I'm hosting a blog party again next month, its spotlight is on musicals, and YOU are invited to participate!
Much like last year's We Love Sibling Stories Week, this party will be a celebration with many parts. There's the blogathon-ish aspect, where you get to contribute your own posts about musicals. There's the giveaway aspect, where I give away some fun musical-related goodies. There's the tag aspect, where I provide a tag of ten or so questions you can answer, all about musicals. And there's the game aspect, where I make up a blog game or two to go with this year's theme.
If you love musicals, I hope you'll join me in celebrating them for a whole week, from February 10 to 14. There's no limit of how many people can blog about a specific topic, but I do like to get an idea for how many people will participate. So please leave a comment here once you have an idea of what you'd like to contribute.
There's also no limit on how many posts you can contribute! And I encourage you to think outside the box. Movie or show reviews are great, but things like lists of favorite songs, favorite composers, specific character types you love, favorite musicals from a specific era -- those would all be awesome contributions too! This is a party, not a blogathon, so feel free to get creative if you want to. The main rule is just that all posts should be family friendly (even if the musical you are talking about has "mature" themes or aspects).
Please use any of these buttons on your own blogs to spread the word about this event.
I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with to share!
The Roster
+ Hamlette's Soliloquy -- tag, game, and giveaway (and maybe something else, too)
+ Meanwhile, in Rivendell... -- current favorite musicals
+ Whimsically Classic -- something
+ Realweegiemidget Reviews -- favorite musical moments
+ Movies Meet Their Match -- something
+ Taking Up Room -- review of Thousands Cheer (1943)
+ The Maidens of Green Gables -- something
+ I'm Charles Baker Harris (and I Can Read) -- review of A Complete Unknown (2024)
+ Inkling Corner -- The Phantom of the Opera
+ Revealed in Time -- The Phantom of the Opera
+ YOU!
This is actually PERFECT because I've had a post in draft for a while about my current favorite musicals and I was vaguely planning to polish and publish it next month. I'm excited to play around with post ideas for this week!
ReplyDelete(Also, from which musical is the second-to-last button? The one with (it looks like) Sidney Poitier? Please, I must know. :D)
Olivia, well, how 'bout that? What great timing!
Delete(Like Kayla said below, that button is from Porgy and Bess [1959].)
I love musicals. I am in.
ReplyDeleteTo the poster above me, re: Sidney Poitier. I believe that this is an image from "Porgy and Bess."
WhimsicallyClassic.com (Kayla)
Kayla, great to have you! I will add you to the roster. And yup, that's from Porgy and Bess (1959) :-D
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ReplyDeleteGill, great to have you! Are you thinking things like the "Beyond the Sea" scene in A Life Less Ordinary?
DeleteThat Greatest Showman button is just magnificent. Utterly scrumptious.
ReplyDeleteJust the other day I was scrolling through my notes app where I'd written "We Love Musicals Week is next year?" because I'd remembered you saying something about that and here I am so stoked that it has come true! Ack, I have so many things that I could write about (school, permitting). So definitely count me in! Right now I'm leaning towards why I love the lyrics so stinking much in Six, but I also maybe want to talk about Hadestown now that my favorite actor has stepped down.
I'll ponder it a bit and let you know!
Chloe, uh, yeah... that Greatest Showman button was the first one I made, and the rest of them just kind of pale in comparison. It's extra special!
DeleteYup, I have been thinking about this party for more than a year, and now its turn has come! I will add you to the roster, and you can get back to me with what you want to contribute when you figure it out :-)
Hi, Rachel! I'd like to review "Thousands Cheer," if that's OK.
ReplyDeleteRebecca, sounds good! I'll add you to the list :-)
DeleteJust spotted your comment.That film was exactly what I was meaning... Had deleted the comment as thought it didn't sound clear enough. So happy you know this movie... It's one of my fave musical moments! Also had started this list with this on it.. do will join with a completed list.
ReplyDeleteGill, oh, that's so funny! Because when I read your first comment, that scene immediately popped into my mind. I LOVE A Life Less Ordinary and just watched it again a couple months ago. Ewan MacGregor's hapless puppy smile is everything. Such a wacky movie, but so good! I think that totally works for this event.
DeleteI've made a list and there are some singing in non musicals and some singing in musicals... Sorry about any confusion x
DeleteGill, got it! I've changed up your listing accordingly.
DeleteOh my gosh, I love musicals and would love to participate something, but I'm not quite sure what yet! I have a bunch of ideas running around in my head!!
ReplyDeleteGrace, that sounds great! I'll put you down for "something" for now :-)
DeleteHi forgot to add, as this is a fave genre of mine will join in the quiz and the tag too...
ReplyDeleteGill, that sounds great! :-D
DeleteI'd love to participate if I can--fingers crossed--find the time!! Quick question, would a post about the new Bob Dylan movie "A Complete Unknown" be acceptable? It's technically not a musical, it's a musical biopic, but they're constantly singing so I thought it MIGHT fit?
ReplyDeleteIf not, I can write something about the new Wicked movie (which was also excellent), but I feel I might be able to get more "juice" out of Dylan.
Katie, I feel like that would not be out of place, so go ahead!
DeleteOkay awesome! I will try to go ahead and get that written--I'm excited to participate! :D
DeleteKatie, very cool!
DeleteOH my goodness this is absolutely perfect timing, because I’ve just become a complete and utter Phantom of the Opera fan. I’ll most definitely be posting something about that! :P
ReplyDeleteHannah, that is awesome! Definitely looking forward to your post :-D All three of my kids got really into the movie version this past fall, which has been really fun.
DeleteI'm going to try and participate because I love doing your kick-off tags! As for a post...I want to do a post about Phantom of the Opera also, but give my reasons as to why I don't like the initial storyline.
ReplyDeleteIvy Miranda, okay! That will be interesting.
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