Background Jersey Boys on Broadway played Friday August 22nd at 8 Pm, and performed at the August Wilson Theater in New York. The main characters consisted of Dominic Scaglione Jr. as Frankie Valli, Richard H. Blake as Tommy DeVito, Quinn VanAntwerp as Bob Gaudio and Michael Lomenda as Nick Massi. Jersey Boys is a musical memoir of the 1960’s rock and roll group, The Four Seasons. Through the progression of the play, the audience is taken on a journey as each member of the group narrates a particular development emphasizing how the Four Seasons came to be. In the first Act, Tommy DeVito walks out on stage and begins to tell the audience about the development of the band. At first, the group started out as starting out as "The Variety Trio" along with his brother, Nick DeVito and friend Nick Massi. At that time, Tommy discovered a confused teenager, Frankie Castelluccio, and took him under his wing, teaching him everything he knows about music. With Nick DeVito in prison, the band struggled to gain any form of success, they changed their names multiple times until Bob Gaudio, singer and songwriter came along uniting the lost group (Playbill: Jersey Boys). At this point, Bob takes over the account and informs the audience of his previous hit single “Short Shorts”. After negotiating an agreement, the group signs a contract with a musical producer who ultimately does not live up to the end of …show more content…
The play Jersey Boys required a modest orchestra of which included nine players. The instruments included (1) three keyboards, (2) a guitar, (3) a bass, (4) drums, (5) two woodwind players and (5) trumpet. The two woodwind players alternated between a variety of instruments, (1) saxophone, (2) clarinet, (3) flute, (4) oboe, and (5) saxophone (Playbill: Jersey Boys). "Sherry" sang by The Four
There are three main sections to this module: terrestrial coordinates, celestial equatorial coordinates, and understanding how the ecliptic is related to seasons on the Earth. Each of these sections has its own simulator(s). The background material necessary to utilize these tools is contained in each section.
Being a professional singer with Dirty Tate and the Boys (DTB) doesn’t come without some struggles. It was a warm spring evening in the city of Hutchinson, and DTB was in need of some Aviators, ties, and food. We decided to resolve some of our struggles at Walmart, where we proceeded to buy the Aviators and ties. This made all of us even more hungry, so we decided to go to our favorite restaurant that provides half-priced appetizers after 9 o’clock. Applebee’s is known for their special deal, but it is also well known for it’s savory food and wonderful service.
Charles Baxter has become a very successful author, mainly of short stories. In one of his most championed pieces “Winter Journey”, from his short story collection Gryphon, the story follows a character named Harrelson. The reader may read the story and wonder what the point of the story was. What exactly was the message or moral of the story? That is where Thomas C. Foster’s masterpiece, How to Read Like a Professor, comes into play. In the very first chapter of the book Foster introduces the topic of quests. In which he argues that every trip is a quest. Harrelson who is going to pick up his fiance, does in fact go on a journey. Therefore, Harrelson’s journey is not just a simple task, instead it embodies a quest he embarks in which he
The short story, “Doe Season” written by David Michael Kaplan is about a young girl’s loss of innocence and hesitation towards womanhood. In this story, the protagonist, an eight year old girl joins in on a hunting trip with her father and some friends. During this trip, Andy learns that being one of the boys may not be what she aspires after all. A few literary elements Kaplan uses helps readers better understand the story while reading such as, the characters, setting, and symbolism.
Modris Eksteins presented a tour-de-force interpretation of the political, social and cultural climate of the early twentieth century. His sources were not merely the more traditional sources of the historian: political, military and economic accounts; rather, he drew from the rich, heady brew of art, music, dance, literature and philosophy as well. Eksteins examined ways in which life influenced, imitated, and even became art. Eksteins argues that life and art, as well as death, became so intermeshed as to be indistinguishable from one another.
The fictional short story “Seasons of Glass and Iron” by Amal El–Mohtar is about this woman named Tabitha, who is marching around the world until she wears out seven pairs of shoes that are made out of iron in an effort to free her husband from a curse. A kings beautiful daughter Amira sits atop a glass mountain to keep away from other men and allow her father (the king) to keep an eye on her while awaiting a man to climb all the way up and claim her as his bride. When Tabitha by coincidence climbs up Amira's mountain and finds the beautiful daughter, their lives seem very different from one another, but later find out they are very similar.
Through an in-depth study of the book ‘Walking with the seasons in Kakadu’, students will have the opportunity to examine time as a non-linear concept, through the examination of the 6 Aboriginal seasons in comparison to the 4 in Western culture. Additionally by undertaking a depth study of this Aboriginal cultural aspect, students will be exposed to new knowledge in a nonlinear fashion, allowing them to find common ground in these diverse viewpoints. Furthermore through studying the Aboriginal seasons, students will also be exposed to authentic understandings about the Aboriginals ancestral and personal connection to the land as, the activities are being drawn from the living landscape of Kakadu.
Fathers are often the parent who kids, especially sons, look up to and use as an inspiration. They inspire them to one day become successful in life and be able to provide for a family of their own, similar to how they, the fathers, did. This is apparent in both, the poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden and the image of a baby holding on to his father's middle finger by Alex Taylor. The writer and photographer both portray the father and son relationship as one that requires a great deal of sacrifice by the father in order for their sons to lead a better life, whether this is in the form of education or even just a warm home to wake up in. However, they are able to get these points across in different ways, whether it is through the
A child’s future is usually determined by how their parent’s raise them. Their characteristics reflect how life at home was like, if it had an impeccable effect or destroyed the child’s entire outlook on life. Usually, authors of any type of literature use their experiences in life to help inspire their writing and develop emotion to their works. Poetry is a type of literary work in which there is an intensity given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinct styles and rhythm. These distinct styles include different types of poems such as sonnets, villanelles, free verse, imagist poems, and many more. And these distinct styles are accentuated with the use of literary devices such as metaphors, similes, imagery, personification, rhyme, meter, and more. As a whole, a poem depicts emotions the author and reader’s can relate to. In the poem’s “Those Winter Sundays,” by Robert Hayden, and “My Papa’s Waltz,” by Theodore Roethke, we read about two different parent and child relationships. These two poems help portray the flaws and strength’s parents exhibit and how their children follow their actions and use it as a take away in their grown up lives.
Few words are spoken in Kim Ki-duk’s Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring. Yet much is expressed regarding humankind’s relationship with nature. The slow-paced, contemplative movie explores key Buddhist principles, including rebirth and meditation, through the life of an apprentice monk. Laden with heavy symbolism, as seen in the use of the seasons, animals, architecture, medicine and punishment, the film deeply considers people’s connection to their environment, stressing in particular the importance of both inner and outer harmony.
Summary - “Dry White Season” Adam Simon - CGW 4U1 Dry White Season was what I felt to be an exemplary interpretation of how native South Africans truly condemned the immoral Apartheid political system of the mid 1900’s. Though the film was quite graphic, explicit nature seemed necessary to prove how racial brutality towards the black community really did exist. I enjoyed the whole idea of a narrow-minded white man making the transition from a life of socially superior racial prejudice to become a devoted supporter of black rights. I found this really helped create a strong liberal message to aid viewers in understanding the sick intolerance of the majority of white South Africans at that time.
Misty dew covers the entire surface of the field. The yellowing corn stalks stand erect and proud until my grandpas tractor comes to end their growth. Autumn slowly weaves its way in and leaves a stain of brilliant color in its wake. Not everyone enjoys such colors, but when you take a second to step outside your doorstep, and look at all the wonders that surround you, you’d be surprised at how marvelous the world can truly be. To me, Autumn is a time for relishing in the colors. Soaking in the oranges and reds while sitting by a warm fire. It’s a time for remembering that everything does end, but it does not have to end in the dreadful way we think it will. Autumn is a time for the closeness of others to keep out the chill of the morning and the starry-eyed darkness of the night.
In this essay I will explain the definition of a concerto, what it is, where it was developed and who made it popular. I will also discuss the most creative composer of the solo concerto who was Antonio Vivaldi. Thirdly I will focus on the main traits Vivaldi developed in a concerto with reference to one of his most enchanting works The Four Seasons.
Despite their different backgrounds, the members develop strong bonds of friendship. Eileen Hall, the oldest member of the chorus, shares a ride with Lenny and Joe. They travel many miles in order to attend rehearsals up to three times per week; of the three, only Lenny has good enough eyes to drive. It is hard to believe that Eileen is ninety-two years old, but a close-up camera-shot of her face bares the evidence of her old-age. At first, she gives the impression of a sweet, innocent old lady who
When one thinks of a ballet they hear soft rhythmic notes and see elegantly dancing ballerinas softly tip-toeing around the stage. This is also what people in early 1900’s expected to see when they planned to attend a ballet. However, a couple of motivated artists in 1913 literally planned to change the design of ballet, music and dance forever. On May 29, 1913 a ballet named The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris, France. The original title as it translates from Russian to French is; Le Sacre du Printemps, meaning the rite of spring, but the literal translation from Russian to English means “Sacred Spring”. The ballet and music were composed by Igor Stravinsky, with the help of Nicholas Roerich, who proposed the general idea behind the