By Desmond Sam
10th Grade, LaGuardia High School

Broadway is a canvas of expression that gives people an opportunity to share their ideas and opinions. The new musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert is a unique and creative show that entertains and sheds light on important issues.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert, full of glamour and glitter, is a funny musical that leaves you smiling all the way home. Based on the movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the story follows three drag queens on a road trip in Australia. These three characters are not only finding their way through the desert, but are also dealing with being gay in a not always accepting society. ( Read more )

By Monikha Reyes
12th Grade, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts

From Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, comes the innovative and hilariously outspoken musical, The Book of Mormon. If you know the cartoon, then you know how crude the humor can be. Now, imagine that onstage, add several Mormons, Ugandans and Jesus, and you’ve just created The Book of Mormon.

New missionaries Elder Price and Elder Cunningham are waiting to learn where they will be sent on their missions to spread the word of the Mormon religion. Elder Price is really hoping for Orlando, but instead he and his partner are sent to…Uganda. Uganda! Their new village is unlike any place they have ever experienced. The two missionaries receive an extreme reality check as soon as they arrive when their bags are stolen. In order to survive, they must try to blend in with the locals and escape from dangerous situations, all the while trying to convert their new neighbors to the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. ( Read more )

By Serra Akyuz
10th Grade, Brooklyn Amity School

As humans, using the trial and error method to reach a desired goal seems doable, but wouldn’t it be easier if we had a book of instructions that guided us on our way?

J. Pierrepont Finch, played by Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe, begins as a window washer with a lot of ambition. He uses a book with step-by-step directions to succeed in the corporate world without any effort, carelessly jeopardizing his virtue as he fabricates his own image to reflect the attributes of others. Consequently, he is very successful and soon finds himself moving from working in the mailroom to becoming vice president of advertising. He meets Rosemary, a sweet girl who instantly falls for Finch. However, Finch soon faces problems as his schemes don’t turn out the way he planned, jeopardizing his relationship with Rosemary and his position at the company. ( Read more )