Using a few Broadway songs from Broadway shows, we will develop our own musical including original characters, story and choreography! I will teach a few songs from various Broadway shows that may or may not be famliiar to the students. We will then examine the lyrics and musical styles of these songs and explore what kind of situations and characters might cause someone to say the words and sing these songs. We then will improvise various scenarios, creating an ensemble group of characters who will enact their original story and sing and dance the songs. I will ultimately write a script based on the work of the students in the workshop which the students will memorize and I will direct the performance using simple costumes and props. I will play the piano or pretape the musical accompaniments for the students to sing with for rehearsals and the performance which occurs on the final date of the workshop. This would occur Mondays from 3:10 - 4:10,