I recently had a great conversation with a friend who asked if I could really picture The Muppets Christmas Carol as a live Broadway musical? Yes, of course. Take my money right now.

“One of Broadway’s most tried and true musical-making methods is to adapt an already well-liked movie. And it works for a reason. I think these five would lend themselves well to Broadway musical adaptations.”

“I don’t know about you, but, as soon as I found out that SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical was actually incredible, I started to wonder what other TV shows would translate well to the stage in song and dance".”

"Well change comes slowly."

I've always rejected this statement. While there is no doubt that for the past decades, performers of color have fought an uphill climb to be cast in ethnically open roles, times have changed enough that there is no longer an excuse for this slow progression."

Don’t be scared to ask for it. It is very hard to work on an accent alone because most of the time, we don’t hear it ourselves. So, don’t be scared of asking for some help. 

Aren't there always those parts you wish you could play? Those roles in shows you know you'd be damn amazing at but because you're the wrong gender, age or vocal range the chances of getting to play them are extremely low...or non-existent! As a generic white female of an alto/mezzo range in her 20s, here are just some of the parts I wish I could play and why.

“Sometimes when you revisit a musical with fresh eyes, you notice things that you may have missed the first time around. So without further ado, here is how Grease! changes when you look at it through the eyes of Sandy.”