Broadway and Glee

As we know, Broadway was so popular on its era. People were so attracted to every performance it brought such as Witched, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserable, The beauty and the Beast, etc. Every performance had its own issue to tell to the public. We can see in the documentary how people were willing to wait to get the ticket of the performance. In theater world, Broadway had built its own history. We can’t avoid that this earlier successful of Broadway somehow impact the development of modern version of this kind of performance: Glee.
The popularity and the quality of Broadway actresses and performances somehow challenge the young generation to follow that path of success, even to give their best in performing. Broadway is seems to be the senior of Glee generation. We can see that from some Broadway artists that take part in some of Glee shows.
Why has Glee become such a popular show today? The answer is perhaps not so far from the answer of Broadway case. As we know these two shows not only deliver a story to its spectators as we usually enjoy in play, but they also include other forms of performance that is music and dance. I myself, as a youth, like something that is mixed. It is more attracted to enjoy a various things in the same time than a monotone one. It is more lively than the ordinary performance.
Glee captures the reality of youth’s life, the dynamics of dreams, hopes, competitions, and love stories. Probably it is because the story that is so close to their life so people continue to respond to this show. In one of the episodes of Glee, I see the story talks about sex among youth. As I saw in the documentary of Broadway, there was also a time where this subject was banned somehow from the public topic. Again, I found the same way of some people to talk about this topic in different way that is through performance. There are also some scenes of the show that talks about gender issues and feminism. So actually Glee is not a performance of entertainment only but also a way to deliver many issues. Beside that, Glee like remind how Disco was so popular in 93’s and they give new touch by mixing it with rap. It’s pretty cool, for me.
People do not mind to follow the development of this show and other forms of performance such as movies because these shows somehow fulfill their need of entertainment and thought. By watching these shows, they not only get the relaxation of the string of music and the beauty of dance moves, but also they can see what actually happen in the society through the please delivery.
In addition, some people especially youth make the characters of the show the role model of their identity. After watching the show, some youth are inspired by the character for what they did in the story. Then they want to imitate that in their reality.