Comments on: Hairspray: The Making of a J-term Musical

By: FL

FL — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:05:30 +0000

SIMPLY AMAZING!!! AWESOME!!! GREAT JOB!!!!

By: Bruce Moseley '75

Bruce Moseley '75 — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:23:03 +0000

Nicely done. I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Anderson’s comment that theatrical production should be required for all and the intensity of a January term production is exhilarating. For me there were several starting with “Hamlet” in January 1972. I did end up a theatre major but that’s not the point.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:25:22 +0000

Awesome, loved seeing it in person. Would have loved the piece to show how the live music is such a huge part of this MUSICAL!!!

By: Nancy Ellis

Nancy Ellis — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:20:40 +0000

It was inspiring to watch this colorful and talented collaboration come together ! Terrific !

By: Kate Grimes

Kate Grimes — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:08:18 +0000

LOVE THIS. THANKS FOR DOING THIS. Great to see M theater flourishing!

By: Mona Wheatley '56

Mona Wheatley '56 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:05:39 +0000

It seriously brought tears to my eyes to see those lucky students working with the THT giant whose amazing efforts brought the Town Hall Theatre to Middlebury. It’s one of the things I truly miss about living there. Doug, you are a gift to the college and the town!
What a hoot to see it in “living color.” It inspires an added donation from me! PR group keep those videos coming.

By: Jeremy Davidson '96.5

Jeremy Davidson '96.5 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:50:56 +0000

Great work, everyone!

By: Susan Harmon '75

Susan Harmon '75 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:06:40 +0000

Congratulations to everyone who clearly worked tirelessly to put on this production of Hairspray! What a fantastic video and what a great winter term course! I loved watching every minute of it!

By: Kathryn Becker Gameros '94

Kathryn Becker Gameros '94 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:44:07 +0000

What a fabulous production of Hairspray. Congrats to everyone involved. The level of dedication and Herculian effort necessary to put together such an large scale musical ensemble was captured beautifully! Loved the cast, choreography, costumes and director Doug Anderson’s vision in taking on such an ambitious project. I am impressed by the professionalism of both the J-term musical and Midd Mag’s behind the scenes video!

By: Ron Duquette '74

Ron Duquette '74 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:41:27 +0000

Having met my wife doing community theater while in the Army in Germany, and having done some 30+ shows in my lifetime (not a few at Midd, mostly for the French Department, but not only) I can only tell you how enjoyable this video retrospective was at all points. Congrats to the cast; ya did great!

By: Nichole Tennant '04

Nichole Tennant '04 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:39:25 +0000

Amazing! I cannot believe this was accomplished during J-term. Thank you for sharing!

By: Jess Spar

Jess Spar — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:26:29 +0000

This is wonderful!!! I wish I was able to see this, it looks absolutely fabulous – well cast, great scenery, just great all around!!! It definitely made me nostalgic for the Middlebury musical.

By: Karen Birsky '80

Karen Birsky '80 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:08:38 +0000

Spectacular. What a joy to watch. Bravo to all involved.

By: Alex G. Mendoza

Alex G. Mendoza — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:41:33 +0000

Great job on the video, I loved the commentary, and of course, great job on the play!
Thanks for putting it up for us to share.

By: Yasare Calvo

Yasare Calvo — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:29:35 +0000

Thank you for showing us how much work & dedication it takes on the part of the students & faculty to put on a show that is worthy to be at the level of a Broadway show in such a short time.

By: Meg Bowman-Hicks

Meg Bowman-Hicks — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:36:09 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to publish events at Middlebury. For those of who live overseas, it is a long way away and the well written stories and videos give us a better sense of the experiences students have. We appreciate the effort it takes.

By: Kim and Andy Gluck '85

Kim and Andy Gluck '85 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:17:46 +0000

THANK you so much for putting this wonderful behind the scenes piece together.
As the proud parents of a cast member, we really appreciate it!