♈ Aries • ♉ Taurus • ♊ Gemini • ♋ Cancer • ♌ Leo • ♍ Virgo
♎ Libra • ♏ Scorpio • ♐ Sagittarius • ♑ Capricorn • ♒ Aquarius • ♓ Pisces
♎ Libra • ♏ Scorpio • ♐ Sagittarius • ♑ Capricorn • ♒ Aquarius • ♓ Pisces
♌ Leo
Sign of fire ruled by the sun, which makes the natives healthy, beautiful, charismatic, full of life, exuberant and communicative. It also motivates them to take risk. They are dignified, loyal and stable, extroverted and very generous. Leo enjoys adventure, luxury and convenience. They are naive at times.
"Roxie" Chicago (Kander/Ebb) "The name on everybody's lips Is gonna be Roxie The lady raking in the chips Is gonna be Roxie I'm gonna be a celebrity That means Somebody everyone knows The're gonna recognize my eyes My hair, my teeth, my boobs, my nose" |
Chicago, based on real life criminals, was the first
musical of Kander and Ebb shortly since the success of Cabaret in cinema. It premiered in 1975, directed by Bob Fosse and starring Chita Rivera, Gwen Verdon and Jerry Orbach. It
is one of several musicals to make success both on stage and on screen, but
one of the rare to win the Oscar for best picture, along with West Side
Story, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady and Oliver!. In
the song Roxie, intoxicated with the popularity that prison has
brought her, Roxie Hart already dreams of all the success she will have
on stage as soon as she gets out of jail. |
Their attitudes usually tend to be dramatic. Leos are steadily moving toward success, and are content only with glory. They can surpass themselves, and their goals are high. They are always involved in projects of great size, artistic or for public display, which are almost always recognized with praise or prizes.
Gypsy is considered by many experts as the greatest musical of American theater. The
story is based on the life of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, but focused on her overbearing stage mother, Rose, who obsessively uses Gypsy and her sister
June Havoc to fulfill her own dreams of stardom. The character was written for Ethel Merman in 1959, and it has been played by several other respected actresses like Angela Lansbury, Patti Lupone and Bernadette
Peters. It was adapted for the screen in 1962 and for TV in 1993 with Bette Midler. Rose's Turn is one of
several songs of the musical that became standards of the popular music,
where Rose yearns for the applauses that she always dreamed of. |
Gypsy (Styne/Sondheim) "You either got it, or you ain't And, boys, I got it! (...) Starting now it's gonna be my turn Gangway, world, get off of my runway! Starting now I bat a thousand! This time, boys, I'm taking the bows And everything's coming up roses This time for me" |
Leo's got a leader spirit and always stand in the spotlight. They can be ambitious and proud, always aware of their merits but almost never of their limits. They may also be arrogant, vain, cruel, and pretentious.
| "C'est Moi" Camelot (Lerner/Loewe) "The angels have chose To fight their battles below And here I stand As pure as a prayer Incredibly clean With virtue to spare The godliest man I know! C'est moi! C'est moi! C'est moi!" |
In
1960 Camelot took to Broadway the story of King Arthur and the Knights
of the Round Table, with songs by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. It was a success and swiped awards. In 1967 it got a film version starring
Richard Burton, Franco Nero and Julie Andrews. Since then, Camelot has gained several other adaptations in diverse medias. In C'est Moi, Lancelot demonstrates all his self-confidence as one of the king's knights. |
On the bright side, Leo is generous, kind, faithful and caring. Enthusiastic and understanding with others. A Leo likes children, theater and partying. Leo does not like vulgarity and daily life. They like music, movies, ballads, big concerts, operas and romantic songs.
West Side Story, is one of the most iconic works of musical theater. An
adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet using as background the New
York City from the early 20th century, the intolerance
between whites and Hispanics, and the violence of street gangs. Massive success on stage, it was soon adapted for the screen and became also one of the mopst awarded films at the Oscars in history. Several
songs, composed by the legendary Leonard Bernstein and Stephen
Sondheim, became standards of the popular music, such as Tonight, Maria,
Somewhere and America. In I Feel Pretty, Maria is filled with excitement as she gets dressed to see Tony.
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"I Feel Pretty" West Side Story (Bernstein/Sondheim) "I feel pretty Oh, so pretty I feel pretty and witty and gay! And I pity Any girl who isn't me tonight I feel charming Oh, so charming It's alarming how charming I feel! And so pretty That I hardly can believe I'm real” |
Idealists, creative, proud, Leos recognize the good side of people and are usually great friends. They keep away from selfish and malicious people and don't like safety. Leos love to conquer. Of all the astrology signs, it is the most insistent. The tougher to conquer, the harder they fall in love.
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"Elephant Love Medley" Moulin Rouge (Various) "Christian: We should be lovers Satine: We can't do that Christian: We should be lovers And that's a fact Satine: Though nothing Can keep us together Christian: We can steal time Just for one day |
Specially written
for the screen by Australian director Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge stars
Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman and crowded theaters all over the world
in 2001. Its script is a pastiche inspired by Indian Bollywood musicals, The Lady of Camellias, La Traviata and even the Greek tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice. The film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress, winning for Costume Design and Art Direction. Most of the songs are collections of references from several pop culture and entertainment classics, including the
Elephant Love Medley, where Christian flirts with Satine tirelessly, as she tries to resist his charms.
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On the dark side, Leo is arrogant and bossy. He may be intolerant and dogmatic. It tends to interfere when it should not.
One quality: kindness
One flaw: egocentrism
Quotes and Sayings
May the sun shine for all, especially for me.
"I am the sun. I am the one who shines."
—Jorge Ben Jor
Fame is a 1980
musical drama directed by Alan Parker about the lives of young artists
entering the New York School of Performing Arts from their admission
tests to graduation. A box office success, Fame spawned a TV
series, a Broadway musical and an unsuccessful film remake in
2009. The soundtrack was also very successful and had several hits in the charts. It was the first film to have two Academy Award nominated songs, Fame and
Out Here On My Own, both performed by Irene Cara, who became one of
the most popular pop singers of the 1980s. |
Fame (Michael Gore/Dean Pitchford) "Baby look at me And tell me what you see You ain't seen the best of me yet Give me time And I'll make you forget the rest" |
Applause is the encouragement of noble souls.
"I am not a man who refuses compliments. I love them, they are good for the soul and even for the body."
—Machado de Assis
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"Hello, Dolly!" Hello, Dolly! (Jerry Herrman) "Oh, hello Dolly Well, hello Dolly It's so nice to have you back Where you belong You're lookin' swell, Dolly I can tell, Dolly You're still glowin' You're still crowin' You're still goin' strong" |
Hello, Dolly! is a 1964 Broadway musical starring Carol Channing, which broke all the records of the time. The story is about a matchmaker who looks for a wife for a grumpy millionaire. It
won 10 Tony awards, a record surpassed only by The Producers in 2001. It was
adapted for screen by Gene Kelly in 1969 starring Barbra Streisand. Despite
being one of the biggest box office successes of the year, the film nevertheless
failed to earn back the money invested, one of the reasons why Hollywood stopped investing on big Broadway shows for decades. The title song became one of Louis Armstrong's signature songs, as well as a pop music standard. |
In the land of the blind who has an eye is king.
"There is only one thing worse in the world than being the subject of talk: it is not being."
—Oscar Wilde
Smash is a TV
show about the troubled production of Bombshell, a Broadway musical
about the life of Marilyn Monroe, and two young actresses competitng for
the leading role. Although it was a big budget Spielberg production with big names in the cast, it did not obtain as much success as Glee, which had more appeal over
younger audiences. In the attempt to conquer this
demographic, the second season brought new characters and a second plot, which not only didn't conquer the new audience but pushed away the audience it
already had, bringing the show to an end. Unlike Glee, most of Smash's songs are original, like Let Me Be Your Star, its theme song.
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"Let Me Be Your Star" Smash (Marc Shaiman/Scott Wittman) "Fade in on a girl With a hunger for fame With a face And a name To remember” |
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♈ Aries • ♉ Taurus • ♊ Gemini • ♋ Cancer • ♌ Leo • ♍ Virgo
♎ Libra • ♏ Scorpio • ♐ Sagittarius • ♑ Capricorn • ♒ Aquarius • ♓ Pisces
♎ Libra • ♏ Scorpio • ♐ Sagittarius • ♑ Capricorn • ♒ Aquarius • ♓ Pisces
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VITOR FERREIRA is
an actor with a MFA in "Motion Pictures and Television" at the Academy
of Art University, in San Francisco/CA, and graphic designer. Lives
currently in São Paulo. Resume and demo reel: http://vffvitor.wixsite.com/actor Design portfolio: http://vffvitor.wixsite.com/designer |
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