Angel De Quinta's Stage Door

The first musical I watched was Meet me in St. Louis . The first thing I took note of was how intricate and colorful the clothing that the dancers were wearing was. It's important for the dancers in a musical to wear interesting clothing so that the audience can absorb every costume during the large musical numbers. I never realized how many songs I recognized from this musical. I have definitely heard the song about the trolley, as well as the classic Christmas songs that are included. The second post I watched was on the song "Fifty Percent" from the play Ballroom. There were many different clips of the song being performed, and it was very interesting to see how each singer sang the song differently. Dorothy Loudon sings with long, sad notes. Bea Arthur sings quicker, questioning lines, as if she was having a conversation. Michael Feinstein does a raspier and softer rendition. Barbara Streisand delivers an ambient, peaceful cover in her performance. Lastly, I watched the trailer for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I have seen both films of the same name, so seeing this version on-stage was very interesting. I liked seeing the different characters, and how the Broadway director approached building each scene of the set to look like the movies. I think that the source material used works very well as an on-stage performance, and I would be interested in seeing the entire play.