{"id":3849,"date":"2020-11-18T12:13:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T18:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/arts\/?p=3849"},"modified":"2021-08-02T13:56:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T18:56:54","slug":"night-of-hope-the-show-must-go-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/arts\/night-of-hope-the-show-must-go-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Night of Hope: The Show Must Go On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"652\" height=\"367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ho-v0QJkuR8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>Night of Hope: The Show Must Go On <\/em>is the first-ever virtual production of the theater department at Nashville\u2019s Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe typically do a full-out Broadway musical in the fall, and that wasn\u2019t possible this year due to COVID. We had to pivot in some way, and bring entertainment to the folks,\u201d said Daron Bruce, theater teacher and arts department chair at the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hume-Fogg\u2019s theater department traditionally produces two major shows each year; under Bruce\u2019s direction it has produced more than 40 shows, including <em>Mamma Mia!, Rent, Hairspray<\/em> and <em>Cabaret.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For<em> Night of Hope: The Show Must Go On,<\/em> some students recorded their segments at home; others performed on the school\u2019s stage. \u201cAll of these performers have worked tirelessly on getting this together. The show must go on,\u201d Bruce said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis stage has been here for over 100 years, so it has a connection of performers that are far beyond just us. It\u2019s a long line of people. So this stage is really powerful,\u201d said Megan Christensen, one of the student performers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of great numbers in store for you,\u201d Bruce said. \u201cOur big finale is a zoom type number in which all of our students are recording their parts at home. Those will appear on screen together for an uplifting performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Night of Hope: The Show Must Go On<\/em> is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCRrmOMEOEByj9KR29koWbrQ\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCRrmOMEOEByj9KR29koWbrQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hume-Fogg theater department\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Night of Hope: The Show Must Go On is the first-ever virtual production of the theater department at Nashville\u2019s Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School. \u201cWe typically do a full-out Broadway musical in the fall, and that wasn\u2019t possible this year due to COVID. 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