Ever After..

        The time has come to dicuss the fantastic, John Cozart. This dude is a genius. He not only is a very skilled singer but he writes his own parodies and original songs. The first time I ever heard about the Ever After melody, I was in love. John had not only presented the princesses in a new way but he had made their stories seem as nightmares.

         The first Disney princess tackled in this parody is Ariel. Now Ariel is a mermaid who got everything she wanted, feet, freedom, and a prince. Everyone assumes that she like the other princesses is living happily ever after, but Cozart has a different idea. He sings as Ariel talking about how her life took a turn for the worst. BP or British Pertrolium, has now polluted her land and her friends have been eaten by asians. He sings in a very sarcastic and witty tone before moving on the Jasmine.

         Jasmine being an arabic princess sings about how she and Aladdin have been mistaken for terroists. Jasmine is confused as to where Aladdin is even been taken. She is by herself and in hiding. Jasmine talks about the CIA and how her husband is not a trained pilot. Which is an allusion to Al Queda. After the terrorism we move into a domestic abuse case.

          Belle, who was previously talked about, is now without her "Beast." He was taken by PETA, an animal rights activist group. Which when you really think about it doesn't make sense because he was turned back into a human after the fight with Gaston. Anyway Cozart makes a joke about how she is being accused of Beastiality. So really this is more modern than the time it was supposed to take part in. Pocahontas is a whole new different kind of sad though.

          Pocahontas' whole rant is about how John Smith left her and settlers moved in. She talks about STDs and disease. Which settlers brought from Europe when they inhabited the American lands. She is now a savage who kills whoever she needs to in order to protect herself. I find this rather comical because her story has real historical relevance. This issue actually arose in the difficult migration to America.

           John Cozart, whether you look at him as a sick individual or a crazy genius, he has created a very sucessful YouTube video. Personally, he is one of my favorite YouTubers. Many would say he has crushed little kids dream but in reality he has just influenced great minds. His other works are stories sung in 99 seconds. Please go enjoy his videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diU70KshcjA  

Tale as Old as Time...

       Yes, y'all we are venturing into the wonderful world of Disney. Beauty and the Beast is one of the Disney classics that I grew up dreaming about. The girl who gets "stuck" in the castle with a "hideous" beast. Belle, is a French maiden who is the "fairest of them all." See what I did there?;) She is being pursued by a man named Gaston who tries to serenade Belle with many songs. Yes it is a little skimpy on the whole breaking out in song and dance, but Gaston is a very comical character.
         Gaston and Belle have an interesting relationship, in that he wants to marry Belle, but she could care less of what he wants. See Belle is the type to see the best in people. She wants to be with someone who cares about her family and passions just as much as their own. Belle rejects Gaston and with good reason. He is selfish and only wants to marry Belle because she is the most beautiful and would be a good image for him. Belle sees past this. Her father, Maurice gets into a bit of trouble when he stumbles upon a castle in the woods.
         When Maurice finds this castle he finds the "beast." The Beast is actually not a Beast at all, hence the whole love story between he and Belle. There is quite a controversy to what the Beast's actually name is and contrary to popular belief that his name is Adam he was actually never given. If you think about that, it's quite sad that Disney couldn't bother to name him. He is a very influential character in that he teaches the lesson that it's what on the inside that counts. Belle is the pinnicle of don't judge a book by the cover.
          Part of the reason Belle and The Beast work so well together is they forgive and try to see the best in each other even when that is not nesscessarily what you want to do. Gaston is the evil nature in all of us, the greedy selfish side that wants what is only best for ourselves. Belle and the Beast are the grand part of life, the good side. Each Disney princess has a story to tell. The classic of the girl who fell in love with the Beast is another story of how we need to look inside ourselves and see the best in everyone.
           "We must be the change we see in others."
                              -Ghandi

High School Random Singing...

High School Musical, I know what you are thinking that this doesn't fall under the category of Broadway, but I love musicals. I feel in love with High School Musical when I was very young, mind you. I loved the idea of people spontaneously dancing to songs in the middle of the hallway. Hoping that my high school experience would turn out this way, I danced and sang along to all of the songs when it came on tv. Gabriella Montez, was my favorite character ever because I soon began to realize I saw a lot of my younger self in her. Kinda weird if you ask me. I think that was the directors ploy, he wanted the character to be well liked. They were trying to inspire kids to go for their dreams. They were showing that you don't have to be one thing in high school, you can be what you want to be. As I look back at how enamored I was with this cast, I find myself really laughing because they've all grown up, just like I have. Being like any girl who saw Zac Efron for the first time on screen, I was in "love."His hair, his eyes, you name it I probably freaked out over him. Now don't get me wrong he's is still attractive, but we won't even go there. Being now that they all have grown up, they probably look back at their musical days and remember all of the hard work they put into it. And that's just the thing, these people worked so hard to put forth so much effort into the way to be famous. They found it. High School Musical is such a pivotal moment for my childhood because it was then that I realized I really loved music. These stars gave me the reason to pursue what I wanted to in moving forward. Whether or not I thought about my high school life then. These people really made my life different because I realized that I really wanted to get into this weird discovery called music. Now looking back these musicals were a big deal because we all wanted that fairytale romance along with the whole jock image. Music has a weird ways of inflitrating our lives. This was just one of the newest pushes in my life. For now Asian Out!

Identity Crisis.....

Ok so how many ways can a television series screw up their audience rating? One of the big ones is kill off a giant character or for me put on a musical. I can't begin to describe how frustrating it is when a TV show seems perfectly great then they decide to create an episode into a musical. Don't get me wrong I enjoy the songs but I just hate that the actors and actresses have to go through the process of creating a musical. Maybe in their previous life they dreamt that they were on Broadway but seriously get a grip people! If I seriously broke out in song every time a major life event happened I'm pretty sure my friends would not hesitate to hit me to make me shut up. Having a love for music doesn't mean that I want my favorite couple to argue in song. Producers listen up! It has been proven to decrease your ratings on TV. STOP IT! STOP IT I SAY! Sometimes your ideas aren't as good as you think. Now I'm not saying all of your ideas are crap, I understand some of the actors/actresses can be difficult. You need to control your emotional, musical outburst. They are contagious and lead to other TV shows' downfalls. I know you are thinking about Glee and Smash but those are musical based shows. Smash is about Broadway and Glee is about a high school show choir and a New York aspiring artist. I mean the people in these shows literally sing for a living. Just really make sure that you want to subject your professional ACTORS to the scrutiny that will happen if your people can't produce. I mean they are ACTORS. I think you get my point but really though I HOPE TO GOD you get my point. I rest my case for now.. Asian Out!!!

More Faces....

Ladies and gentlemen, Patrick Wilson. Wilson was born in Virginia, in 1973. Now Patrick is known for other movies such as Insidious, rather than the iconic role or Raoul. I'm sensing the trend of multi-talented actresses and actors. Realizing now that I know more of the cast than I realized, this is quite insane. Earlier I mentioned the soprano lead who just doesn't know when to stop. Well this lady is the magnificent Minnie Driver. Miss Driver is quite an iconic person in herself. I first became acquainted with her in Anne Hathaway's movie Ella Enchanted. I love her, she is insanely talented. Thus proving my point of the multi-talented cast.

Names for Faces...

Hey Y'all, today I am here to give you names for those in the Phantom of the Opera musical movie, so you can put names to the faces. First, we have Christine. Christine I played by non other than Emmy Rossum. You may ask who this fresh faced lady is. Rossum, is a native New Yorker. Born in 1986 she is really known for playing Christine in the Phantom of the Opera. She has been involved in other productions but she is really not known for other movies. The man below Emmy is the one and only, Gerard Butler, you can thank me later. Gerard unlike Emmy, in known as being the strong, muscular one in those action movies in which your hubby may have dragged you to. I never knew Butler sang so for me finding out he played the Phantom made me love the Phantom more than Raoul. I would chose Gerard Butler over some new guy they got to play Raoul. Now Butler is Scottish, so that accent. He makes any girl swoon. Now that we all know he sings, let's just take time to appreciate his amazingness. Asian Out!

 

Apologies....

So, I've been gone for the last couple of weeks, my bad. I should really learn to do my homework. Anyways, I've decided to write about.....The Phantom of the Opera. Showers of rainbows and sunshine everywhere. Sadly, this musical is not all fun and games. This musical was created in 1986 and was put into movie form in 2004. The movie version was quite successful despite its lesser known cast. Nominated for three Oscars, you could say that this movie moved many mountains. First we have Christine, the young aspiring singer. She is mentored by the Phantom, by whom of which she has no idea is in love with her. To Christine, the most important thing in the world is to perform on the main stage, to the Phantom it is to make Christine the happiest she can be. You might say his motivation is caused by love, he doesn't care who he hurts as long as she is happy. This is evident when he drives the woman who is on the center stage crazy so that Christine can have her chance to shine. Christine, falls in love with a man named Raoul. This in turn causes problems for the Phantom. How is Christine supposed to love him if she if falling for another man? The Phantom, in turn sees a new opportunity to take the one he loves for himself. I have a hard time believing that Christine would ever willing go along with the Phantom's plan. What is the Phantom's plan? Oh just your basic I'm kidnapping you because I love you plan...wait, what?! Yes, you heard correctly, the Phantom wants to kidnap Christine and keep her for himself....forever. Cue scary music now. Now you ask why would Christine go off with him. Sometimes I think that Christine cares for him to, but alas, she only wants Raoul. Eventually, though a series a sad, twisted events, Christine eventually ends up with the best man for her. Who, is this individual you ask? Well, that's another thing I love to leave you with, mystery. So with that, Asian Out!

La Boheme

I am quite conflicted in how to approach this topic, considering the fact that opera theater is hard to understand. One reason opera is so hard to understand is the language. Not only is opera very formal but many times it is in, Italian, German, or French. La Boheme is in Italian, and me not being a fluent Italian speaker needed some help when I witnessed this amazing opera. Rodolfo is a poor poet, who lives in an apartment with three other artists. While the others are out, Mimi, a seamstress who lives in the same building, knocks on Rodolfo's door for her candle has blown out and it is very cold. The second their eyes meet it is love at first sight (I kid you not). This is the whole basis for this story. As these two fall more in love, disaster strikes and threatens to break them apart for good.  This is the part of the story where everyone is hooked because no one knows  what will happen to the lovers. We are all on the edge of our seats because we all want them to be together. As this unseen force seems to pull them apart and hope seems lost, we see the light at the end of tunnel, for now. As these two seem to be more in love, Marcello, who lives with Rodolfo, and his old flame Musette seem to be more and more spiteful towards each other. All these two know how to do is fight. Musette is a very flashy person. She wants Marcello to be jealous of her and her "new" life. Sadly, she is mistaken. She really wants Marcello back because he was so sweet to her. Back to Rodolfo and Mimi, every love story always has a tragic ending whether happy or sad or even bittersweet. Their story is very bittersweet and reminiscent of what could have been. I believe these two teach the lesson of don't wonder what if, just do. They seem to always let things get in the way with them, and tend to  cause a lot of confusion within themselves. Often times they ask, what should I do better or should I have said something else. Showing that they really do care about each other, which is something we all need to strive for in each other. We need to be strong in our actions. We need to genuinely care for those around us because too many times what we feel may change or they may be gone and out of our lives before we can even recognize what happened.

That's All For Now Folks!!

I find myself at odds on how to end this crazy character series. Les Mis is one of my favorite musicals of all time and I hope you now think highly of it now. Too many times we fail to see the big picture and I think this musical does a fantastic job of presenting smaller story lines within one huge monumental story. Les Mis is so impactful because of the time event it centers around.  This musical will always have a special part in my heart; see I'm good at rhyming too. Reiterating my point of how much life means to me, you see the real pattern of how life affects those around it, not just the one person it happens to change. Not saying you have to be super empathetic, but this movie really shows how emotions really take over the people and show through in their actions. People are motivated by different things; money, happiness, other peoples' wants. Les Mis has all different types of people motivated by different things. Life motivates you one way or another. Just like life, there are different types of stories with different motivational messages. Now you may think I am sounding rather religious but to be honest, religion has nothing to do with most motivational stories. Everyone loves an underdog story. I, personally, like stories where the girl is the one accomplishing the hard tasks, not waiting for her "prince" to come save her. Stories can take you anywhere you want to go. They are good at creating images of themselves withing themselves. I encourage you to take a bite of out Les Mis just because of its life lessons. All in all Les Mis is one fantastic storyline, whether you like the older version or the new, we all have a different way of viewing it. For now, Asian Out!!

My Name is Marius...Pontmercy

Marius, the one name that instills love into your hearts. He is of the upper class society during the French Revolution. He lives among the poorer class society because he is choosing the lower class against his own. He believes in equality and freedom which makes him the main beacon of hope. Falling in love with Cosette was never his plan. She threw a unforeseen plot twist into the Barricade side. Portrayed by Eddie Redmayne, Marius is a very effective character, in that  he shows the real raw emotion. While realizing the cost that people give to get freedom, he decided that he is going to go fight. With Cosette being gone, Marius finds that he doesn't care if he lives or dies because his "love of his life" is gone. Just having watched this movie on Sunday morning, I  found myself this time not enjoying Marius so much. He acts like a child in the way he handles things. "Losing" Cosette makes him seem little because he doesn't care what happens to him. You should care about your life no matter who or what goes on in it. Life is precious and all Marius can think about is how Cosette left him. He needs to see the bigger picture. For goodness sakes the French Revolution is happening around him. If you are going to forsake the riches of your at least pretend that you care what is really going on. He later wakes up to find that he is a part of something bigger and should honor that promise he made to his friend Enjolras. As Marius, comes to the end of the musical we see how much he is of an empathetic person. I hope that through the progress Marius makes, it is very much similar to our own. Life seems to have its way with people, shifting, and changing the dynamic in which we view the world. Just like Marius, we all have those things we charish and hold dear. Moving forward I wish for you to believe in what you want and strive for a better purpose. For now, Asian Out!!

Epicnine

As mentioned before, Eponine is the girl you seem to relate to in high school. The one who wants to be noticed by the boy she loves, and the one who always seems to have the misfortune. Eponine was brought up alongside Cosette. She lives in poverty with her parents while Cosette is thriving with Valjean. The tables have turned and she has become a girl who lives in the shadows. Fun Fact of the blog post today is: Samantha Bark, the girl who portrays Eponine in the movie, is part of the cast in which made up a broadway production of Les Mis. Obviously this girl has got it going on. Samantha is such a creative person in that she really plays Eponine well. By this I mean really really well. I don't know if it's because of her broadway experience but she takes into account the surroundings she faces. Eddie Redmayne, who plays Marius, and Samantha have an undeniable chemistry that makes you believe in their love, but sadly Marius falls for Cosette, by which does not know that she used to live with his best friend. Eponine is one of the tragedies of the musical, like many of the barricade members she dies. Which makes our hearts melt because who doesn't want a little Team Marius/Eponine action. You can see the full effects of Marius' love towards her. He looks upon her as if there was a love that could've happend or a love that happend and passed. Eponine will always be a tear-jerking character because she represents the dream that has died. Whether you want that for yourself, or it has already happend she shows the real emotion that you feel. Samantha does an excellent job of portraying Eponine as her view shifts from wanting to love Marius to wanting to help Marius find love. She is the good in all of us and certainly the brave we all want to be. I believe that she will always be one of my favorite characters just simply because she is a light in the dark and her being a Thenardier the good egg amongst the bad. For now, Asian Out!!

More French People from That One Musical......

Today is a day unlike other days...I am covering two characters at once. Drum roll please!!! The Thenardiers!!! Yay!! These two distasteful, vile people are important to Les Mis because they are the "keepers" of Cosette until Valjean comes and saves, I mean, picks her up. Played by two very prevalent people, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen. Carter is best known for playing very strange characters in her husband, Tim Burton's films. She is most known, in my opinion, as Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series. Although I am not fully aware of Cohen's work I do know he recently made The Dictator, which many people would find funny but me not seeing the film have no further content to elaborate on. Monsieur Thenardier and Mademoiselle Thenardier are pit pocketing thieves who steal from the towns folks who stay in their inn. They have one main song in the movie called Master of the House, in which you see the different ways in which they steal from those who are unfortunate enough to encounter these people. When Valjean gets their to take Cosette away they cheat him out of a nice sum of money. At first you are thinking, what are you doing! why are you letting them take your money! You soon after realize that Valjean knows what they are doing but chooses to be compassionate and give them the money anyway. He is just glad to have Cosette and be on his way. Though Cosette doesn't receive fair treatment from the Thenardiers, who are much too focused on their little girl Eponine, we see later that her life is the exact opposite of what the Thenardiers wanted for her. Whether you like a good bad character or just are looking for some comedy in what may seem like the saddest musical of all time, the Thenardiers never disappoint. They are very good at being bad, and are the real villains in a musical where you don't know which way is right. For now, Asian Out!!

Diversion Tactics

Today I want to take a second to reflect on the most important things in life, your loved ones. Experiencing a tradgedy in someone's family with who I am close to has really affected the way I am thinking today. So many people have petty arguements with people who just want the best for them. I am struggling with the idea that someone can feel so alone in a place they call home. Reflecting on how they must feel, I am looking into my heart to realize that where I am today is a place that I want to be. Being surrounded by people who would do anything for me, I find myself incredibly lucky to have that. Wishing for you to realize that what you have is something you shouldn't want to trade for the world, I am giving you insight into what I believe is one of the most heart shattering feelings experienced right now. Loss, is hard to deal with. Even though I am not apart of their family I feel every bit as affected as they do. Some may say that I don't have the right to feel the way I do, but when you get to know someone as well as I knew him it really changes the outlook. Please just remember that your family is a precious thing and you should cherish every moment you have with them because you never know when it can be taken away from you. “Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” 
― Dr. Seuss This quote just makes me happy because I know I was blessed enough to meet and be friends with such a great individual. So for now, I hope you tell those you love that you love them every second of every day of every hour because in a flash it's all gone.

Hugh Jacked-Up

As you probably guessed, this post is going to take us into the wonderful world of Hugh Jackman. Born in Austrialia, in October on the 12th of 1968, Mr. Jackman started his great career in 1994, and has only seemed to go up from there. Jackman in this movie plays the good turned better as the "criminal" Valjean. As Valjean goes through life he interacts with Fantine. Valjean becomes Cosette's father after Fantine passes away. In my opinion Jackman is a very influential person in that he has never sang in front of a screen before. He also is very good at showing emotion, with which being an actor is must. For someone who is portrayed very strong characters in movies, he does the very soft, gentle side well. Jackman having to build on the muscle to show a stronger character it is really strange to have such a size difference between he and Cosette. As his storyline continues and he is on the run from Javert, we see his world shift, from a sense of helping others to protecting Cosette and himself. As he lays dying, hearing Fantine's voice and seeing her ghost, Valjean appears to be sort of in love or admiration with Fantine. Fantine is very thankful for the protection Valjean has placed on her daughter. Realizing he is going to be with Fantine Valjean releases his life to God. This shows us how he has now seen himself as a better person, a more evolved human being. He is such an important character to me because it is how we view ourselves, imperfect. This teaches us that even we can reach a state of selflessness. An important lesson to learn from a very fictional charachter, Valjean teaches us to look past the artificial things and deep into peoples' hearts. For now, Asian Out!!!

Amazing Amanda

Today I am starting my whole, these Les Mis actors/actresses are better than everyone else because I say so posts. We are starting off with the AMAZING Amanda Seyfried. Born December 3, 1985; Amanda came into the spotlight in a different way than acting. Amanda started at age 11 as a model. Later, she would later realize her love for acting and pursue many roles. She started off in a role of Karen in Mean Girls in 2004. This role started off a very iconic desent into Hollywood. As she matured she was given roles in Mamma Mia!, Red Riding Hood, and Gone. Amanda came into Les Mis with 2 years of opera training and 5 years of Broadway training, in singing of course. For me the way Amanda plays Cosette is perfect because she really captures the young love aspect of life. Cosette, who falls in love with Marius, is a young lady who is just trying to figure out where she belongs. Never knowing her mother, Cosette is very confused by her "father's" actions because she does not understand who he really is. She is used to having to hide her face because of her father's past with the law. As the story turns the Revolution begins and the question of will they be together comes to mind, well I'll just let you watch the movie and find out. The inpressionable way that Amanda is able to convay really opens up the character. She is able to make the character's feelings relatable even if the time period we can't relate to. French life back during the Revolution was very hectic. When we meet Cosette as a young lady we feel for her when her father pulls her away from someone she shares a very close connection to. Amanda is so good at portraying the stages of emotions. The excitment of something new, the heartache when its pulled away, and finally hope, hope that she will one day see the one she has fallen in love with. Even though they fall in love very quickly in the movie, they make their love believable because they use true emotion. They can relate us to them. Amanda will always be one of my favorite people because she is such a dynamic person and can pull us into places we never knew about. Leaving with you with the question that Cosette and Marius may or may not be destined to be together.Until next time, Asian Out!!
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1086543/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm; More about Amanda

Les Mis Pt.1

One of the most critically acclaimed musicals, turned movie, Les Mis never disappoints. Basing its origin in France, Les Mis starts off by introducing us to a "criminal" by the name of Jean Valjean. Valjean is currently in a work camp because he stole a loaf of bread for his starving sister's child. As the story develops we meet Fantine. Fantine works in a factory and we then hear of her daughter, Cosette, who is staying with the Thenardiers. As Cosette grows up, Fantine has died and Valjean, now escaped the legal system is starting over as the mayor of a town, is taking care of Cosette. As the French Revolution begins, Cosette falls in love with Marius, a local nobleman fighting on the lower class side of the war. Through the whole plot line we see Valjean running from Javert the lead policeman in charge. We also see Cosette and Marius fight for love and well as the whole idea of the French Revolution coming about in the course of all the people fighting for individual rights such as; freedom, love, integrity, and honor. These themes are huge life goals that most people want to attain for themselves. Les Mis is one of the greats because it has so much underlying content beneath the intial love story and heartache. For me Les Mis is so dynamic because it combines real life events to real life emotions. You can't put such force into a movie without some people to be emotionally and mentally moved. The force behind this magic is the cast, those who bring our beloved characters into light. I have decided that since I love the cast of Les Mis so much that I am going to analyze the characters and performers one by one over the next blog posts. Now I know that this might seem excesive for the following blog posts but I really enjoy this charismatic cast. So with that I sign off, looking forward to introducing you to my favorite people of the century right now. Asian Out!!!

The West Side

Probably one of the most popular musicals of all time is, West Side Story. One of my favorites, and a classic, West Side Story takes you through many social issues in 50s. First you meet the Jets. The Jets leader is Tony or for lack of leadership Riff-Raff. Tony is the main protagonist in this musical. He feels that the boys all need to stop fighting with the Puerto Ricans, known as the Sharks. Later we see Tony fall in love with Bernardo's sister Maria. Bernardo being the leader of the Sharks, wants to rumble, or fight, with the Jets because of the racial tension. The love we see grow between Tony and Maria defies the social rules of that time. Their love epitomizes a lot of what we strive for in life. To break from the mold of society set. I think this is a common theme throughout the whole musical. I think that the first edition is always the best. When I first saw West Side Story it was at my local theater and I instantly fell in love with the characters because of the different styles of musical. The Sharks had a very Latin vibe while the Jets were more of a swing style. My favorite character is Anita. Anita is Bernardo's fiancé who has come to like America for it's less oppressive lifestyle. She makes a stereotypical change in that she stops judging on what she is told and judged by action. Although she received harsh treatment from the white people in the area, she is a strong woman and perseveres through.  She is a symbol of change and courage in a time where many people lacked the ability to stand up for what is right. This musical does not disappoint because it holds the underlying key of not judging people for their skin color or race. It shows that all people are equal and that we all see the negative side of human nature. For me West Side Story is the most energetic way to teach people how what we say and do effects not only our lives but the lives of people we may not fully know. To understand this timely classic you have to be able to look past the glitz and glam and realize that our society has a twisted way of view the world. With that little food for thought, Asian Out!!

Demon Barbers?

Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, probably enough to scare some off. From the stage to the big screen this adaptation of the horrid terrors of a serial killer barber and his cannibalistic baker neighbor terrorize unsuspecting people in London. You always hear about the different types of interpretations when it comes to book vs. movie, but right now I am going to explore the difference between a stage performance and film performance. Starting off with the movie, many expected great things because of the high profile cast. First, Sweeney Todd is played by none other than the fantastic Johnny Depp. Then we travel to Mrs. Lovett, portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. These two amazing people collaborate on many of Tim Burton's projects for two reasons; they are all best friends and Helena is married to Tim. Then we travel to the world of Harry Potter of so it seems because Alan Rickman and Tim Spall  join this charismatic cast. I personally feel that Burton just has an overwhelming obsession with this cast because more times than not you will find them in not just one but many of his movies. For the musical side, although in the original cast I have no idea who any of them are they are they were very successful in bringing home many awards for the first musical performance. Musicals unlike movies don't present the opportunity to redo, you are live on stage and that is your only shot at making someone feel something. That is what impresses me the most because the performers have to evoke that emotion on command they can't say wait let me try that again with another type of feeling, they have to know what they want to portray in every second they are on stage. For someone with an objective view on the movie vs. musical debate, I would choose the movie just because of the cast but if you want a true experience of real live action emotion you should see the musical. Now while you may feel uncomfortable with the decision to watch something about a demon barber, I promise you won't be dissapointed. Signing off, Asian out!

Wickedly Good

Starting by exploring the realm of Broadway, I am going to analyze the most popular musicals of our time. I am going to start off with one of my favorites, Wicked. Wicked follows the story of Elphaba, the "Wicked Witch of the West," before she was truly wicked. Glinda, the Good Witch and her go through school and an unexpected friendship appears. Being much before Dorothy drops into Oz, we see the evolution of Elphaba. From good to evil Elphaba's journey is one filled with wonder and spectacular imagry. For me Wicked will always be a classic, even though I am still younger I hope that Wicked will be around for a long time.Being that I believe it to be a classic, there must be others that believe that it isn't so amazing. Wicked can come under scrutiny for different reasons. Some people may just not enjoy the idea of a prequel to The Wizard of Oz because it allows them to sympathsize for someone they thought was pure evil,others just because they like to pessimistic and want a reason to not enjoy the magical experience. When I attended the performance in Chicage, Illinois, Elphaba was enhanced by none other than Idina Menzel. Glinda the Good Witch was performed by Kristen Chenoweth. For me this was a dream come true, please excuse the cliche, but they are very iconic people who I idolize. Along the way falling in love with these two amazing performers, helped me gain insight into why I love showbiz so much.Those who don't know what the heck showbiz is, it's just an abbriviation for show business. To me this musical will always hold a special place in my heart; it got me started into my obession with musical and musical performance. The people make the performance for me and no matter if they change who is the new performer in the part I will always think of those who started me off on my journey through music. Signing off, it's Amy the Asian...

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Hello World! Welcome to Blogway and Beyond. My name is Amy Jo Wacker. Born in South Korea and raised in Iowa. I am involved in Marching Band, Tennis, and Show Choir. Being apart of these activities I have become addicted to music, even though tennis isn't a musical activity. Being an 11th grader, I was interested in taking a tougher course. So, here I am writing about my interests in hopes that someone somewhere will actually care about what I have to say. I will be your tour guide through this adventure. For those of you who couldn't guess, this blog is about Broadway and other types of musical theater such as opera.Broadway in itself has so many different avenues, such as different; plots, character, types of shows, and the stars brought in to play the dynamic characters. Opera takes a different path bringing in new emotions and languages. I apologize if this sort of thing isn't your interest but if you read this, bear with me, I promise it will be more interesting than this introductory post. Hopefully, throughout my blog post you will begin to love music as much as I do. Signing off for now, Asian out!