I have chosen to do a Musical Theatre magazine as, despite there being little for this audience; there is most definitely a keen interest out there, a gap in the market!
The stereotypical views of those who tend to watch musicals and have a keen interest in musicals tend to be...
· Melodramatic
· Well-off
· Some homosexual
· Posh
However, this is not necessarily true! People of all ages, gender and classes enjoy seeing musicals. It is true that many tend to know the music or at least the story before committing to see a musical (as they aren’t as cheap as the cinema!).
Due to the success of new(ish) musicals like ‘Jersey Boys’ and ‘We Will Rock You’ Musicals have begun appearing to a wider range of people. These two musicals are tributes to ‘The Four Seasons’ and ‘Queen’, meaning that those interested in these two contrasting styles of music are now attracted to the theatre. The use of film has also enhanced musical theatre as it has made it more accessible to many people. A very recent development that has improved peoples knowledge of musical theatre is through the use of live feeds. For example, recently the revolutionary ‘Les Miserables’ had its amazing 25th anniversary! In order to mark this landmark it held a concert at the o2 arena in London. One of the performances had a live feed to all Odeon’s in the country, no pressure on the performers or anything...One of the performers included comedian Matt Lucas! Meaning the audience was broadened further. Also Disney star Nick Jonas had a lead part meaning even a younger audience was drawn to watching it.
Despite price, you get an amazing standard and quality every time as the work, energy, time and money invested in putting on a musical is substantial. I plan to have my magazine cover all aspects from the production, set and direction to the actors/actresses lives as I don’t think many appreciate quite how hard and stressful it can be. There is more to musicals than meets the eye...
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