Blog Assignment #9 /Current Broadway Musicals

          There are many musicals currently playing on Broadway. Some of the musicals that are playing are The Lion King, Wicked, Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, and Elf. These are some of the many you might be familiar with. Out of the five currently playing musicals I have listed I have to say I have only seen one of them. It was the most spectacular show you could see. I saw Wicked. It was a awesome show. All of these are shows I would like to see. I even want to see Wicked again.
            The Lion King  was the first musical I listed. I think it will be a great show. I saw the previews on Disney channel. I also researched it. according to all my research The Lion King continues to amaze, with astounding visuals that will make this a show you'll remember forever. Marvel at the breathtaking spectacle of animals brought to life by an enormous company of international performers, whose detailed costumes, carved masks, and intricate makeup will transport you to the gorgeous vistas of the African savanna.Based on the 1994 Disney animated film, The Lion King continues to reign as one of the most popular shows on Broadway and around the world. The global phenomenon is the winner of more than 70 major awards worldwide, including the Tony Award for Best Musical, and the Grammy for Best Musical Show Album.
               Wicked's cast is   Mandy Gonzalez as Elphaba  ( later the wicked witch of the west ), Katie Rose Clarke as Glinda, Andy Karl as Fiyero, P.J. Benjamin as the Wizard, Kathy Fitzgerald as Madame Morrible,  Alex Brightman as Boq, Timothy Britten Parker as Doctor Dillamond, and Jenny Fellner as Nessarose. It is a great story about how the wicked with of the west used to be good. She finds out that the  wizard is her father. She is basically trying to help her sister Nessarose (the wicked witch of the east). Nessarose is in love with Boq (one of the munchkins that went to her school). She later accidentally almost kills Boq so Elphaba has to turn him into the tin man. Elphaba Has to save the cowardly lion. her boyfriend Fiyero gets turned into the scarecrow somehow. it was a great play.

Mamma Mia is currently playing on Broadway. it it a fun play to watch. I haven't seen it ,but i saw the movie. I would love to do a play so fun. It has great music. I love the story of Sophie wanting to find her dad. She ends up with four dads. She knows her mom loves on eof the men. Who at the end of the play marries her mom. She is so happy that her mom doesn't have to die alone.             Mary Poppins is the story of the Banks family who live in a big house in London on Cherry Lane. Things are not going well for the family, the children, Jane and Michael, are out of control and are in need of a new nanny. Jane and Michael have their own ideas about what sort of caretaker they should have, while their parents—and in particular Mr. Banks—are insistent on someone strict for the job. When a mysterious young woman named Mary Poppins appears at their doorstep, the family finds that she’s the answer to their prayers, but in the most peculiar way. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “anything can happen if you let it.”                Elf is much like the popular film of the same name, Elf follows the adventure of a young man named Buddy who grew up at the North Pole believing he is one of Santa's Christmas elves. When his adoptive father reveals he is actually human, Buddy heads to New York City to find his real family. It is a heart warming story.