Gltizy shows?

soozievt
Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:11:46 +0000

The variety of levels of productions and from traditional MT to contemporary to new works to student directed works, to cabarets, to workshop productions is indeed what I think makes it a great for a MT student. In today’s market, it is essential to experience this range of work. The mainstage musical my D was in at Tisch (Only Children), she got to originate a lead role in a world premiere of a new musical and that itself added to the learning experience.

I didn’t even think about the summers but alwaysamom reminds me. Just in association with Tisch or Tischies…my D was in one musical in NYC one summer in college being directed and produced by fellow Tischies at a theater in the city. Another musical she was in one summer was for the Tisch Graduate MT Writing Program (what a great bunch of people to network with…emerging MT composers and writers working in the field today). Two summers she worked on NYU Reality Show (for pay) both as a performer/writer and musical director (and after graduating, musically directed a version for the Abu Dhabi campus). This involved writing scenes, sketches, monologues and MT songs for a musical review show that was staged at Madison Square Garden for thousands and is now staged at Radio City Music Hall. This was on top of being in regular musicals.

And this all mirrors life after college as my D did a national tour of a regular musical, but has also been in workshops and readings of new musicals, an experimental new play with music (currently in rehearsals), her own original musical (which is more of a rock/pop/folk style), musical theater showcases and cabarets, sketch/musical cabaret shows, concerts of emerging composers, and singer/songwriter gigs. Lots of variation of the types of music and genres…so I’m glad that while at Tisch, she experienced this too.