Why I Chose My Topic

I would like to say that it was the summer of 95' when I first realized my pure passion for musical theater. My father, step-mother, two step-sisters and I were living in the microscopic town of St. Louis, Michigan. Its the kind of place where you know everyone and their entire family tree and you can trust leaving your house unlocked while you run to the grocery store. The kind of place you would want to raise a family.

Now I don't know to many parents that let their 4 year old run around outside unattended so, essentially my step mother did the same and we were kept inside a lot while she did the cooking, cleaning, and whatever else it is that stay at home moms do. I can truthfully say a good portion of my childhood was spent glued to a television that played the same episodes of Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes on a daily basis, but one morning we were introduced to something different, something i had never seen before... A musical. 

The first time I seen Grease, which was the first musical i had ever seen, was probably one of the most exciting moments of my life! i still get all giddy just thinking about it to this day. I was Hypnotized by the tight leather clothes, The beautiful sounds that seemed to gloriously emit from Olivia Newton John and John Travolta's mouths, and last but not least the music itself. I felt the love Danny and the T-Birds had for their beloved car "Grease Lightning", I WAS  Sandy valiantly singing my heart out about the love of my life and the summer we spent together on the beach.

The reason i chose musicals for my topic is quite simple, I love music and I love Theater so why wouldn't i love musicals? There isn't anything that could possibly bring me more joy than being told a story through incredibly composed music and adept vocalists brought together by a writer simply telling his story in a different way than what we are used to, such as reading one in a book as an example. In this blog i intend to cover a wide range of topics pertaining to musicals including reviews and my very own experiences with them. My intentions with this project are to get my viewers to to appreciate Musical Theater and perhaps maybe even learn to love it as much as I do!