'm so excited to talk about them!
All of the plays and musicals in this season are 1984, Angels in America, The Band's Visit, Carousel, The Children, Children of a Lesser God, Escape to Margaritaville, Farinelli and the King, Frozen, Gettin' the Band Together, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I and II, The Iceman Cometh, Junk, Latin History for Morons, Lobby Hero, M. Butterfly, Mean Girls, Meteor Shower, Michael Moore: The Terms of My Surrender, The Minutes, My Fair Lady, Once on this Island, The Parisian Woman, Prince of Broadway, Rocktopia, Saint Joan, SpongeBob Squarepants, Three Tall Women, and Time and the Conways.
The shows that I'm really looking forward to are The Band's Visit, Carousel, Escape to Margaritaville, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts l and ll, Mean Girls, Meteor Shower, Once on this Island, and SpongeBob SquarePants! I've heard rave reviews about The Band's Visit, and I've heard that it has a lot of Tony Award potential! I love Carousel and I'm SUPER
excited to see Jessie Mueller as Julie Jordan, I loved her in Waitress and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Like anyone in the 21st century, I LOVE Mean Girls! It's such a cult film and there's so many funny one-liners! I can't wait to see what the cast brings to the show, and I can't wait to hear some songs as well! I'm a huge fan of Steve Martin's writing and I love Laura Benanti and Amy Schumer, so I'm really excited for Meteor Shower, I see Tony Award potential for Best Play! I haven't seen Once on this Island, but I've heard that it's a great show! I love Lea Salonga and Quentin Earl Darrington and I can't wait to see what they bring to the show! Finally, there's SpongeBob SquarePants. I have mixed feelings on this show. I thought it was OKAY during its out of town run in Chicago, but I think the script needs many improvements before it comes to Broadway. On the other hand, I love music and the cast and I can't wait to see what's in store!
Thank you so much for reading, feel free to share your feedback with me in the Google Form under the follower section! Thank you so much for reading, keep conquering the stage!
~ Evan
Hello friends, it's Evan and I'm back with another blog post for you all, this one being about the book Sounds Like Me: My Life (so far) in Song by Sara Bareilles. I know this doesn't have much to do with Broadway or musical theatre, but I LOVE Sara Bareilles and I love her work.
To jump right in, Sara Bareilles has really written something amazing with this book. I got to learn so much about her back story, her family, her inspiration
behind some of her songs, and so many other things that I've been wondering. She dives deep into so many emotional topics and there is so much depth and honesty in this book. This is definitely one of my favorite books of all time and I definitely plan on re-reading it many times! I recommend reading it with the audio book because Sara reads it and it feels like having a conversation with your best friend! This book has changed me as a performer AND as a human being, so tell all of your friends about Sounds Like Me: My Life (so far) in Song by Sara Bareilles!
Thank you so much for reading, keep conquering the stage!
~ Evan
