There’s something surreal about sitting in a ballroom packed to the brim with hundreds of “Six” fans — most of them young women and teenage girls — and watching them unabashedly belt out the musical’s soundtrack in a cast-led singalong.
Monday, February 03, 2020
A Convention for Broadway Fans? They’re Singing My Song
There’s something surreal about sitting in a ballroom packed to the brim with hundreds of “Six” fans — most of them young women and teenage girls — and watching them unabashedly belt out the musical’s soundtrack in a cast-led singalong.
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This article makes me want to cry. I have also considered myself a theatre fan, or rather it took me a while to recognize that I am a theatre fan since I have been ever since I can remember. On the other hand, I hadn’t got an environment where I can share my interest for a long time. I remember being truly astonished when I joined the musical theatre company three years ago. There was a group of people speaking my language. I know exactly how it feels like to find a community that you feel home than anywhere else. After choosing a career in theatre, one column on a newspaper caught my attention. It said that once you turn your hobby into a job, you lose your hobby. Is that really true? Yes, I started to have different points of views when watching a musical. Yes, I sometimes feel like those new viewpoints are distracting my pure enjoyment. However, why can’t I still consider myself a theatre fan? I haven’t found the answer to these questions, but at least articles like this share people’s joy in working in the theatre field, which makes me so excited for the future.
I read an article online, titled “Security guard and decorated marine pretty sure BroadwayCon the job that break him”, which is absolutely hilarious. The guard, Millhouse says he has “never seen so many Beetlejuice’s in one place”, and was horrified to see congoers singing and performing choreography like they had been practicing for ages. I absolutely love theatre, and I think it’s wonderful somebody came up with the idea to create a comic con-esque event for the fans of musical theatre- but at the same time, I completely understand what this guard is talking about. Even as a “theatre person”, I have no doubts some of these people are incredibly intense about their love for musical theatre. And good for them! That they get to find others with the same feelings and love for their passion, yet I also find it equally scary and I don’t think I would find myself purchasing a ticket for BroadwayCon. It may not be my cup of tea, but I'm happy for everyone who’s it is.
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