Now that Christmas is just around the corner, what better way to spend some time with your family than by watching A Christmas Carol in the West End of London? Yes, the production that was once shown in movies and became a hit is not open for viewing. A Christmas Carol has been shown in theatres all through the years during this time of the year, with each performance better than the last. Needless to say, the audience is more and more drawn into the play as they see the immortal character Scrooge along with the rest of the cast.
The story of A Christmas Carol revolves around one Christmas Eve when Scrooge is visited by his dead partner’s ghost, Jacob Marley and three others. During this visit he is shown some of the wrongdoings he had done, leading him to follow the light of redemption just in time for the celebration of the birth of Christ. The original story by Charles Dickens has been known as a book, where it was introduced to children as a popular bedtime story. Later on it was made into a movie and was adapted into cartoon forms to be shown during Christmas times.
Together with this, the timeless tale is presented in the theatres for a live performance that you will surely enjoy. It is best not to miss this once a year performance by theatre actors and actresses. The stage set is all geared for Christmas just like the world around you.
Do you have bad ways? Do you not believe in Christmas? Better watch A Christmas Carol and see if you can relate with Scrooge. Do you love Christmas? Show your kids the true meaning of redemption and forgiveness by giving them A Christmas Carol tickets as their Christmas gifts. It is a truly unique way of teaching them a valuable lesson.
Of all the many tragedies written by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet can be named as the most popular and influential of all. A story of the tragic fate of two star-crossed lovers, the plot of the play came from an Italian tale which was only translated into verse forms by different other writers.
Romeo and Juliet can be considered as a collaboration of tragic love stories like Pyramus and Thisbe and Ephesiaca of Xenophon and Ephesus. The story was set in Verona and rotates around the lives of the Montagues and Capulets who despise each other so much to the point of killing each other’s kin. After falling in love, getting secretly married, and being separated by a dark twist of fate, the two ended up killing themselves after thinking each other dead. Due to the pure love and sorrow shared by the two, the story of Romeo and Juliet was considered as the epitome of real love of people of all ages. So much is the drama and romance of this play that it has been translated into different versions from movies, to school plays, and even cartoon series.
This 2011, the Russian National Ballet will perform the world famous play through dance and music. With music direction from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikowski, and choreography from Marius Petipa, anyone from 6 to 60 years of age will surely enjoy this new version of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet with the colorful costumes, lively music, and graceful moves of the 50-people crew of this theater company. You don’t need to feel bored and lost if you haven’t actually read the story because you will surely feel connected to the plot and the characters as they communicate with you through their graceful moves. If you are a fan of tragedies and bittersweet love affairs, then you better reserve for your Romeo and Juliet tickets now and witness the world’s most popular love story in a different way.
Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, an immortalized production in the field of filmmaking, has also been making names in its theatre production all over the world. This tale as old as time is a story about Belle and the enchanted prince turned into a beast, who needs to know how to love and be loved before time runs out. Many have been captured by this masterpiece, which is the reason for its repeated performances through the years.
Over 25 million people have already seen the production, and many more are still yearning to watch even one of its performances. Because of the love of the audience for this story, it has been nominated for nine Tony awards. One of the nominations it has was the title Best Musical. It is known for its record-breaking 2 ½ years in the theatres all over New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Sydney, Tokyo and London.
The award-winning music in the theatre production is a contribution of Alan Menken; the lyrics are by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Linda Woolverton should be thanked for the book.
Since 2008 there has been hundreds of eye-popping and enchanting reproduction of Beauty and The Beast. Even the music used in the story and in the play was immortalized in the people’s minds. From 2006 to the present there are endless plays. In fact, in one of the theatres the play opened to receive a standing ovation from the overwhelmed audience.
If you have not seen Beauty and The Beast yet, you should watch it now. Watching it as a movie is different from watching it performed live. So if you have the time, buy Beauty and the Beast tickets now and be enthralled by the wonderful and lavish production that you will never forget. You will also have the music playing over and over your head even after you have watched the extravagant play.
If you loved the story of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet but would like to see a new take on it, the West Side Story musical may be what you are looking for. This musical was originally planned to be a rendition of the famous tragedy by Shakespeare but with the East Side as the setting. However, due to further engagements, the original theme was not pushed through and when the creators began to rethink the idea, they came up with a new theme instead.
The West Side Story is about a Polish boy and an immigrant Puerto Rican girl who just came to America. Despite the backdrop of gang life, the two fall in love. However, much like the Shakespearean tragedy theme, the boy, Tony, accidentally kills the brother of his lover. During this process, all hell broke lose.
The musical is set with many angst-filled songs with the music of Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics of Stephen Sondheim. The book itself is by Arthur Laurents.
In the beginning, this musical was played at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1957. It has had 732 performances and then it went on tour. Because of the popularity of this play, it was even made into a movie in the year 1961 starring Richard Beymer, Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris.
To date, it is being acted out on theatres so you still have the chance to watch the performance of orchestras, bands and theatre actors in a uniquely crafted stage musical. Many people were opposing the theme of this musical at first because of the portrayal of the gang life. However, since it is a depiction of the real face of life at the West side, more people loved the idea.
The West Side Story tickets are available as your gate pass to this one of a kind performance.
If you are familiar with Green Day, you may already be familiar with the upcoming theatre musical called American Idiot. Based on one of the hits of the band, this musical will come to theaters in the coming months to bring to you songs from the band inculcated with the contemporary situation in America. The album by Green Day with the same name tackles a new direction given the same themes that an average American sees everyday but refuses to acknowledge unless provoked to.
The book with the same title was done by Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong and director Michael Meyer. You can expect unreleased tracks in the musical like When It’s Time. Band mates Mike Dimt and Tre Cool also contributed to the lyrics.
The lead actor in the musical play is named Johnny, who explores his freedom and gets tangled together with his friend who is coping with supporting a pregnant girlfriend. As expected from a story that has been expanded from the central theme of the album with the same name, American Idiot is a story that revolves around the untold stories behind the high walls of societal limitations. This is a story that common people can relate to without difficulty and enlightens the rich and famous to be more sensitive about their surroundings.
Although the band is not included in the musical, there is a pseudo-band who portrays their roles on the musical set. The story was first ran at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2009 and then moved on to Broadway with its pilot previews at the St. James Theatre on March 24, 2010. Later after that, on April 20, 2010, the shows officially started.
If you are interested about the latest project of Green Day and would like to know more about the American Idiot, buy an American Idiot ticket now and see for yourself how a story could evolve from a central theme of an album to a book and to a theatre play.
