Hamilton, paved the way for a monumental Broadway experience with its fresh style and playwright. “Brilliant. Hamilton is one of the most exhilarating experiences I’ve had in a theater. Bold, rousing, sexy, tear-jerking and historically respectful — the sort of production that asks you to think afresh about your country and your life.” (David Brooks, The New York Times) I’ve read various Hamilton reviews and they’ve captivated my attention with the regards that Broadway will go to any extent to maximize their profits overall appeal. Contemporary Theater utilize their resources to alternate this work of Hamilton and remake it into a more exhilarating play. However, some people might enjoy the classic play and would want to see the original version. Leading to the idea that Theater is fundamental progressing and evolving with every alternation. They will continue to change in the favor of the public viewers/audience members.

Tuesday morning was an adventure indeed. Waking up to the sight of rain, I knew that this was going to be an interesting day. Hardly knowing any of my group members, we quickly exchanged numbers and proceeded to map out our destination for the scavenger hunt. However, our group only consisted of 3 members, including myself. I found this aspects to be quite difficult in our hunt to achieve our 12 points, but through the adversaries and endeavors we’ve faced, our group managed to explore and find a reasonable amount of theater related locations. I’ve learned that theater history in NYC is indeed something that’s been around for a while. For example, when we were trying to find a theater that was 100 years old, I’ve come to the realization that theater has been very prominent to the foundation of NYC entertainment. The usage of technology was perhaps also really salient in our goal of acquiring points, because it made the scavenger hunt much easier. The most interesting find throughout our hunt had to be the Vaudeville house, Ripley’s Believe it or Not! and the theater related restaurant which i was so intrigued to enter, mostly because i was getting hungry while walking. The only downside to this event was the weather which was really unfortunate, and the experience was quite amazing because I’ve seen various theater related sites which I’ve never noticed before while in Time Square. I actually felt like a tourist myself. The rain did manage to hurt our progression, and the theater group paper was on the brink of ripping from the rain. What surprised me the most was the theater that is said to have sightings of ghost, that seemed really interesting. It was a good experience to understand the history of theater around NYC, and Time Square was definitely the highlight of this scavenger hunt, the actors and costume performers were kind enough to take pictures with us, without the exception of charging money.

Globalization mixes a variety of cultures to create a sense of diversity. In Theater how can the role of Globalization help to improve Theater performances and ascetics? Do you believe that people will be against this idea of Globalization, or are they willing to socially expand this idea of diversity?

Nora was plagued with misfortune and anguish, her marriage, according to her husband brought nothing, and disrupted his happiness. Do you think if Nora had the chance to leave and raise the children, would this feeling of helplessness return to her?

Modernism closely relates to Avant-Garde, and deals with the perception of Reality.  A Doll’s House was a piece of modern drama that utilized the ideal aspects of Modernism, (Romanticism and Symbolism). In this drama, the obligations of women and the symbolism centered around the Christmas Tree were all factors of modernism.

During the 19th Century the Circus became widely known as a unique form of entertainment. My question to you is… Can we really attribute the rise of the Circus to Western society back then, and if so what special traits made them so entertaining?

Theater immersed from the ideology of different cultures. For example, Japanese Theater was highly influenced by culture; Bunraku, Noh, Kyogen and Kabuki were all forms of theater integrated with Japanese culture (Costumes, Religious Affiliations,  etc.) My question is, Would there be a detrimental change in a Theater, if Nationalistic views were altered?

Public opinions are values were prominent to Theatrical development (Melodrama), so were the ideas of Nationalism. Do you believe that these ideology still play  an effectual role in our contemporary development /change centered around Melodramatic Theater, or is the effect minuscule?

How did the contribution of philosophers come to distinguish Melodrama that we know today? (Sensational drama accompanied with orchestral music)

This was my first time visiting the Museum of the City of New York, and I’d have to conclude that it was quite informative and interesting.  At first I thought that MCNY had an arbitrary selection of theater, but the Yiddish Theater was really captivating. I was amused at Fiddler on the Road, and how it was one of the longest running play that was beloved on Broadway. However, I found the puppets to be extremely creepy (especially Adolf Hitler). The faces on the mini Yiddish shows had an eerie feel to it. The song where the lady sang in the display sounded like the song from that Spongebob episode where the anchovies swarmed the Krusty Krab. Maybe there was a correlation between the two songs, who knows.