Wow! The first day of full cast rehearsals for the Winter Show is over, and the Broadway Knights Theater Academy is well on its way to having two numbers ready for its December performances. "Worked hard, the young ones did," Yoda said. "Proud of the Jedi Knights and Padawan Learners, I am!"
Who would have thought that Kaitlyn Cash's Padawan Learner group would win the sculptures game, or that Mrs. Jamie Chamberland wouldn't stop the music, or that Josh "Lurch" Vicidomini could be an effective stand-in for Matt "Wolfman" Rogers, or that Allie Spaccarelli could channel a grieving Gollum?
Perhaps the reason for the BKTA's profound success was the fact that Mr. Benjamin Erskine's birthday was today, and he left early to celebrate, or perhaps, most probably, the Broadway Knights are motivated, this school year, to be that good!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
And the Obi-Wan Nomination for Dance Goes to....
Miss Jamie Chamberland may be new to the Broadway Knights Theatre Academy instructional staff, and she may be audio-challenged, but she certainly knows a thing or two about middle school dances!
When Joanie asked Yoda if he'd be willing to assist with the Georgetown Middle School Student Council's dance, he said, "Caperone your dance, I will, if a good job, in rehearsal, today, you do." Imagine her surprise when he appeared in the cafeteria! And true to Mrs. Chamberland's prophecy, most of the Broadway Knights did their best to play the role of wall flowers. Sure, the BKTA student council members were working the concession stand, but....but....Miss Spaccarelli and Miss Bendistis, what's with that game of hide-n-seek you were playing behind the milk carts?
Acting is doing, and so is dancing! And the Obi-Wan nominations for best Broadway Knights at a middle school dance go to:
One final theatrical observation: With all deference to Miss Chamberland, perhaps BKTA ought to consider recruiting Mrs. Tracy Clark to run their sound board. At least she understands the importance of not stopping the music....and, as Yoda said, "Had the good sense, she did, to NOT play The Chicken Dance, while at the dance, I was!"
But, since acting and dancing are doing, wouldn't it have been great to see Mr. Benjamin Erskine channeling Grandpa Jones channeling Roy Clark channeling Grady Nutt channeling Buck Owens channeling George Lindsey in the Broadway Knights' next video: Hee Haw Amateur Minute?
When Joanie asked Yoda if he'd be willing to assist with the Georgetown Middle School Student Council's dance, he said, "Caperone your dance, I will, if a good job, in rehearsal, today, you do." Imagine her surprise when he appeared in the cafeteria! And true to Mrs. Chamberland's prophecy, most of the Broadway Knights did their best to play the role of wall flowers. Sure, the BKTA student council members were working the concession stand, but....but....Miss Spaccarelli and Miss Bendistis, what's with that game of hide-n-seek you were playing behind the milk carts?
Acting is doing, and so is dancing! And the Obi-Wan nominations for best Broadway Knights at a middle school dance go to:
- Alyson Tober, for her portrayal of Karen Lynn Gorney in Satuday Night Fever: The Hip-Hop Generation
- Brandon Horton, for his portrayal of Fred Berry in What's Happening at Georgetown Middle School?
- Kevona Morgan, for her portrayal of Jennifer Beals in Flashdance Goes Middle School
One final theatrical observation: With all deference to Miss Chamberland, perhaps BKTA ought to consider recruiting Mrs. Tracy Clark to run their sound board. At least she understands the importance of not stopping the music....and, as Yoda said, "Had the good sense, she did, to NOT play The Chicken Dance, while at the dance, I was!"
But, since acting and dancing are doing, wouldn't it have been great to see Mr. Benjamin Erskine channeling Grandpa Jones channeling Roy Clark channeling Grady Nutt channeling Buck Owens channeling George Lindsey in the Broadway Knights' next video: Hee Haw Amateur Minute?
Thursday, September 23, 2010
We're Back!
Acting is....What's the word we're looking for here, Mr. Vicidomini?....oh, that's right, DOING! And now that the auditions for the Broadway Knights Theatre Academy are over, it's time to for all good Jedi Knights and Padawan Learners to get their character on.
One has to wonder what Miss Allison Erskine would have made of newcomer, Seth Johnson, coming into Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, and leaving with the Wolfman's girl. And wasn't it great to see Mr. Benjamin Erskine's reprise of Saturday Night Fever's Tony Manero- at least until BKTA's new technical advisor, Mrs. Jamie Chamberland, ruined the dance party by cutting off the music. Sure, she said she was learning the system, but isn't it just as likely that seeing her co-teacher, looking like a survivor from Survivor, dancing like Robin Williams channeling Nathan Lane channeling Will Farrell channeling John Travolta was more than she could bear.
After the first day of instruction, Yoda says, "A good year we will have, if one lesson the Knights and Learners will grasp: Do. Or do not. There is no try." N'est pas, Mr. Vicidomini?
One has to wonder what Miss Allison Erskine would have made of newcomer, Seth Johnson, coming into Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, and leaving with the Wolfman's girl. And wasn't it great to see Mr. Benjamin Erskine's reprise of Saturday Night Fever's Tony Manero- at least until BKTA's new technical advisor, Mrs. Jamie Chamberland, ruined the dance party by cutting off the music. Sure, she said she was learning the system, but isn't it just as likely that seeing her co-teacher, looking like a survivor from Survivor, dancing like Robin Williams channeling Nathan Lane channeling Will Farrell channeling John Travolta was more than she could bear.
After the first day of instruction, Yoda says, "A good year we will have, if one lesson the Knights and Learners will grasp: Do. Or do not. There is no try." N'est pas, Mr. Vicidomini?
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