Newsies (Film & Stage)

Historical events and social change have always been excellent musical inspiration. Musicals such as Les Miserables, Hairspray, The Sound of Music and West Side Story were at the heart stories of the tide of social change. Les Miserables and The Sound of Music are about the moral decisions that govern every part of our lives (Jean Val Jean vs Javert // Captain Von Trapp vs the Nazi Party). Hairspray and West Side Story manage to take hard issues such as racism and prejudice by telling them through the eyes of young people who question the beliefs of previous generations. 

Newsies manages to tell all that and more. When the lively musical - starring an up and coming 18 year old Christian Bale as the lead hero, Jack Kelly - premiered in 1992, it didn't make a stir at first. However, over the years Newsies has become a much loved classic through its memorable songs and extraordinary choreography. 20 years after the film, Newsies was finally brought to the stage where it became an instant success.

Musical Aesthetics Answer - January

 If you all guessed Newsies...

You were right!

Newsies has been one of my all time favorite musicals for years and I got to see it on stage last year and it was stunning! One of the best theater productions I had ever seen. Then I watched the 2017 Broadway production on Disney + and I was blown away. So to be honest after seeing the Broadway production twice, I prefer the Broadway version over the 1992 version. I'll go more into that for the upcoming double movie review for both the 1992 film and the Broadway production.

Well done everyone!

Guess The Musical Aesthetics - January

It's been ages (like 8 years!) since I've done a blog series! I've gotten really into the aesthetics obsession (inspired by Olivia!) and I have an Instagram and Tumblr both solely dedicated to appreciating art, nature and anything one can define as beautiful and pleasing. 

I also have a huge love of musicals and so I had a great idea of doing a monthly 'Guess the Musical Aesthetics.' So, it's pretty self explanatory. Each month I post a graphic with pictures that represent a certain favorite musical. It's really difficult to make, because I didn't want any obvious pictures that would immediately give the musical away (such as a red dress, red curly hair and a dog, one would immediately know that it's Annie).

I also posted this on my Instagram, but I don't think it's going to get much traction. And normally I veer away from doing guessing game posts, because I don't know how much traffic my site actually gets. However, there's a first time for everything.

I did the best that I could and this first one is super easy.

We Love L. M. Mongomery Week!

 

 

Every year, Rachel from Hamlette's Soliloquy hosts a February blog party that ranges from pirates, to detectives, to romantic couples, etc. This year it's L. M. Montgomery and the cerebration of her writing. Click on the link above to learn more about the party! 

I know it's going to be a great deal of fun!

Happy New Year!

 

Merry Christmas!

Currently: Fall 2022

Happy Fall! 

As you can tell by my serious lack of posts, life has been crazy for me. However, I've had very little time for posting all year. A fact I feel awful about because I have so many great ideas! I was nervous about Fall 2022 because if you remember last year's post, I was not in a good place at all. This fall has been very...unexpected...in more good ways then bad though.