Hi! I’m Steph and I’m doing a guest post today. I have always loved musicals, and there are three that I really connect with for some reason or other.
Amelie from Amelie
This is a musical that
didn’t get a long life on Broadway, and it ran in the UK for a bit. The show
follows a woman named Amelie from the time she is a child, up until her adult
life. As the musical progresses we see Amelie grow from a girl who was told to
stay home from school and be home schooled by her parents, to a woman who
learned to live on her own. There is one song in the musical called Times Are
Hard for Dreamers, and from the first time I heard this, I knew that I would
love this show. I’ve always been a dreamer, and I’ve always loved helping
people. Amelie was the first character I found that really embodied helping
people and being kind to other people. Amelie is kind to others, and will go
out of her way to help people. I believe I have these qualities as well, and
while Amelie and I both love people, we’re also introverts who prefer smaller
groups, or one-on-one interactions.
Sonya from The Great Comet
Natasha, Pierre, and the
Great Comet of 1812 is a musical that is also lesser known in the grand scheme
of musical theatre. The musical still had a great run. Sonya is the cousin of
the principal character Natasha Rostova. From the time I first heard the cast
recording, and I fell in love with the show as a whole, but especially Sonya,
because again she was a lot like me. Sonya is kind, and would do anything for
those she loves. We see this in her song. I personally relate to Sonya
because I also love to help people, and I would do most anything for my
friends. Sonya’s solo called Sonya Alone, really spoke to me on a personal
level.
Emma Nolan from The Prom
The Prom is a newer
musical, and one of the two accessible ones on this list because of the Netflix
movie that came out last year. Emma Nolan is an out lesbian who wants to take
her girlfriend Alyssa to the prom. Alyssa is not out yet, and she doesn’t think
her mom, who is the head of the PTA, will not understand when Alyssa comes out.
The story has a happy ending, but it also discussed heavy topics. I relate to
Emma because even though people tried to stop her, Emma kept on fighting, and I
believe I’m one of those people that keeps on fighting as well. Emma is
also a kind soul who accepts everyone and doesn’t let people bring her down. I
relate to this as well.
Eliza from Hamilton
Hamilton is another
musical that was released as a movie last year, but that movie is called a pro
shot, because it was taken from the stage. Eliza is Hamilton’s wife, and the
one who kept going he died. Eliza is a hopeless romantic, as we see in the song
Helpless, and I relate to this. I too would like to find romance someday. Eliza
is helpful and she continues to fight for what Alexander Hamilton believed in
after he died, at least in the context of the musical. I would say that I
will fight for the people I love much like Eliza did. Eliza is kind and
non-judgmental, these are qualities I see in myself.
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