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re: Comment, question and link to Times review

Posted by:	StaunchKarakter 06:48 pm EST 11/20/14
In reply to:	re: Comment, question and link to Times review - ukpaul 03:03 pm EST 11/20/14

Thanks for drawing attention to my use of the word "joyful." I hear what you're saying, but I guess I'm using joyful in a broader sense. Singing begins when regular speech isn't enough. The music comes in and lifts the whole experience to a new plane. I had an acting teacher long ago help me with this when I was doing a production of "The Last Five Years." I was playing Jamie and struggling with "The Schmuel Song." She spoke to me about several things, including the joy of singing. The joy of connecting through song. The JOY! And that doesn't always mean your action as an actor is joyful, but that you understand the joy of connecting in that way. It's a lifting of attitude, style, and understanding. It brings vulnerability and presence to the connection. So, as a musical theater performer, I often think of this joy; and it always gives me the desired effect in performance. I agree with you that serious musicals with strong moral messages aren't joyful in terms of action, but there should always be joy in the style. Otherwise, why do we even want to watch? I hope that makes sense.

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