BROADWAY’S

LAST HOPE
by Ron Balgos
THEATRE
 Used to express one’s creativity and one’s
opinion on current social events.
 Theatre has many forms
MUSICALS
 Musicals widen the imagination of the
audience through its:
 magnificent ensemble
 wonderful songs
 dance numbers
 storyline
HOWEVER
There is a decreasing number of
teenagers that watch musical theatre.
SOLUTIONS
SOLUTIONS
Promoting musical theatre in the schools’
curriculum
Making more musical adaptations of
movies.
PROMOTING
MUSICAL
THEATRE IN THE
SCHOOLS’
CURRICULUM
PROMOTING MUSICAL THEATRE
IN THE SCHOOLS’ CURRICULUM
 Early Childhood Education
 Alyssa Estremo on her article, Research on the Positive
Effects of Early Childhood Education
 Those who attended pre-K as a kid, had a better chance for
success in the succeeding years
 Exposing knowledge to kids at an early age will have long term
effect when it comes to absorbing that knowledge.
 Promoting musical theatre at an early age will increase the
kids’ interest in the future.
MAKING MORE
MUSICAL
ADAPTATIONS OF
MOVIES
MAKING MORE MUSICAL
ADAPTATIONS OF MOVIES
 Movies that were turned into musicals:
 Sipder Man
 King Kong
 Percy Jackson
 and more..

 They can attract young viewers to watch musical theatre.

CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION
 Musical theatre is dying
 The last thing production companies can do is to attract the
younger viewers in order to make sure that the future of
musical theatre is secure.