My Favorite Top 5 Musicals.

             I love many different types of musicals, from creepy, like Phantom of the Opera, to cheerful shows like Sound of Music. But my favorite musicals are, Annie The Sound of Music, Once on this Island, Wicked, and Godspel. (Not in order) Out of all five of them I have been in two of them on stage. (Once on this Island and Gospel)                                               

           

             The reason Annie is one of my favorites is I love the songs in it! My favorite song in it is The Hard Knock Life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?         v=nQYdcS4KAjo. Annie the Musical, is a show about a girl named Annie. Annie is a fierce young orphan girl who must live in a miserable orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Her seemingly hopeless situation changes dramatically when she is selected to spend a short time at the residence of the wealthy weapons owner, Oliver Warbucks.

            Next is Wicked. In Wicked I have a few songs I like. Popular, Defying Gravity, and The Wizard and I, are my favorite songs in the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dDmcsbIeBYThe musical is about a girl named Elphaba, the misunderstood, smart, and fiery girl of emerald-green skin who grows up to become the popular Witch of the West and Galinda, the beautiful, blonde, popular girl who grows up to become Glinda the Good Witch of the South.

             Next is Sound of Music. I love most of the songs in this show. Like Do-Re-Mi, Sixteen going on Seventeen, I have Confendence, and My Favorite Things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PX9SIQdCjs Sound of Music is based on the real life story of the Von Trapp Family singers, one of the world's best-known concert groups in the era immediately preceding World War II. Julie Andrews plays the role of Maria, the tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey who becomes a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children, and brings a new love of life and music into the home.

            Next is Godspel. I was in Gospel and it is the so funny and you interact with the audience, which is really fun. I love the whole show and I know all the songs, my favorite is Day by Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWQEUzOACm4 Godspel is a take of how God was put on the cross and the back story. With little skits to show you  the story from the bible. 

         

              Next is Once on this Island. I was also in this show, i was very fun and a lot of dancing. My favorite song is, Pray. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SjGZEilgOA I am not really good dancing though.  Once on this Island is kinda another story of the little mermaid. This peasant girl falls in love with a prince but they are in different worlds.  

Theatre: What is it? Sport? Why do people do it? Theater or Theatre?

        Many people have different definitions of Theatre. A definition I found was, "People in front of people doing stuff." I won't judge but that's not a true definition. My own definition is, "A group of people on stage, performing a play or musical in front of an audience."

        A lot of people say that theatre is not a sport. Well yes, we do not run, catch footballs, or shoot goals. In theatre, we dance, sing, and act. Those three can really tire you out! I think theatre can be categorized in "sports." I have had come out of rehearsals exhausted, and the need of water, and when I played soccer, the same thing accrued. Here's another article if you need an other option! http://www.tcgcircle.org/2012/05/when-sports-and-theatre-mix/
        People do theatre for many many reasons. From it being an escape, to beings a thing your parents make you do to get out of the house. Theatre helps you with your confidence, responsibilities, organization, ability to work under pressure, and the list can go on and on and on. http://lecatr.people.wm.edu/majorslearn.html I can say that since I started theatre, I have improved in so many different parts in my life.
         In theatre there are two different ways to spell it. "Theatre" is the British way to spell it and that's how most "theatre people" spell it. In the american dictionary is is spelled, "theater." That is the "american" way to spell it. Most theatre people will correct you if you spell is theater. It is "re" not "er."http://grammarist.com/spelling/theater-theatre/