katie webber charlie and the chocolate factory

Lloyd Webber began his musical-theatre career writing Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat for a school choir, so the sweet hymn-like harmonies he writes for the young performers in songs like If Only You Would Listen (directed at helicopter parents) are a return to his roots. There’s a nine-year-old guitarist in the cast named Mystic Inscho (his character is Zach) who will make your jaw drop, while eight-year-old bassist Leanne Parks (playing Katie) never fails to amuse when she puts on her “bass face.” (They’re supplemented by an adult band featuring a trio of power guitarists in the orchestra pit.) The premise is totally cartoonish, with somehow neither principal Rosalie Mullins (the excellent Lexie Dorsett Sharp) nor anyone else in the school ever hearing the kids playing loud music all day long instead of studying. Schneebly” teaches the uniformed, overscheduled kids in his class to let their hair down and play good old rock’n’roll, and starts training them to compete in an upcoming battle of the bands. Instead of history and math, Dewey’s “Mr. And so, when a private elementary school called Horace Green calls looking for his roommate Ned Schneebly (Layne Roate) to substitute, the musician pretends to be him – thinking subbing is an easy way to earn some cash. Shortly after being kicked out of his band, aging rockaholic Dewey Finn (Merritt David Janes) also finds himself threatened with eviction from his apartment. School of Rock’s plot remains as simple as it did when screenwriter Mike White first imagined it.

You can purchase an autographed copy right here, on my site, under Fall For You.But book writer Julian Fellowes (the creator of Downton Abbey) and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (no introduction needed, partnered here with American lyricist Glenn Slater) have turned out an surprisingly enjoyable musical based on it – one that charms chiefly thanks to a corps of preteen actor-musicians, some of whom are tiny quadruple threats.

Tasty, healthy, simple cooking, at your fingertips! So, here I am with time and a whole lot of creative energy on my hands! I knew instantly that I wanted to write a cookbook! I love sharing my recipes with you all, and now, you can all have a small piece of me with you! This book is over 150 pages of “Plant-Forward” recipes with the philosophy of simplicity, ease, and enjoyment. When we received word that we were goin dark for one month, we were shocked! Broadway never goes dark! Then the extensions came and here we are, not knowing if or when Broadway will be back. The day the US stood still amidst the facing pandemic, I was set to perform that night. Broadway life is incredible, but it’s a sacrifice. I haven’t spent holidays or birthdays with my family in 15 years. You get one day off per week and you work through the holidays, including doing a show on Christmas Day. It’s wonderful and fulfilling, but also grueling and exhausting. On Broadway we do eight shows a week, and for the last 15 years, I have been working on that schedule. Sharing recipes with people and hearing that I have inspired them to cook more or eat more veggies is something that I cherish and carry with me always. This practice of clean eating ignited my creativity in the kitchen and my desire to share with others, which ultimately led me to become a certified health coach.īeing a dancer and a holistic nutritionist compliment each other in so many ways, and I feel that I am approaching food and my recipes from a very well rounded background that I feel so confident in. I am also a Certified Holistic Nutritionist! After a lifetime of struggling with disordered eating ranging from binge eating, to withholding food, I finally found freedom when I let go of the confines of dieting and focused on pure, clean food. My career has been bountiful and beyond fulfilling! I have been in Broadway shows like Wicked, Memphis, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, Catch Me if You Can, Honeymoon in Vegas, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, and most recently Tina, The Tina Turner Musical. A little bit about how I arrived here…Īs you may or may not know, I have been dancing on Broadway for the last 15 years.

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Katie webber charlie and the chocolate factory