Thomas Armour Youth Ballet Celebrates its 40th Anniversary of The Nutcracker In Collaboration with New World School of the Arts At the Miami-Dade County Auditorium December 2016 Thomas Armour Youth Ballet – Creating Dancers for Life Nothing promotes the holiday spirit more than the classical tale of The Nutcracker. It evokes childhood imagination and wonder…
Going Beyond the Script THE LITTLE MERMAID Backdrops and Scenery Perspectives written by: Melanie Simmons Princes, mermaids, love at first sight, magical spells… who doesn’t want to be part of that world? Fortunately, Disney’s The Little Mermaid has all of that and more. The movie was hailed as the first successful Disney-MGM animated feature film after…
Going Beyond the Script Alice in Wonderland Backdrops and Scenery Perspectives written by: Melanie Simmons Lewis Carroll’s classic story of Alice and her reality-warping journey down the rabbit hole is a childhood mainstay. Nearly everyone is familiar with the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts, and the eponymous Alice herself. Carroll’s story has been frequently re-imagined…
Kicking Off the New 2016 – 2017 Season with Big News Announcing TheatreWorld’s Highly Discounted Backdrop Collection – “Island of Misfit Backdrops!” During the past 5 years, many of you have asked if we had any backdrops that were not up to our high quality, New/Like New, standards that we could provide at a discount.…
Going Beyond the Script The Wizard of Oz Backdrops and Scenery Perspectives written by: Melanie Simmons The Wizard of Oz first appeared as a stage play in 1903. Over the last 110 years, it has been remade many times over for musical theatre, film, and television. L. Frank Baum’s beloved tale of displacement, enchantment, friendship,…
Summer is One of TheatreWorld Backdrops’ Highest New Production Cycles First, thank you to everyone who used TheatreWorld Backdrops during the winter and spring season. It was our pleasure to support your productions. A note to all customers involved with summer programs: beginning the end of June, TheatreWorld is offering complementary shipping on all orders. (And…
TheatreWorld Backdrops is Proud to Begin Releasing Major Enhancements to our “Around the World” Stage, Dance Recital, and Event Backdrop Collections TheatreWorld Backdrops’ Artistic Teams are in full swing this summer! We are proudly designing and producing a host of new hand-painted stage, dance, and event backdrops. These new additions pay tribute to many historic buildings,…
Going Beyond the Script Beauty and the Beast Backdrops and Scenic Perspectives The beloved tale of Beauty and the Beast is set in an enchanted world where true love overcomes curses and reality is more than skin-deep. With award winning musical numbers, elaborate costumes, and cheeky humor, Beauty and the Beast is a “tale as…
Going Beyond the Script with Stage Backdrops The Director’s role goes beyond the words, lyrics, staging, casting, costume, backdrops, hair/make-up, scenic design, and everything else involved with launching a production. Their role is, first and foremost, to engage the audience and create a unique experience. There are many tools at the Director’s hand. Obviously, casting…
Largo Cultural Center Technical Summer Camp’s Backdrop Workshop Summertime presents the theatrical community with the opportunity to pass along the tradition and know-how of the stage show to the next generation. In our neck of the woods, there are a number of summer theatrical camps geared towards the younger generations. These opportunities are good for…