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Beginning on October 2nd 2016, Act Two of VE: OMWF got off to a great start with an entertaining and fun OPTIONAL challenge bringing more laughs than ever before from an optional VE challenge.
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Sing "Modern Major General" from the 1897 Classic operetta "Pirates of Penzance" in a solo layer
Sing "Prologue" from the "Into The Woods" But Replace THE WORD "WOODS" with a scream or shout
Whilst waiting for the competition to begin, contestants were invited to join the judges in a culmination of talent, resulting in this rendition of 'We Go Together' from Grease
Round One - Love
Our musical theatre contestants were challenged to show their talent, by singing a song about being IN LOVE - and songs about lost love, or unrequited love were not allowed.
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Round Two - Dance
Dance, 10, Looks, 3?
Choreography and fun dance numbers are huge in musical theatre, usually accompanied by energetic vocals or fun ensemble pieces... So thats the challenge - a song which is usually accompanied by choreographed movement!
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Round Three - Sadness
Make the judges want to get down on their knees and cry like little bitches... That was the premise for this round!
Using songs of sadness on a tragic level, the contestants were tasked with showing and communicating intense emotion.
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Round Four - Duets
Contestants were partnered with another contestant, at random, and were tasked with turning a solo song into a duet.
The solo had to be from one of the partnerships fave musical (requested in a survey at the beginning of the competition)
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Round Four - Duets (Take Two)
Flipping the previous round on its head, contestants now had to perform a duet of at least two different characters, both performed by themselves.
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Round Six - Musical Mashups
Contestants took on the challenging task of creating a mashup of at least three component songs, all from the same musical show!
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