The school musical was last weekend, and it was a smashing success. Lizzy was one of the leads, playing a young lady name Melody who comes to New York City in search of fame and fortune in the music biz. She had six songs. The show was entitled \u201cIf You Can Make it Here\u201d, and revolved around people coming to NYC to make it in show business. It was custom written by Ms. Gizzo, the musical director, and was well crafted to take advantage of the talent available at the school. There were six leads and multiple supporting roles, a team of dancing girls, and a class on a school outing played by the younger kids. They all did great. I was very impressed at how it all came together.<\/p>\n
The costumes and sets were impressive as well. In particular the dads who made the sets created a double-decker bus for one scene.<\/p>\n
I played in the band. Mainly sax, but a bit of guitar too. The book I had to read during rehearsals was Hackers and Slackers, a chronicle of NYU\u2019s Interactive Telecommunications Program in the early 90\u2019s, and the rise of the \u201cNew Media\u201d industry. I knew the author back in the day and pretty much everyone who appeared in the book was a friend of mine. It took on a whole \u2018nuther layer of meaning, reading it in play rehearsals, because at the time I had just moved to NYC to try and make it in the entertainment industry. One chapter, based on a lecture I attended that had a big influence on me at the time, featured Jaron Lanier comparing virtually reality to theatre some pretty deep and specific ways. It was pretty mind blowing.<\/p>\n
Anyway the show went over well, and the songs were really fun to play. By the end of the second performance everyone knew what they were doing. Here\u2019s a set list. We also got to stretch out and jam between scenes as the rearranged the scenery.<\/p>\n
Act I:
\nNot For the Life of Me
\nNew York New York (Bernstein)
\nOn Broadway
\nManhattan (Rodgers\/Hart)
\nTake Me Out to the Ball Game
\nLullaby of Broadway
\nThe Boy from New York City<\/p>\n
Act II:
\nNYC
\nIt\u2019s Christmas In New York
\nNew York State of Mind
\n42nd Street
\nI\u2019ve Never Been in Love Before
\nYour Song
\nI Turned the Corner
\nTheme From New York New York (Sinatra)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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