Playbill: The Broadway League, with the New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers, has announced this fall's participating shows for Broadway Bridges. The initiative's mission to give every public high school student in New York City a chance to see a Broadway show before graduating returns this season.
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I'm very happy that more and more students will have the opportunity to see a fully-fledged Broadway show. Seeing School of Rock on Broadway in middle school was one of the reasons that I got involved in theatre in the first place, so I know firsthand the power that these shows can have on a person and the huge imprint they can leave. Especially in public education, the arts are not given nearly enough of a spotlight, and our society traditionally puts much more stock in the STEM fields, so anything that allows for the arts to take more of a spotlight is huge progress in my eyes. Theatre certainly has its own unique problems and challenges as both a medium and an industry, and we definitely have room to grow in many aspects, but the work we do can be extremely rewarding on both a personal and societal level, so I hope that this effort will help to motivate even more young artists to join the theatre industry, for the benefit of all.
I love this so so so much. Being given the chance to see a Broadway show as a high schooler can be truly life changing. It is so important to share theatre to everyone because it really is life changing. I love when they say that students walk out of the theatre saying “I want to do that,” because that was also my experience. I’ve never been able to see a Broadway show. The most I’ve seen are college productions of different shows, some like “The Last Five Years” and others new works like “La Comedia of Errors.” And even though they were just college productions, every time I would walk out of the theatre I would say “I want to do that.” Share theatre to the world. Share theatre to the young. Broadway Bridges is amazing for allowing these high schools to come see shows. More states should take initiative like this and let high schools see theatre, even if it’s local community productions. -Hailey Garza
I love this so much. Part of the reason I started playing classical music was because my elementary school went on a field trip to the orchestra through a program like this and I thought all those people making music together was so cool. One of the reasons I love theater so much is because I was able to watch shows in my hometown and experience workshops through my school. These programs were so important to me and will be so important to kids in the future. As David C. Banks says in the article, “it is essential that we continue to prioritize the arts as an essential component in the education of our children”. Seeing art and theater not only helps inspire kids who might become creatives or follow a creative path, but it helps all of them see the arts and how cool they are. I really hope programs like these continue to expand across the country.
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