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The Prom

Katelynn Hexamer, MVCurrent Writer/Photographer January 9, 2021

During quarantine I needed a movie to lighten me up. That is when I decided to watch The Prom.    On December 11, Netflix released the movie The Prom, which is based on an actual Broadway musical....

The Play That Goes Wrong

Madalyn Cottrell, Staff Writer April 9, 2020

Apologies to the hundreds of people who thought they were seeing “Hamilton,” and sadly, these are not my words,  but those of the director, Chris Bean, in “The Play that Goes Wrong.” The Broadway...

Leslie Odam Jr. Concert

Madalyn Cottrell, Staff Writer March 31, 2020

January 31st, I was blessed with the opportunity to witness a live performance by Tony Award Winning actor Leslie Odam Jr. with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. It was mesmerizing, and I am still shaken...

Hamilton

Sophia Dewael, Staff Writer March 13, 2020

“Hamilton” is a musical that was written by Lin Manuel Miranda and was released on January 20, 2015. It is about America during the time of the Revolutionary War when the American colonies were fighting...

The Beginning of Aida

Madalyn Cottrell, Staff Writer February 20, 2020

Last month on January 7 and 8, forty-one students auditioned to be a part of MV Theatre’s spring show Aida. Auditions are a nerve wracking experience for some, but the students came through and gave...

Andrew Barth Feldman, Saying Goodbye to Evan Hansen

Katelynn Hexamer, Staff Photographer/Writer February 6, 2020

Jimmy Award Winner, Andrew Barth Feldman ended his Broadway debut in “Dear Evan Hansen” on January 26, 2020. He was the first high school student ever to play Evan Hansen. Feldman got his role after...

Broadway and beyond

Madalyn Cottrell, MVC Staff Reporter May 7, 2019

April 12 and 13, Ben Crawford, the current Phantom on Broadway, came to Indianapolis for his solo concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. I had the pleasure of seeing him perform in “The Phantom...

“The Phantom of the Opera”‘s sequel: “Love Never Dies”

Madalyn Cottrell, MVC Staff Reporter December 14, 2018

This past Sunday, I watched the professional recording of Sydney, Australia’s cast of “Love Never Die,” the romantic sequel and dramatic sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber's “The Phantom of the Opera.”...

16-year-old on Broadway

Katelynn Hexamer, MVC Staff Photographer December 13, 2018

The hit Broadway musical, Dear Evan Hansen is about a high school senior who struggles with severe social anxiety. The producers of Dear Evan Hansen just announced Monday, November 12, that a 16-year-old from...

“Dear Evan Hansen” review

Dakota Fisher, Sports Editor March 9, 2017

On December 4, 2016 the musical “Dear Evan Hansen” debuted on Broadway at The Music Box Theatre after almost two months of previews off-broadway. I first fell in love with “Dear Evan Hansen”...

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