This week (today-Wednesday), we are sharing a few of our favorite songs from live action and movie musicals. We hope you enjoy seeing more of what is out there in the world of musicals!
Ms. Arnold's picks:
Frozen
I know, I know, Frozen right? Most, is not all of you have probably seen the movie, but the show on Broadway adds some new songs and some awesome dance moves and choreography to make visual magic right before your eyes. Also it's kind of cool that I got to see these people that you are seeing, live on Broadway too!
Once Upon a December
This song is from the Broadway rendition of Anastasia, which is another popular animated movie. The general story follows the orphan Anya on her path to Paris to find out who she is. With the help of Dmitri and Vlad, later it's discovered that Anya is actually the lost princess Anastasia. This rendition has a bit more historical background than the movie, as we see less magic and more facts throughout the stage show.
Mrs. Braunagel's picks:
Over the Rainbow
This song has been used in TONS of TV shows and movies, and it’s been re-recorded and reimagined in many ways since its 1939 debut on The Wizard of Oz. This is a movie I remember watching as a child when it came on TV once a year, though the flying monkeys always scared me!
If I Only Had a Brain
Dorothy’s home is caught in a tornado, and she wakes up in a strange land, and her house has crushed the Wicked Witch of the East. The munchkins are happy, but Dorothy and her dog, Toto, just want to get back home to Kansas. She has to get to the Wizard of Oz to see if he’ll grant her wish, and she meets a scarecrow, tin man, and lion on her way along the Yellow Brick Road, and they each have a request for the wizard; however, they’ll have to outsmart the Wicked Witch of the West, who is not happy Dorothy killed her sister. “If I Only Had a Brain” is the song Scarecrow sings when he meets Dorothy.
The Rain in Spain
My Fair Lady is one of my favorite musicals. It focuses on Eliza Doolittle, a young woman trying to make a living selling flowers in the streets of London. Henry Higgins, is intrigued by her cockney accent and takes her in to teach her how to speak properly. Eliza isn’t too thrilled about it, but she does finally starts to understand what he’s been teaching in this scene.
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