Unit 8 Performing Repertoire - Deacon Cutt

Week Starting - 11/9/23 13/9/23 - Just Like Paradise/nothin' but a good time Having started rehearsals on Wednesday the 6th, we have been able to rehearse and learn the harmonies for the majority of the songs within the first act of Rock of Ages. One of the songs which we spent the most time on was the opening which is a mashup of the two songs "Just Like Paradise" and "Nothin' But a Good Time", this gave us a good amount of confidence when it came to setting this piece as it was one of the ones that we had rehearsed the most so far. However despite this, I do feel that I still need to improve on my singing of harmonies while performing movements or scenes. This was also some one of our first rehearsals after our auditions and being given our parts, as a result this was one of my first times performing my character, Drew's, vocal parts.   ------

Musical Theatre Task One   What is Repertoire in Musical theatre?​ Repertoire is a collection or list of skills or pieces of art. The term is often used when discussing actors, musicians and dancers, with it referring to the collection of creative pieces which they have prepared and can perform at any given time. These may be a mixture of disciplines with 'triple threat' performers often having a repertoire that generally consists of acting monologues, solo songs and dance solos which they use to display their skills. ​ However, there are many ways in which repertoire in musical Theatre can be defined. The first of which is ‘period’. It is important to consider at which point in time the Performance was originally created/composed/written. ​ Pre 1920's Musicals In the early years of the 20th century the most popular form of entertainment was that of Vaudeville. At their core, these were variety shows with acts performing a wide range of things from comedy sketches, stunts a...