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  • 1.  SMILE the Musical

    Posted 07-24-2023 09:35

    Hey Theater Ed Friends!

    Does anyone have any experience with the Musical "Smile"?  Pros/ Cons?

    It was recommended to me for my high school program, but I don't know it at all.  Starting with the music and a perusal.

    Thanks!

    Michael Limone

    Carle Place, NY



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    Michael Limone
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  • 2.  RE: SMILE the Musical

    Posted 07-24-2023 10:30
    I loved doing SMILE. I had the exact mature talent. Audiences didn't quite know what to expect, cause our previous musicals had been "CHARLIE BROWN" and A CHRISTMAS STORY." 


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  • 3.  RE: SMILE the Musical

    Posted 07-25-2023 10:35
    How did you work around the naked part of the show? I was considering this shownthisnyear and then threw out the choice once she is "naked on the big screen".

    Julie Estrada
    Theatre Educator & Director
    Windsor High School
    julie.estrada@weldre4.org
    (970) 686-8131



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  • 4.  RE: SMILE the Musical

    Posted 07-31-2023 09:39

    We just did a pic of the "naked girl" by showing a big expressive face and naked shoulders.  It went over incredibly well and got the effect across so easily.

    It was a fun show and I encourage you to do it.  Lots of fun with the spinning bunk beds too as they danced and sang off and on them.



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    JENNIFER GYSBERS
    Vista Del Lago High School
    CA
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