
ABBA-solutely Fabulous: A Mamma Mia! Chat With HS Theatre Director Chris Rushing
- westsidemommy
- May 9, 2025
- Interview
- musical
- musicaltheatre
This is a follow-up to the previous post about How High School Musicals Create Connections and Fuel Creativity. Chris Rushing, the theatre director at Woodson High School was kind enough to chat with me after I saw their production of Mamma Mia!. Interview below: Ruby: The actors were really fantastic, and I noticed there is […]
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Inspiring Young Audiences: How High School Musicals Create Connections and Fuel Creativity
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- May 8, 2025
- musical
- musicaltheatre
- performing arts
In Fall 2023, I took my older daughter to New York to see her first Broadway musical, & Juliet. We both loved it, and she was hooked. It was nostalgic for me to hear pop hits from over 20 years ago, and delightful to experience them as a jukebox musical with my daughter. She’s been […]
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Disney’s “Aladdin” at The Hollywood Pantages Jan 10 – Mar 31
- westsidemommy
- January 12, 2018
- Aladdin
- Broadway
- disney
- Hollywood
- jonnacoleman
- LucyColeman
- musical
- Pantages
The show is amazing: worth the time, worth the money! By Jonna Coleman (mom of two, wife of one) My family and I have always loved [amazon_textlink asin=’B00WR534TK’ text=’Aladdin’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’westmomm-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’865126fd-f81b-11e7-aea0-c17eb3b169a1′], the 1992 animated movie from Disney. So, It was super fun taking my seven year old daughter to see the new Broadway production at the wonderful Hollywood Pantages. This […]
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Shrek the Musical at Morgan Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica
- westsidemommy
- October 27, 2015
- morgan wixson theatre
- musical
- santa monica
- shrek
SHREK, THE MUSICAL is based on the DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to life on stage. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre – not a handsome prince – shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a […]
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