by Molly Mahoney | Jan 22, 2014 | Auditions, Uncategorized
I have several students attending the upcoming auditions for Into the Woods at Orange County Children's Theatre in March. So, this week’s What to Wear Wednesday focuses on Into the Woods. I directed this show a few years back at The Music Room in Orange (Here's their...
by Molly Mahoney | Jan 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
You may remember this earlier post about the term Passaggio. Well – this is such a hot topic in my voice lessons, I thought I'd bring it back. The Passaggio or Vocal Break is something that causes grief for singers of all ages. You might not even realize that...
by Molly Mahoney | Jan 20, 2014 | Broadway, Confidence, Musical Theatre
When thinking of Martin Luther King, Jr. I always come back to one of his most important messages which was a dream of peace. I'm then reminded of the lyrics of this song from the musical The Man of La Mancha. Such a beautiful story and an inspirational show....
by Molly Mahoney | Jan 14, 2014 | Musical Theatre
This week's term is one of my favorites! Here's the wikipedia definition. GLOTTAL STOP – The glottal stop is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages, produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract or, more precisely, the glottis. The symbol...
by Molly Mahoney | Jan 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
I feel so honored to have had the chance to have worked with so many talented and brave performers this year. Each of of you are pursuing slightly different dreams and working your tails off! My wish for you is that this year is filled with magic and wonder as you...
by Molly Mahoney | Dec 29, 2013 | Acting, Auditions, Balance, Confidence
Here's my take on New Year's Resolutions. At the bottom of this post, you'll find an offer for a free 1 hour voice lesson. (Either via Skype or in person at my studio in Orange, CA) The fact that January 1st is getting closer and closer stirs up all kinds of...
by Molly Mahoney | Dec 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last week was quite a whirlwind. On Tuesday I received a message from Daryl Getman (AMAZING friend/performer/choreographer and also The Prepared Performers favorite Headshot Photographer) who is working on a new movie musical with Dick Van Dyke. They were interested...
by Molly Mahoney | Dec 18, 2013 | Musical Theatre
This week our what to “What to Wear Wednesday” takes a different turn. I found out last night (from an awesome and talented member of The Prepared Performer Team) that my family would be working on the set of a new movie musical that is filming on Friday....
by Molly Mahoney | Dec 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
While working with a student on a callback for the part of Georgia in the musical Curtains. We came across the word Ingénue and she had no idea what it meant. I thought, wow that's actually a word that is referred to in the world of musical theatre all the time, but...
by Molly Mahoney | Dec 13, 2013 | Broadway, Musical Theatre, Uncategorized
This is a GREAT time to take the family to a musical. Here's a little list of my Top Ten Holiday Musicals. (Not all of these actually deal with Winter Holidays, most do… but some are just great family shows.) There's a few more out there that could be added to...
