Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow …And continuing with this streak, here’s the book that started it all. Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton was the book that gave Lin Manuel Miranda the inspiration to make the musical in the first place. Carrie by Stephen King The first performance of this musical premiered on Broadway in 1988 and is known as “ The Biggest Broadway Flop,” but what Broadway did wrong can be just as important as what Broadway did right. Rereading Stephen King’s original novel can give important clues as to why the adaptation didn’t succeed. Both the novel and the musical center aroundCarrie, a teenager who is overly sheltered by her religious mother and constantly teased by her fellow peers. On the night of prom, what starts as a prank turns into a night of horror and supernatural powers.

Hope in a Ballet Shoe: Orphaned by War, Saved by Ballet: an Extraordinary Story by Michaela DePrince Alright, so this isn’t technically musical theater. But the dance industry is closely related, and Michaela DePrince’s story is inspiring no matter what type of performing arts you’re into. Today known as a prestigious ballerina, Michaela DePrince originally grew up as a war survivor in Sierra Leone. Based on the musical and written by the creator of Alice by Heart! A young girl takes refuge in a London Tube station during WWII and confronts grief, loss, and first love with the help of her favorite book, Alice in Wonderland. Tomalin’s book is a fascinating study of Dora Jordan who, alongside Mrs Siddons, dominated the Georgian stage. It is also a slice of history showing how a woman of independent spirit was maltreated by the royal establishment. Mrs Jordan’s profession was acting: she played Rosalind, Viola and Imogen, appeared in scores of forgotten comedies, was adored by Coleridge, Lamb and Hazlitt, who wrote that “her smile had the effect of sunshine”. But, by the age of 45, she had borne 13 children, 10 of them to the Duke of Clarence who later became William IV. What is staggering is her devotion to her profession, her physical resilience and her ability to rise above her ultimate rejection. Unless Stagecoach is otherwise notified in writing by you before the sixth (6th) week of the Course, a Student is automatically re-enrolled onto the Course for the following Term. Music and Lyrics - Collectively, the music and lyrics form the score of a book musical. Most scenes in a musical will feature songs or musical accompaniment, with music developing a character's storyline or offering audiences a chance to find out more about a specific character. Occasionally, dialogue can be spoken over the top of musical accompaniment to form a song, especially in sung-through book musicals. What is a jukebox musical?Jennifer is a biology student and aspiring writer. She loves fantasy, science fiction, and children’s books. Her favorite living creatures are her cats (and also probably her parents), and sharp cheese is the greatest gift someone could give her. She isn’t the worst at describing herself, but she also isn’t the best. These Terms & Conditions apply to all our Stagecoach schools, Courses, Holiday Workshops/Camps, Workshops and any additional products and/or services offered by Stagecoach and/or its group of companies in the future for any Student (collectively "Stagecoach Activities")

In the event that one or more of the provisions of the Agreement are found to be unlawful or otherwise unenforceable, those provisions shall be deemed severed from the remainder of the Agreement. Roland “Rollie” Matthews used to love playing basketball. He loved the rhythm of the game, how he came up with his best drumbeats after running up and down the court. But playing with the elite team comes with extra, illegal responsibilities, and Rollie isn’t sure he’s down for that life. The new talented-and-gifted program, where Rollie has a chance to audition for a real-life go-go band, seems like the perfect excuse to stop being a dough boy. But how can he abandon his best friend? Technically, this is two books, but I think thatthose who have read both willagree that you really cannot have one without the other.Composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim sits down with his lyrics (by show) and explains his thought process and technique behind how they were written. Anyone who admires Mr. Sondheim will find this a compelling study and a fascinating journey inside the mind of a musical theatre genius. A "Course" refers to a course of classes offering tuition in dance, drama, and singing which will be delivered during the Term (including online activities). Course classes will take place once per week for a certain number of hours, as detailed at the time of booking.BPPE: The New York Film Academy is approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) “Approval” or “approval to operate” means that the institution is compliant with the minimum standards contained in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (as amended) and Division 7.5 of Title 5 of the California Code of Education. Les Misérables by Victor HugoPerhaps Victor Hugo’s most well-known work today, Les Miserables follows the impoverished and pain-filled lives of several characters after the French Revolution. You can’t really be a musical theater fan without knowing the very famous (and very overdone) “On My Own” or “I Dreamed a Dream” performances from this musical. It’s only fair to do Victor Hugo justice by reading his original classic. This is a biography written by lyricist and book writer Alan Jay Lerner that details the ins and outs of his career, with a major focus on the Broadway musicals My Fair Lady and Camelot. If you ever want to know the details behind the struggle of creating a Broadway musical, Lerner lays down his cards and shows you everything. It is a terrific study in how great musical theatre used to be made. If you do not notify Stagecoach before the sixth (6th) week of the Course that you do not wish a Student to be re-enrolled onto the following Term of the Course, then you will remain liable for half of the full Term fees in respect of the next Term, regardless of attendance of the Student. Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson If you love Peter Pan and Finding Neverland , you’ll adore the book Peter and the Starcatchers . This work by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson is one of my favorites . It’s an imagining as to how Peter Pan, Neverland, and the rest of its inhabitants got their magic. The play Peter and the Starcatcher is also fantastic with its fast pace and incredible humor. The play and novel differ slightly in their styles and plots, but at their cores, they reflect and complement each other nicely. If you can both see the play and read the book like I have, please do. You won’t regret either experience.

Apple has always felt a little different from her classmates. She and her mother moved to Louisiana from the Philippines when she was little, and her mother still cooks Filipino foods and chastises Apple for becoming “too American.” When Apple’s friends turn on her and everything about her life starts to seem weird and embarrassing, Apple turns to music. If she can just save enough to buy a guitar and learn to play, maybe she can change herself. It might be the music that saves her . . . or it might be her two new friends, who show her how special she really is.

Sondheim & Co. by Craig Zadan

Once enrolled on a Course, Term Dates for the next Term will be made known to Parents in writing at the end of the current Term. Armed with his grandfather’s brown porkpie hat and his harmonica, he runs away from home in search of the Bluesmen, hoping he can join them on the road. But on the journey that takes him through the New York City subways and to Washington Square Park, Clayton learns some things that surprise him. His teacher hates him. Like, really hates him. Like, is totally out to get him even when he’s trying to be good, and is willing to fail him on the simplest things, like show and tell. Anna in the Tropicsby Nilo Cruz If you love Lin Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights and are looking for more Latin-American-centric theater, this play can help start you off! Set in Florida, Nilo Cruz’s play Anna in the Tropics is a fantastic story about a cigar factory owned by a Cuban-American family. The factory hires a man named Juan Julien to read stories to the workers throughout the day, and his reading of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina inspires changes within the main characters. All online activities are recorded and held for a period of four weeks for safeguarding and quality review purposes.

The Agreement is made between the parent/guardian ("Parent", "you" or "your") of each enrolled student ("Student") by a Parent and Stagecoach Performing Arts Limited ("Stagecoach", "we", "our", "us") (trading as Stagecoach Performing Arts) and is valid at all times whilst the Student is enrolled on any Stagecoach activity and until such time as written notice is given in accordance with these Terms & Conditions. Online activity” refers to online streamed lessons and online Workshops utilising the Zoom platform, either delivered by a Stagecoach school or by Stagecoach Performing Arts. See section point 8.7. For a Student enrolled on a Workshop, the full fees are paid as the Deposit in advance, as detailed in clause 2.2 above. If a Course session falls on a bank holiday then a replacement class will also be added onto the end of the current Term timetable or the subsequent Term.Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. EliotT.S. Eliot’s fantastic book turned into a sensational musical Cats, which won seven Tony Awards. A group of cats called the “Jellicles” must compete and decide which cat among them should be reborn. Although the musical is not a personal favorite of mine, its impact on Broadway is undebatable, and T.S. Eliot’s book is a pleasure to read.