NBC's 'SMASH' MAKE A MUSICAL, School #3: W.H. Oliver Middle School, Nashville
NBC's 'SMASH' MAKE A MUSICAL, School #3: W.H. Oliver Middle School, Nashville
By Cindy Ripley on January 26, 2012
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January 24, 2012
Reporter: Cindy Ripley, iTheatrics Senior Education Associate, Resident Master Teacher
Close up on an urban middle school in the heart of 'Music City USA’, better known as Nashville, TN. A school of 800 students from 59 countries that never had the world of musical theater in their vocabulary until today. Rather ironic in a city where music legends have had their roots for almost a century.
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One of the highlights? Very few of the 40 kids knew each other when they arrived today, yet they worked as a team like pros. One of the million reasons why I love kids (besides the fact that they will always tell you when something is in your teeth). I was very moved to find that the students of OMS worked together to fund school uniforms for kids in Sudan who are not allowed to attend school without uniforms. They appeared selfless and giving when many would consider these kids worthy of help themselves. Am I worried that this group of kids will understand the cooperative piece that accompanies the musical theater process? Not on your life - bring on the show, Gang!
NBC’s ‘SMASH’ MAKE A MUSICAL program is administered by iTheatrics under the supervision of Timothy Allen McDonald. For more information, or to apply to become a part of the program, logon to www.MAKEAMUSICAL.ORG.