my 3 favourite Broadway musicals.

Hi everyone!
Today I want to tell you about my 3 favourite Broadway musicals.

You know that I love theater and music so I also love musicals.
My first time in the theater was when I was in primary school and my class went to Poznań to see 'Fiddler on the Roof'.
I fell in love and later I was going to the theater with my parents and friends regularly.

A few years later I heard about Broadway for the first time and about fantastic performances which take place there.

That was love at first sight and... hearing!
I was fascinated by the costumes, scenography, orchestra, music and the actors' talent.
I have a lot of favourite Broadway musicals but today I'll tell you about only 3 of them.

SHREK
We all know the story of Shrek, especially from the film by DreamWorks.
The musical is based on the film and the book.
Did you know that Shrek's adventures were first published as a book?
It was a picture book written by William Steig who is an American cartoonist.
This musical was nominated:
- in 8 categories for a Tony Award in 2009, but it only won in one category
- in 12 categories for a Drama Desk Award in 2009, but it won in 3 categories
- in 4 categories for a Laurence Olivier Award in 2012, but it only won in one category


RENT
Rent is a rock musical based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La Boheme.
This is a story about a group of young artists struggling to survive under the shadow of AIDS/HIV.
This musical was nominated:
- in 10 categories for a Tony Award in 1996, but it won half of all nominations
- in 10 categories for a Drama Desk Award in 1996, but it won in 6 categories
- for a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1996, which it won
- in 2 categories for a Theatre World Award, which it won
- in 3 categories for a Laurence Olivier Award, but it didn't win any


Hamilton
Now... THE BEST MUSICAL the world has ever seen.
Hamilton is an American Musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's Founding Fathers.
It was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda who is a genius and a very gifted man.
This musical is inspired by the biography of Alexander Hamilton written by historian Ron Chernow.
But what makes this musical unique?
This is a hip-hop/rap musical and it's a treasury of rhymes, history and music skills.
This musical was nominated many times for various awards, so I'll just summarise:
it was nominated 72 times for 19 prestigious awards and it won 56 of them!

4 upcoming movies

Hi everyone!
Today I want to tell you about 4 upcoming movies that I just can't wait for.

You know that I love films, especially in cinema. This month I saw 'Doctor Strange' with Benedict Cumberbatch <3
and 'Inferno' with Tom Hanks. I love those actors so I had to see those films! But there are a few movies which I simply have to see.

The first is 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'.
As a fan of Harry Potter and Eddie Redmayne I have to see that.
This is a story about Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches.
He is a wizard and he lost some magical animals in London and he must find and save them!

The second is 'Vaiana', or rather 'Moana'!
This is a story about a young girl who uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island.

I love animations but I want to see this film only because Lin-Manuel Miranda writes music for it!




The third is 'SING'!
I saw an announcement of this film a few months ago and I said to my boyfriend: 'WE MUST GO!'
This is a story about a koala bear who wants to restore his theater to its former glory,
so he organizes the world's greatest singing competition.

The fourth is 'Powidoki'.
This is an Andrzej Wajda's film about Władysław Strzemiński, a Polish avant-garde artist.
And I want to go see this film because of Bogusław Linda. I love this actor and I'm very curious of his new look.

Halloween or Holy Wins?

Hi everyone!
A few days ago was Halloween - did you celebrate it?

I never celebrated Halloween because I'm catholic and I don't like this holiday.
I don't like ghosts and other deathly creatures. I do like a pumpkin... if it's in a soup, pies, cakes and other goodies :D

When Halloween is coming I turn down the lights, I close the door and I pretend that no one is at home.
Then all the cookies (that my mother bought for the children) are mine :D
I also turn on YouTube and I watch all the 'I told my kids I ate all their Halloween candies' films. They're sad and funny at the same time. I love this one especially.

But today I want to tell you about 'Holy wins'. Do you know what that is?
It's an event created by the Catholic Church, that is the opposite of Halloween.
Children dress up as the saints or as their patrons and they have a saints' ball in their schools and kindergartens.
They also go on a small march around the city. It's a really funny feeling when you see small Mother Teresa, John Paul II and other saints on the streets. In schools there are also children that do not come from catholic families, and they dress up as famous people, like for example Albert Einstein.

What do you think about 'Holy wins'?

photo by krakow.gosc.pl

At the end I present to you my favorite meme about Halloween

James Corden

Hi everyone! Today I want to tell you about James Corden. Do you know this man?
He is an English actor, producer, comedian, writer and television host.
In 2012 he won the Tony Award for Best Actor and a lot of other prestigious awards.
This year he was hosting the 70th Annual Tony Awards and he made something amazing!
See for yourself!



You may know him from films/series like The Three Musketeers (2011 version),
Gulliver's Travels, Into the Woods, Doctor Who and Fat Friends.

If you don't know him from films maybe you know his late-night television show "THE LATE LATE SHOW with James Corden".
Today I want to tell you about one of the segments from this show - Carpool Karaoke.
Carpool Karaoke is a segment in which James invites mainly popular singers (but not only) to his car and he sings their songs with them. James is not an ordinary actor - he played in National Theatre and on West End and Broadway so he sings very well and sometimes you can see surprise on the stars' faces :) He also talks with them, does challenges etc.

I watch this show regularly and I love Carpool Karaoke. I always have a big smile on my face when I watch it :)
I have 3 favourite episodes of Carpool Karaoke. First is with Lin-Manuel Miranda and several actors who play on Broadway.
Do you know Lin-Manuel Miranda?
-----> Yes?  High five!
-----> No?  Immediately go on Youtube and listen to "Hamilton", but be sure to prepare food and drinks,
because it won't let you go away from your computer.  Is that right, Ola? :D
Okay, so first Carpool Karaoke with Lin and others!




My second favourite episode is with... First Lady Michelle Obama! Did you know that she loves Beyoncé and she can sing?
She is very lovely in this episode, take a look!



My third favourite episode is with Adele, but not because of Adele, but because of James. You must see Adele's face in 1:30 :)
He is sooo talented and I hope that I'll get to see him in theater one day :)