It began with different characters, and then she saw the Bridgerton musical created by Abigail Barlow. “After seeing that, I thought, ‘what would happen if Broadway stars sing this music? What would it sound like?” She says, “and then, I thought, ‘what would happen if Broadway Stars were in shows they would never be in?’”

Maggie Bera, founder of Actor Aesthetic and creator of the viral Tik Tok sensation “Broadway Stars in Shows They Were Definitely Not In”, is no stranger to performing.

Drawbacks, legs lifted to the skies, triple pirouettes galore. It was like one of those movie moments where it’s all “Is this real?” and your jaw is dropped and you immediately feel intimidated. But it was real.

If you're not familiar with the term, senioritis is the feeling students get their final year in college, high school, or even middle school (we've all been there, 8th grade is hard). As we understand it, there are two main kinds of senioritis: nostalgia and anxiety. Let us take a moment to examine each strain in an attempt to self-diagnose.

YOU ARE YOU, THEY ARE THEY. Accepting we have a uniqueness that builds a perfect ensemble

My list of dream roles is short, and it would be really great to make it even shorter by crossing these roles off the list.

Initial rehearsals for the Pittsburgh Playhouse's performances of Dance Nation have concluded. Now for reflection and analysis!

Our student bloggers write about how they're coping with the current global health crisis, give insight on their school's performing arts programs, share their opinions on the latest theater news, and so much more. An interview with a Broadway producer, a look into choreographing a production in the pandemic, advice to the class of 2021 and more-- read what our bloggers have written about this week!

You do so much hard work everyday that you need to remember that taking a day to just recuperate is so important. I’m all about self love and self care and you should be too.

I discuss NYU's audition process, learning on campus and becoming a business owner with Molly Noerenberg!

Whether you do it in-person with your 'quarantine bubble', or online using a service like Netflix Party or Discord's video screening feature, here are some theatre movies and pro-shots to add to your Friday night plans.

You may not know her yet, but you have certainly heard of some of the projects she has been involved in. As a Producer at Level Forward, Dunetz has worked in great shows such as Slave Play. Now, the 24-year old is part of the musical adaptation of The Queen's Gambit.

There is so much that I wish I could have told my younger self. Things that I have learned in the past few years and that I know about now. Things that would have maybe helped to ease any stress or concerns that were on my mind; things to make me slow down and not take anything for granted.

So many basic aspects of living have been altered during this journey we’ve been on since March 2020. The whole world has seen so much change. Whether you were let go from your job, if you haven’t seen your family since 2020, if you have been continuing your education completely virtually, life as we knew it has changed.

This style of musical theatre is rapidly growing in popularity. I found ten audition songs that will show off your range and storytelling skills!

This assignment made me so specifically aware of my surroundings. I didn’t realize how much was going on around me. Now if I ever need any help with my acting skills or creating a character that is apparently different than myself, I pull from reality.

Whenever a camera is in front of me taking pictures of my performance, I can’t help but linger on a pose that I just KNOW will make an amazing photo. Even during rehearsals when we are blocking a scene, I occasionally think to myself “this would make for a great picture.”

Penn student Bilal Morsi believes there is room to expand on public health in playwriting. He mentions that 'RENT focuses on a very specific intersection of society and health that artists haven’t had to confront in the same caliber until the current COVID-19 pandemic. How will the coronavirus story be told? I hope to be a part of that movement.'

At the end of the day, the moral of the story is that stage in Wallkill's auditorium gave me more than I never realized. And now, when I find myself missing the time I spent performing, I look back with fondness.

It has been over 365 days since COVID-19 turned our lives and the whole world upside down. 365 days of protecting ourselves and others. 365 days of adjusting to this new version of life that is missing a lot of components we are used to.

The best advice I can give you is to listen to your heart (it’s about your heart and no one else’s) and go where it takes you, take risks even if you may fail, and don’t wait around for tomorrow to be the person you want or dream of being.

Marc Tumminelli, Founder and Director of Broadway Workshop and Artistic Director of Project Broadway, has earned himself a new title as the creator and host of “LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway.'

Unfortunately, The Fugard has been claimed as another casualty of COVID. This loss has impacted our theatre community immensely but now we can only look back on all the fond memories we have shared in that beautiful and historic building.

None of Sondheim's innovative works is just like another – so which one in particular you gravitate towards can say a lot. So in good, lighthearted fun, in celebration of a genius’s birthday, I bring you a very unscientific analysis of what your favorite Sondheim musical says about you!