The Magical Mysterious All School MusicalScott Bertelsen

FASTER THAN A BUS LATE FOR STATE LARGE GROUP CONTEST

MORE POWERFUL THAN A THREE HOUR CHORAL READING PRACTICE(UGH!)

IS IT A PLAY? IS IT A ONE ACT?

NO, IT’S THE ALL SCHOOL MUSICAL

The Magical Mysterious All School Musical

My session entitled The Magical Mystery All School Musical, led by Superman wannabe Scott Bertelsen, will show you what devices you need to make the all school musical an heroic event for all. Find out about choosing musicals, scheduling, rehearsing, and finding volunteers.

You can be a hero!!!!

The musical is the magic you need to revitalize fine arts interest

What is a Musical?Musical (noun): a stage, television or film production utilizing popular-style songs -dialogue is optional- to either tell a story (book musicals) or showcase the talents of the writers and/or performers (revues)REALLY? WANT TO KNOW THE REAL DEFINITION? IT’S LIKE DOING A JIGSAW PUZZLE

What is a Musical?

REALLY? WANT TO KNOW THE REAL DEFINITION? IT’S LIKE DOING A JIGSAW PUZZLE. YOU HAVE ALL THE PIECES, BUT YOU DON’T KNOW IF THEY’RE ALL GOING TO FIT

Best Musicals Have:Brains HeartCourage

Intelligence and Style Genuine and believable emotionThe Guts to do something Creative and Exciting

Why do a Musical?

7 Facts of the Benefits of being in a High School Musical

Tend to have larger vocabularies and more advanced reading skills

Primes the brain to understand speech in a noisy background

7 Facts of the Benefits of being in a High School Musical

Exercises Brain Lowest lifetime and current use of all substances

90.2% graduation and 93.9% attendancevs.

72.9% graduation and 84.9% attendance

7 Facts of the Benefits of being in a High School Musical

22% better on English20% better on MathStandardized exams

More CooperativeMore Self-ConfidenceExpresses themselves and ideas

How to go Choose a Musical

Criteria for choosing a musical

Singing Ability Acting Ability

Criteria for choosing a musical

Cost of Royalties

Set possibilities

TimeStart 6 to 8 weeks ahead

Criteria for choosing a musical

Musical budget Work Schedule for Students Other Extracurriculars

Probable Cast + Audience

Probable Cast

-Get a clear sense of the talent-Go with your strengths

Probable Audience

-Who will be invited?-Is it kid-friendly?

Facilities/Equipment-Space

-Sound System

-Technical Set-up

-A simple show goes well is preferable to a demanding show that makes you look clumsy

-What kind of equipment do you have?

-Is wiring up to code?

-Do you have a piano

-If using pre-recorded music, do you have the equipment to make it audible

Knowledge of a Musical

-Don’t pick a title out of thin air

-Don’t just base off of recommendations

-You are spending several months on it, so you’ll want to enjoy it

Check the Neighbors-Find out what other schools are doing

-Communication is a good idea

-Avoid conflict with other community events

-Don’t try to do a show that has been done last year

Review Materials and Secure Performance Rights

-Make sure director and musical director has studied the script and score

-Secure rights at least six to eight months before your planned production date-If you cannot afford the rights, do NOT try to stage the show

BudgetExpenses-Publicity-Performance Rights-Equipment Rental-Costume and Accessories-Sets and Props-Facility rental and deposit-Printing-Salaries-Shipping Costs-Makeup-Music Stand and Light Rental-Concessions-Insurance

Income-Starting Funds-Gifts/Fundraising-Probable Program Ad Sales-Refreshment Sales-Probable Ticket Sales

Total Income - Total Expenses= Projected Profit

BudgetRoyalties - $270 per performanceRental Fee - $550Security Fee- $400

MT Pit backing tracks - $900 + shipping/handling and a damage deposit $50 for every half hour of editing required (cuts, vamps, key changes, etc...)

AnnieBased on the popular comic strip, Annie tells the extraordinary story of a little orphan who spends ends up in the lap of luxury with Depression-era billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Unlike most of the other children at Miss Hannigan's orphanage, spunky Annie believes that her parents are still alive and will one day return to claim her. So when Mr. Warbucks offers to adopt her, she asks the most powerful man in America to help find her real mom and dad instead, and he agrees. Warbucks' whopping reward for Annie's parents attracts the attention of con artists Rooster, Lily and the wicked Miss Hannigan, who hatch a plot to kidnap Annie and take the $50,000 reward. But don't fret: This classic family musical has a happy ending for Annie, Daddy Warbucks and the whole gang.

Bye, Bye, BirdieRock star Conrad Birdie is the biggest thing to top the charts. Women love him, men want to be him and teenage girls around the country scream with glee at the mere mention of his name. But when the United States Army drafts Birdie, manager Albert Peterson sees his meal ticket preparing to fly the coop (much to the delight of longtime love Rose Alvarez, who can’t wait for Albert to ditch the music biz and become something respectable, like an English teacher). Desperate for a publicity stunt big enough to help them survive Birdie’s departure, Albert and Rose hatch a plan: send Conrad to small-town America to plant his goodbye kiss on one lucky fan for the entire world to see. Their selection of super fan Kim Macafee sends the wholesome enclave of Sweet Apple, Ohio into chaos. Kim’s boyfriend, Hugo, can’t take the humiliation of his lady love’s televised lip-lock. Rose can’t take another minute of Albert’s distracted ways. And Sweet Apple can’t take its teens' riotous rebellion, inspired by the arrival of bad-boy Birdie. Will Sweet Apple ever be the same?

Damn Yankees

Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil, also known as Mr. Applegate, for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. As young baseball sensation Joe Hardy, he transforms the hapless Washington Senators into a winning team, only to realize the true worth of the life he's left behind. Joe ultimately outsmarts Applegate, returns to his former self, and shepherds the Senators to the World Series. - See more at: http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000031#sthash.BPMl9Qr3.dpuf

Godspell

The two-act musical is performed in the round with the musicians placed throughout the audience. The show features various musical styles, including rock ‘n roll, pop, R&B, ragtime, rap and more. The eccentrically dressed cast often gathers around Jesus as he tells different stories and sings about his teachings and the importance of love. The cast occasionally plays their own instruments and uses props such as ladders, newspapers and more to further enhance their storytelling. This new production modernizes the story by making references to Facebook, iPhones and celebrities like Donald Trump and Lindsay Lohan. The cast frequently enters the audience and improvs, which adds to the spontaneous and involving atmosphere

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father's favorite son, is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams. When he is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and taken to Egypt, Joseph endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged. He is purchased by Potiphar where thwarting advances from Potiphar's wife lands him in jail. When news of Joseph's gift to interpret dreams reaches the Pharaoh (wryly and riotously depicted as Elvis), Joseph is well on his way to becoming second in command. Eventually his brothers, having suffered greatly, unknowingly find themselves groveling at the feet of the brother they betrayed but no longer recognize. After testing their integrity, Joseph reveals himself leading to a heartfelt reconciliation of the sons of Israel. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock 'n' roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless.

Oliver!

Oliver Twist is sold to a Dunstable undertaker after asking for more dinner at the orphanage. Escaping to London he is taken in by Fagin to join his gang of child pickpockets. Wrongly accused of a theft he meets a more kindly gentleman who takes him in, to the concern of one of Fagin's old pupils, the violent Bill Sykes. In the middle is Nancy, Sykes' girl whom Oliver has come to trust.

The Pirates of Penzance

Gilbert and Sullivan's hilarious, hopeful farce follows young Frederic, an orphan who has mistakenly been apprenticed to an ineffectual but raucous band of pirates. He disavows the pirates' way of life and falls for the beautiful Mabel. Frederic’s melodious tones win over the heart of Major General Stanley’s songbird daughter, Mabel, but when the Pirate King discovers General Stanley has lied about being an orphan to keep the pirates from stealing all of his belongings and carrying off his bevy of beautiful daughters, an “ingenious paradox” may prevent the budding romance and lead to the death of “The very model of a modern Major-General.”

The Sound of MusicIn 1930's Austria, a young woman named Maria is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When the Navy captain Georg Von Trapp writes to the convent asking for a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. The Captain's wife is dead, and he is often away, and runs the household as strictly as he does the ships he sails on. The children are unhappy and resentful of the governesses that their father keeps hiring, and have managed to run each of them off one by one. When Maria arrives, she is initially met with the same hostility, but her kindness, understanding, and sense of fun soon draws them to her and brings some much-needed joy into all their lives -- including the Captain's. Eventually he and Maria find themselves falling in love, even though Georg is already engaged to a Baroness and Maria is still a postulant. The romance makes them both start questioning the decisions they have made. Their personal conflicts soon become overshadowed, however, by world events. Austria is about to come under the control of Germany, and the Captain may soon find himself drafted into the German navy and forced to fight against his own country.

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown

You're a Good Man Charlie Brown tells the story of an average day in the life of the famous comic strip child hero, Charlie Brown. Most of the characters are 5-6 years old, however the show is generally cast with adults. The audience is introduced to the whole Peanuts gang: Patty, Shroeder, Lucy and Snoopy. All of the characters share their observations, largely negative, of Charlie Brown. As the play progresses, the relationships of the Peanuts characters to one another are further expanded. Lucy is infatuated with Schroeder and takes great pleasure in tormenting Charlie Brown. Linus loves his blanket. Snoopy lives in his rich imagination. Charlie Brown is in love with a mysterious little, redheaded girl. The show ends with each character listing things that for him or her equal happiness. Finally, Lucy ends up telling Charlie Brown what a good man he is leaving a smiling, happy Charlie Brown alone on stage.

Seussical

The Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing Whos, including Jojo, a Who child sent off to military school for thinking too many "thinks." Horton faces a double challenge--not only must he protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping, and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family, and community are challenged and emerge triumphant.

High School Musical

Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez are two totally different teenagers who meet at a party while singing karaoke on New Year's Eve. One week later Troy goes back to his high school, East High, in New Mexico to find that Gabriella is a new student there. They quickly become close friends and accidentally audition for the school musical. After getting a callback, drama queen Sharpay Evans and her sidekick brother Ryan are furious. Then Chad, Troy's best friend and basketball teammate, and Taylor, Gabriella's new friend on the decathlon team, must find out a way to make Gabriella hate Troy.

Hello Dolly

In Hello, Dolly!, Dolly Levi, the well-known matchmaker, attempts to find herself a husband in the wealthy Horace Vandergelder. Meanwhile, she matches together a rich widow, Irene Molloy with Vandergelder's employee, Cornelius Hackl. She also sets up Molloy's assistant, Minnie, with Cornelius's assistant, Barnaby. Further, she matches the poor artist, Ambrose, with Vandergelder's niece, Ermengarde. In the end, after a ruckus at an upscale restaurant and a court case, Dolly convinces Vandergelder to marry her and all is well.

Fiddler on the Roof

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor dairyman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler On The Roof’s universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

Grease

It's 1959 and Rydell high is filled with rebellious, thrill-loving students. In the midst of this scene, Sandy Dumbrowski enters as the new girl in school. It turns out that she and the leader of the Burger Palace Boys gang, Danny Zuko, have had a brief love affair the summer before. While Sandy stresses to her new classmates the emotional attachment she and Danny had, Danny stresses the physical aspects of their relationship. As the show goes on, the students at Rydell High have to deal with love, gang violence, teen pregnancy, and friendship. In the end, Sandy and Danny resolve their differences and end up happily together. Dancing in the show involves 1950s jazz styles.

Guys and DollsDesperate to find money to pay for his floating crap game, Nathan Detroit bets Sky Masterson a thousand dollars that Sky will not be able to take a local Salvation Army girl, Sarah Brown, to Cuba. While Sky eventually is able to convince Sarah to join him, Nathan battles with his fiancé of fourteen years, Adelaide. Meanwhile in Cuba, Sky ends up falling in love with Sarah and tries to reform his gambling ways. When he returns back to New York, he bets all the members of the floating crap game that if he wins his roll of the dice, they will all have to go to church and repent. If he loses, he will give them each a thousand dollars. He ends up winning and all the gamblers end up visiting the mission and repenting their sins. Dancing in this show requires jazz and showdance.

Les Miserables

Jean Valjean is released after spending 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread. As a result, he is a bitter and desperate man. Due to the kindness of a Bishop, Valjean is able to find God and is motivated to be a good man. Eventually he rises to become the Mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer and a factory owner. Unfortunately, he has also broken his parole and Javert, a policeman, is after him. As one of his workers, Fantine, is about to die, Valjean promises to take care of her daughter, Cosette. After Valjean purchases Cosette from the money-grubbing Thenardiers (where she had been lodging), the show moves 9 years to the future where Cosette has become a woman. With the French Revolution ensuing, Cosette falls in love with a student revolutionary, Marius. After a battle, Marius falls unconscious in the sewer of Paris. Before Valjean dies, he manages to save Marius so that Marius and Cosette can be wed

The Wizard of Oz

In this charming film based on the popular L. Frank Baum stories, Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she meets some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their goals of a brain, heart and courage.

Additional MusicalsCinderellaSweeney ToddSeussicalHigh School MusicalAll Shook UpEvitaWest Side StoryWilly WonkaHello Dolly

Jekyll & HydeLittle Shop of HorrorsAidaFiddler on the RoofAnnie Get Your GunGreaseInto the WoodsGuys and DollsSouth Pacific

Thoroughly Modern MillieJesus Christ SuperstarLes MiserablesForever PlaidThe Wizard of OzHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Publicity

Publicity

Radio station interviews

Newspaper

Publicity Shots

Publicity

Send fliers to other schools

Matinees, perform for the local rotary and local organizations

Audition Form

Volunteers

How to get VolunteersGo to local fine arts group for support

Hotseat Raffle

Dinner Theatre

Ask for Parents

VolunteersHair and Makeup Concession Stand Building the Set

Costumes Chaperones Cast Party Donating Food

RehearsalsPlan rehearsal schedule of six to eight weeks

Get scripts and vocal scores a week before rehearsals, hand out a rehearsal scheduleAs the first week or so goes by, someone may test things-being late, not preparing material, etc.Make sure to correct the behavior without humiliating anyone

Weekend Rehearsals must include meal times

In three weeks, try to start without scripts

Tech Rehearsal-Full cast and crew walking through

entire show making sure everything works as planned, no one needs to act or sing

-This is for the tech staff

Practice Schedule

Opening Night and Afterward

Customary to begin five minutes after the announced curtain time

Review how things went after the show

Plan for next year

Absolutely forbidden to videotape performance

30 Years of Musicals1981 Annie Get Your Gun

1982 The Music Man

1983 The Sound of Music

1984 Brigadoon

1985 Annie

1986 Hello Dolly

1987 Oklahoma

1988 Peter Pan

1989 Grease

1990 Oliver

1991 The Music Man

1992 Wizard of Oz

1993 Pirates of Penzance

1994 South Pacific

1995 Oklahoma

1996 Bye, Bye Birdie

1997 Hello Dolly

1998 Grease

1999 Fiddler on the Roof

2000 Brigadoon

2001 The Sound of Music

2002 The Music Man

2003 Anything Goes

2004 Guys and Dolls

2005 Heaven Can Wait

2006 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Coat

2007 Oliver

2008 Les Miserables

2009 Oklahoma

2010 Seussical

2011 Beauty and the Beast

2012 The Music Man

2013 Hello Dolly

2014 Fiddler on the Roof

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Flowers on the prairie where the June bugs zoom,Plen'y of air and plen'y of room,Plen'y of room to swing a rope!

Plen'y of heart and plen'y of hope.

Oklahoma!Where the wind comes sweeping down the plainWhere the waving wheatCan sure smell sweetWhen the wind comes right behind the rainOklahoma!Every night my honey-lamb and ISit alone and talkAnd watch a hawkMaking lazy circles in the sky

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