Art and Music: A Must-Have

To me, it is absolutely necessary to live in a city that exposes me to the arts - preferably the performing arts, but I'm not picky. This kind of cultural exposure is also necessary for the development of a healthy and creative mind - something people normally don't think about.

It all started when I was fourteen, and I was starting to get into several high-end Broadway musicals. Today, I intend on working with the theatre program of the college I end up in, possibly performing in plays, and working backstage as much as possible.

In my first post, I mentioned how my high school did one show every other year, while I hear about some suburban Kansas City schools putting on at least one to two musicals per year, along with multiple plays. Many people are used to this fact. I find it degrading to those who appreciate the arts.

The best cities for cultural exposure in the US include (but are not limited to)...
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Seattle
Las Vegas (weird, right?)
San Francisco

while many other cities have large theatres downtown that touring casts of Broadway shows can perform in!

The video above is the Opening Number for the 2009 Tony Awards. Rock of Ages is not a real musical, nor will it ever be, so I'm glad the lead singer was hit in the face by the giant marquis (if you watch closely, you can see it).