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"Maya lives and breathes musicals. When her chance to finally be a part of the summer musical program at the community theater comes up, Maya is convinced she will get the lead. After all, who knows The Drowsy Chaperone better than she does? However, things don't turn out exactly the way Maya's planned, and the summer turns out to be jam-packed with problems: dealing with her best friend's move, her parents' busy jobs, and—since her autism...
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Candlewick Press
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2024.
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388 pages ; 22 cm
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This diabolical and devilishly clever twist on Shakespeare's Richard III follows Rory, a scholarship kid teased for her weight, as she tells us exactly the lengths she'll go to secure the leading role in Bosworth Academy's senior musical.
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Hamilton, the hip-hop rap musical, has revolutionized theater. It's the story of an immigrant, "young, scrappy, and hungry," who kicked off the Revolutionary War and built the central government of today. Within this book appears the musical's backstory with many deeper insights. How do the Schuyler Sisters' signature colors reveal their personalities? Which stage equipment best amplifies the themes? What of the words like "Satisfied" and "My Shot,"...
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Get the Summary of Mary Rodgers & Jesse Green's Shy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Shy" is the memoir of Mary Rodgers, co-written with Jesse Green, chronicling her life from a musically enriched childhood to her multifaceted career as a composer, author, and arts philanthropist. Mary grew up in a household where her father, a dedicated composer, and her mother, a creative inventor, nurtured intellect and music...
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The high school or college English class offers a long list of technical terms: Symbolism, Irony, Metafiction, Allegory, Metaphor… With such a barrage, it can be tough to sort them all out. Yet here's the list, from Absurdity to Zeugma, all defined through the clever wordplay of Hamilton. In fact, musicals use all the rhythm and rhyme patterns of history's top poets, and the literary skill of crafting characters and straddling genre. Further, the...
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Get the Summary of Jinger Vuolo's Becoming Free Indeedin 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Becoming Free Indeed" by Jinger Vuolo is a memoir that chronicles her journey from growing up in the public eye on reality television to finding her own path of faith and freedom. Jinger reflects on her life, starting from her childhood fears and her family's adherence to the conservative Christian values taught by Bill Gothard....
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Torero
Antonio quiere llegar a ser un torero reconocido, como lo fue su abuelo. Su papá es un carnicero que no tiene nada que ver con ese "toreo sin sentido". Quiere que su hijo Antonio trabaje junto a él en la carnicería. Algún día el abuelo de Antonio se sentirá orgulloso de él. Y su abuela también aunque ella ya no esté. Antonio cree que ella puede verlo desde el cielo. Antonio está enamorado de María. María le dice: "enséñame que...
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Have a large cast? Need speaking roles for everyone?Want everyone to shine? Love the classics but want something new and challenging as well?Here are ten short plays for large casts in which everyone gets a spot IN THE LIMELIGHT ! Volume One in the Short Plays for Large Casts Series:Aesop's Fabulous Fables (Cast of 21-23 - Running time ~8-10 minutes)The Boy Who Cried Wolf on Old MacDonald's Farm (Cast of 21-24 - Running time ~15 minutes)The Bremen...
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One of the most beautiful seasonal transitions is the replacement of the joyous laughter of your grandchildren with the calming sound of the snow as it falls softly upon the ground. Thinking of your grandchildren on quiet winter nights allows you to think of your own childhood and the time you spent with your grandparents many years ago.
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Alex More has a story to tell. A struggling actor in LA, he takes a job working in the Malibu basement of a beloved megastar. One day, the Lady Herself comes downstairs to play. It feels like real bonding in the basement-but will their relationship ever make it upstairs? A winner of the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show, Buyer & Cellar is an outrageous comedy about the price of fame, the cost of things, and the oddest of odd jobs.
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Desde chiquitos, tenemos ansias por aprender. Aprender a sonreír, aprender a decir chau. Aprender a dar besitos y a caminar.
Eso le pasó también a Lucita. Y su aventura aún no termina.
Está descubriendo tanto con sus preguntas. Está escuchando tanto con sus preguntas. Está aprendiendo la vida...
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Act out the story of a group of children who need to set rules for their camping trip! They use the U.S. Constitution as an example, discovering the reasons it was written, what it means for democracy in our country, and how it gives citizens rights, laws, and freedoms. Will the children be able to make a camping constitution of their own? This Spanish script includes six roles, each of which match a different reading level. Teachers can apply differentiation...
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A Chorus Line, the biggest Broadway hit of its generation, is based on a remarkable series of taped discussions made in the mid 1970s with some of the top "gypsies" (veteran Broadway dancers), many of whom went on to play characters based on themselves in the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning musical. In many ways, On the Line: The Creation of "A Chorus Line" is a continuation of the show itself. In this collective oral history, the 19 original cast members...
15) Flash Nude
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Flash Nude est une pièce criante de vérité. Un grand voyage à travers l'actualité, le quotidien o l'on croise cette violence que nous ctoyons sans la saluer. Une pièce qui nous fait rire, nous fait réfléchir, mais surtout nous oblige à regarder avec les yeux ouverts et à écouter ce que l'on entend, malgré les rires stridents d'une triste réalité mise à nue. Flash Nude, là o tout le monde n'est personne et o personne n'est tout le monde....
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"The Actor's Journey: Navigating the Path to Excellence" is an illuminating guide for aspiring actors and seasoned professionals authored by Vandi Lynnae Enzor. Delving into the multifaceted acting world, this book is a comprehensive roadmap for navigating the challenges, triumphs, and transformations inherent in pursuing excellence on stage and screen.Drawing upon her years of experience as an actor, director, and educator, Enzor offers invaluable...
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A perfect children's adventure story with a happy ending. A child's fantasy cast of characters: an adorable dog, a ballroom dancer, helpful firefighters, protective police officers, and a bride and groom! You will love this book, and it is all true. The best of Washington DC's Capitol Hill neighborhood life without the politics!
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In the dynamic world of acting, mastering accents isn't just a skill-it's an art form. "Accent Mastery: A Practical Guide for Actors" by acclaimed dialect coach Vandi Lynnae Enzor is your indispensable companion on the journey to becoming a versatile and captivating performer.Enzor draws on her years of experience in the entertainment industry to provide a comprehensive and insightful exploration of accent acquisition and performance. From the fundamentals...
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A beautifully illustrated collection of prose retellings of seven Shakespeare plays will bring the Bard to life for young readers. Not only is this a beautiful keepsake edition, full of gorgeous illustrations by Antonio Javier Caparo, but the prose retellings by beloved classic children's book author E. Nesbit are an excellent tool to introduce children to the complex language of Shakespeare.
A foreword by John Lithgow touches on his own childhood...
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