Frankenstein & The Creature- Character Studies (Copy)

I love this deep dive into Victor Frankenstein & The Creature’s character. How the man wants to create life, but not care for it. And the range of emotions and places that takes him. Victor wants to conquer but be aloof. And the creature is his opposite but equal… he wants to care but no one will let him. He wants to be a part of a society that rejects him. The monster wants to be human and the human acts more like a monster. Such great drama for the stage. And in the end we all think the monster is named the man’s name, Frankenstein. And maybe that is because h is the real monster after all.

QUESTIONS: Which part would you rather play, the man or the monster? And how do you know which is which?

Doubling Frankenstein

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This is why I love theatre… how you can change the actors each night to create something really different for every show. This brings new LIFE to this play about new life. How meta…

QUESTIONS: What do these actors bring to the story BECAUSE they are changing roles every night? How would you like to be in a play and change characters each night? How do these actors make that work?

Directing Frankenstein

The design elements of this show are amazing.

QUESTIONS: What elements of design were the most interesting to you? How does the makeup design enhance the character of the monster? Can we talk about that train? And the above lights? How do those elements add to the story being told?

A Director's Vision

Dominic Cooke explains the essential choices a director has to make about a play when creating a production for the stage. Using his production of The Comedy...

“Shakespeare can be in so many different worlds “which makes it fun to direct and design and maybe why students have trouble with it, because it is so open and can happen in so many different ways. Shakespeare makes sense only in the moment, in conversation, in physicality so reading it on your feet is always so important to me. I loved hearing from these artists making an old play new and exciting through some of the same methods that we use in Theatre class.

QUESTIONS: What is the first and most important question a director must ask when he is starting to look at a play? What were some of the dynamics/intentions the director explored in his version of The Comedy of Errors? Did this modern day London version feel authentic for a Shakespeare play?

Playing MANY characters...

Original Broadway cast member Jefferson Mays breaks down each of his characters in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder! MORE INFORMATION AND LICENSING: ht...

WOW. I haven’t ever seen this show but now I would LOVE to see one actor take on all these roles AND costume changes!!!

QUESTIONS: What do you think an actor would need to do to prepare for this many roles in one show? How could you design quick change costumes for this actor (here is the video to watch a couple of quick changes…)

A behind-the-scenes look at the (very) quick changes in GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE. John Rapson, who plays all 8 members of the D'YSquith family in the touring compan...

MORE WRONG STUFF from The Play That Goes Wrong...

Here are Henry Shields, Henry Lewis, and Jonathan Sayer, creators of the Mischief Theatre Company and The Play That Goes Wrong, now playing on Broadway. www....

Written by three roommates. Of. Course. This show is so much fun and so hilarious. It was fun to see three of the actors WHO were also the writers of the show talking about their production.

QUESTIONS: What would be the hard part about writing AND starring in your own play? What about working and living with the same three people all of the time? Why was proper circus training necessary for this show?

The Play That Goes Wrong...

If I am ever feeling sad, I just watch this excerpt from the brilliant show The Play That Goes Wrong. Enjoy.

QUESTIONS: What looked like the most difficult special effect to pull off and no one get hurt? Which character would you want to play? Did this make your day?

She Loves Me: Behind the Scenes

Go behind the scenes of She Loves Me with insights from the cast and production team. Please like & subscribe now if you enjoyed: http://bit.ly/1G40XgZ TUNE ...

I like what Laura says about the Director of this musical. That he knows what he wants but he asks questions until the actors come to their own understanding of what he wants from them and why. I loved seeing these amazing actors talk about their process and their characters…

QUESTIONS: Does this make you want to see this musical? Which character did you find the most interesting and why?

Now for a very different set...

As part of its 50th Anniversary, Roundabout Theatre Company is currently presenting a revival of She Loves Me. It's a heartwarming musical comedy classic abo...

A totally different set from the Jane Eyre National Theatre set. Much more detailed. Much more realistic. And perfectly lavish for the Broadway musical She Loves Me. I loved the individual perfume bottles and how they were all so different and the jewel tones that made it look so rich!

QUESTIONS: What surprised you most about this set? How is a Broadway musical set as important as the characters in the show?

Set Design

I am obsessed with this set design. THE LADDERS, THE FIRE, THE HANDHELD LIGHTS, THE WINDOW SQUARES… it is brilliant.

QUESTION: What elements really help tell the story of Jane Eyre better than a traditional realistic set that looks exactly like the place it is supposed to represent? Even if you don’t know the very classic tale of Jane Eyre, what did you learn about this story from the set alone?

Six...

The queens performing don't lose ur head (Millie O'Connell playing Anne Boleyn) on the one show, plus an interview with the writers Lucy and Toby

These two university students wrote this musical WHILE avoiding studying for their final exams. It is about the six wives of King Henry and I am obsessed with the soundtrack. Enjoy…

QUESTION: Is there a historical event that you think would make a great musical? What would be a clever title for your historical musical?

AMAZING...

the cast of hadestown performs "Road To Hell/Wait For Me" on june 9th at the 73rd annual tony awards tickets and show info: https://www.hadestown.com

The only question I have about this is WHEN CAN I GO AND SEE THIS AGAIN? What Greek myth would you like to see a musical made about? Or can you think of two Greek myths to put together into a mashup (like this retelling of Orpheus and Persephone’s myths)?

Miscast...

At MCC Theater's MISCAST benefit on March 31, 2015, "Cell Block Tango" from CHICAGO is performed by Jeremy Jordan, Ben Platt, Joshua Henry, Christopher Fitzg...

The MISCAST benefit is where actors do number that they just wouldn’t be cast in on Broadway. Like this ALL MALE Cell Block Tango from Chicago. I am a huge fan of anything with Jeremy Jordan in it…

QUESTION: What song from a musical would you want to perform that you know you would NEVER be cast in that part in real life? Why?

Godspell 2011

Watch clips and learn more about Broadway's newest "Godspell"!

Water pouring from the ceiling, trampolines in the stage, ladders, and theatre in the round. I really wanted to see this production of Godspell in person, but never was able to see it. Happy Easter and prepare ye the way of the Lord…

QUESTION: What would be something fun to add to a Broadway stage for a spectacular never before seen musical production?

Now for a totally different character...

Get Tickets to ALADDIN: https://www.broadway.com/shows/aladdin-broadway/ Go behind-the-scenes and see how Jonathan Freeman, the original voice of Jafar, gets...

“Without a good villain you don’t have a good story.” Jonathan Freeman

Jonathan LOVES playing Jafar. And he thinks he looks better as Jafar than himself sometimes. Loved his perspective on that ONE person in the audience that he is performing for each night.

QUESTION: Would you want to play a villain or a hero in a show? Which would be your pick as the most fun villain to play on stage? Could you bring the energy to perform and do that elaborate dressing & make up process EVERY day (and twice on Saturdays)? What would keep you doing that job?

Becoming Elsa...

Get Tickets to FROZEN: https://www.broadway.com/shows/frozen/ Go behind-the-scenes and see how Caissie Levy gets into character as Elsa in Disney's FROZEN on...

I loved watching Caissie Levy doing her make up and transforming into Elsa. THE WIG & THE DRESS!!! Wowza!!

QUESTION: Describe your Broadway dressing room? What personal items do you need in there? What inspirational items? And what is your dream Broadway role?

COSTUME magic...

Behind Catherine Zuber's lavish costume designs of 'Moulin rouge!' the musical on broadway. Subscribe to TIME ►► http://po.st/SubscribeTIME Get closer to the...

Love this backstory to the brilliant costumes of Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is less more when it comes to costumes? Even on such elaborate designs? How does that concept help with design work?

AMAZING performance of Out There from Hunchback...

Joshua Castille as Quasimodo and E.J. Cardona as the Voice of Quasimodo perform "Out There" from The 5th Avenue Theatre's production of The Hunchback of Notr...

I’m not crying… ok, I am totally crying! This was so well done and I thought the sign language made this song even more powerful. I love the choices they made for the Voide of Quasimodo to sign along at times was beautiful. WOW.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: What other musical numbers would you like to see done in sign language? How does that add to “telling the story”?

Character Study for Sven from Frozen

Get Tickets to FROZEN: https://www.broadway.com/shows/frozen/ Go behind-the-scenes and see how Andrew Pirozzi transforms into lovable reindeer sidekick Sven ...

OH MY GOSH!!! Who could imagine that playing a reindeer would be this much work…

Is he walking on his tippy toes the entire time? It seemed like that to me.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Would you want this role? Why or why not?