Video Weekly Blast: A Chorus Line, Rent, Godspell
The Broadway Maven, David Benkof, interprets Broadway
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Shalom!
This week, The Broadway Maven’s Weekly Blast presents an all-video issue:
A) a YouTube GEM on the various dancers in A Chorus Line;
B) a YouTube GEM about the ways Rent is deeply problematic;
D) a YouTube GEM medley from Godspell; and
D) an edited YouTube GEM of last week’s Broadway Music 101 with co-host Mateo Chavez Lewis.
In time for The Broadway Maven’s June 9 Master Class on A Chorus Line (see below) here’s a handy guide to the 17 dancers in the show, from one end of the line to the other.
Rent was a transformational show for a whole generation of theatergoers. But it hasn’t aged well. Take a new look and decide what to do with your Rent check.
Here’s a fun medley of Godspell tunes from terrific high school productions of that show.
Below is the video from last week’s Broadway Music 101 class, where co-host Mateo Chavez Lewis goes over essential concepts like minor chords, key changes, and motifs and how they relate to Broadway music. Shows discussed include Fiddler on the Roof and Hamilton.
Just in time for Pride Month:
Introducing MASTER classes, starting with A Chorus Line on Thursday, June 9. Master Classes are 100% new material and will not be recorded or repeated. They analyze a show at an advanced level, looking at the nuts and bolts of the lyrics, music, and book as well as the show’s themes and role in Broadway history. Early Bird rate $9 through May 31; $12 regular rate.
Note: links to register for ALL classes are ALWAYS available at TheBroadwayMaven.com.
• Thursday, May 19 Andrew Lloyd Webber with guest Peter Filichia (Noon ET ONLY, ALL-ACCESS ONLY)
• Sunday, May 22 Watch Party: Phantom of the Opera (7 pm ET, ALL-ACCESS ONLY)
• Tuesday, May 24 Introduction to Broadway, part 4 of 9 (Noon and 7 pm ET, registration closed)
• Tuesday, May 31 Introduction to Broadway, part 5 of 9 (Noon and 7 pm ET, registration closed)
• Monday, June 6 Gay Broadway (FREE, Noon and 7 pm ET)
• Tuesday, June 7 Introduction to Broadway, part 6 of 9 (Noon and 7 pm ET, registration closed)
• Thursday, June 9 MASTER CLASS: A Chorus Line (Noon and 7 pm ET)
• Monday, June 13 Singer-songwriters (FREE, Noon and 7 pm ET)
• Tuesday, June 14 Introduction to Broadway, part 7 of 9 (Noon and 7 pm ET, registration closed)
• Tuesday, June 21 Introduction to Broadway, part 8 of 9 (Noon and 7 pm ET, registration closed)
• Tuesday, June 28 Introduction to Broadway, part 9 of 9 (Noon and 7 pm ET, registration closed)
The Broadway Maven, David Benkof, helps students further their appreciation of musical theater through his classes, his YouTube Channel, and his Weekly Blast. Contact him at DavidBenkof@gmail.com.