Musical Theatre
Sam's thoughts and feelings.....
Fame
Fame was my first musical. I was so green, because I had never done a musical theatre course, as Stella Mann did not provide it during my time there as a student. I didn't even know you needed a dictaphone to record your harmonies, so I didn't have one for the first day of rehearsal. If only iPhones existed then HA!The choreography of Fame was exquisite to dance, I really felt like I was in heaven, we had street, classical and contemporary styles of dance, versatility at its best.....Read More
I was totally surprised when I exited the stage door after the first performance of Fame had finished and people stopped me to say how much they enjoyed my performance. I wasn't one of the lead roles in Fame just an ensemble dancer, but yet my small role in the show had reached out to some of the audience. It was such a lovely feeling to know I had moved someone with my performance, there is no greater reward as a performer......Read More
Saturday Night Fever
My first West End Show was Saturday Night Fever. Just when I thought it couldn't get better doing musicals there I was in the West End. Being in the West End was just the cherry on the cake. I was teaching during the day, doing a dance class for myself, then going on to dance and sing in a fabulous show. I couldn't ask for more, well actually I could have asked for more time in the day HA!......Read MoreFosse
Fosse!!! Really, any performer who knows their musical history, knows what an honour it is doing Bob Fosse's work. But it didn't stop there, working for and with Ann Reinking makes me speechless. I was inspired by Ann as a dancer, so to be chosen by her to do her solo ("Trumpet Solo") which was created for her by Bob Fosse was a scary, massive pressure and responsibility of an honour to do.The trumpet solo was in the finale of the show and the hardest number I had ever done. To have to do the Trumpet solo right at the end of such a hard dance show was killer. But the support of my cast mates was awesome, without fail every night most of them were in the wings cheering me on. That's when you really know you're in a cast of great people, and not just great performers..........Read More .