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June 1, 2020: Week 12, Volume 1

6/1/2020

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Current Assignment(s)

Students should be working on the Remote Learning Assignment for the week of June 1 (due Monday, 6/8).
​Details can be found in Google Classroom.

Updates

Click here for parent information about the current Remote Learning Assignment (sent 6/1/2020).

​Click 
here for the Nipmuc Virtual Chorus Concert. Click here for the Boston Globe article. Click here for the Town Crier article.
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NEW: Click here to see the videos from Senior Music Night.

We made it to JUNE! 
(sometimes it seemed like we'd never get here)

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As it turns out, June 1 was the opening date for 3 famous Broadway Musicals:
"You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" opened on June 1, 1971 at the Golden Theater, "Chicago" opened on June 1, 1975 at the 46th St. Theater, and "Les Miserables" opened on June 1, 1988 at the Schubert Theater Los Angeles. It therefore seems appropriate that we feature musicals this week!

Weekly Feature: Musicals

Watch a clip from the 1999 Tony Awards, featuring a performance from the revival cast of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and the award for "Best Featured Actress in a Musical."
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20 Benchmark Musicals in Broadway History 
by Mark A. Robinson

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What is it about Broadway musicals that we love so much? What keeps us coming back for more? What entices us to get lost in a world of song, dance, escapism, and heightened emotion? So many musicals have resonated with audiences in the roughly 150 years since the Broadway musical became one of New York City’s most popular forms of entertainment. Let’s take a look at the Broadway musical throughout history and examine 20 of the benchmark titles that have evolved the form, impacted audiences, and demonstrated that extra something special."

Click here for the full article, which contains information and clips from 20 important Broadway Musicals.
​Interested in learning more? Click here for an article with a more extensive history of Broadway's early days.

Recommended Resource:
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Free Online Learning

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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame website has a ton of resources you can access for free - click here.
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