ABBA-solutely Fabulous: A Mamma Mia! Chat With HS Theatre Director Chris Rushing
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
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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Upstage Theater Summer Camp Experience
This summer, my six-year old daughter participated in Upstage Theatre‘s Westside Summer Program. It’s a three-week, 5 days/week, 6 hour/day camp that focuses on drama and musical theatre training, culminating with a stage performance. I heard great things about Upstage Theatre from a friend of mine and other parents. Now that my daughter has completed […]
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