{"id":1801,"date":"2017-03-27T09:30:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T09:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/?p=1801"},"modified":"2017-03-30T15:26:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T15:26:35","slug":"from-haggerston-school-to-school-of-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/blog\/2017\/03\/27\/from-haggerston-school-to-school-of-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"From Haggerston School to School of Rock!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re pleased to announce that one of our <em>I Can Sing! <\/em>Junior 2s will be performing on the West End! Nerys Obeng has been selected as one of the children who will play the character of Tomika in Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s latest musical, <em>School of Rock<\/em>, based on the 2003 film of the same name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nerys-Obeng.-Photo-credit-Jac-Mansfield.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1792\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1792\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nerys-Obeng.-Photo-credit-Jac-Mansfield-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nerys-Obeng.-Photo-credit-Jac-Mansfield\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nerys-Obeng.-Photo-credit-Jac-Mansfield-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nerys-Obeng.-Photo-credit-Jac-Mansfield-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/hmdtmusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nerys-Obeng.-Photo-credit-Jac-Mansfield-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the middle of\u00a0what we\u2019re sure is a busy rehearsal schedule, Nerys was kind enough to answer a few questions about what life has been like since leaving the Saturday Programme:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you tell me what your audition for <em>School of Rock\u00a0<\/em>was like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My audition for School of Rock was really nerve wracking as it was my debut but I got through it by believing in myself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you most looking forward to about appearing in <em>School of Rock<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am most looking forward to performing live on stage and having lots of fun with my fellow cast mates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you going to miss about <em>I Can Sing!<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am definitely going to miss my teachers and friends and the lovely musical atmosphere I enjoyed.\u00a0 But, I will be making loads of new friends and, of course, each day I will continue my schoolwork as I perform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have a favourite musical?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>School of Rock is obviously my favourite! But, I enjoy watching pretty much all musicals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who are your favourite actors?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure I could pick a favourite, but Jack Black is definitely one of them.\u00a0 He was so incredible in the film and I am really looking forward to working with David Finn and Gary Trainor, who play the same role (Dewey Finn) in our musical.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have anything you want to say about the <em>I Can Sing!<\/em> programme?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I started with the <em>I Can Sing! Saturday Programme<\/em> and I feel I have really benefited from the great music teachers. Performing to an audience at the end of every term was something that boosted my confidence a lot. Fantastic! I wish <em>I Can Sing!<\/em> all the best.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re incredibly proud of Nerys and we also wish her all the best for the show!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to hear more from Nerys and the rest of <em>I Can Sing! <\/em>Junior 2 talking about their experiences with the programme, then visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmdt.org.uk\/saturdayprog\/i-can-sing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>I Can Sing! <\/em>page<\/a> and watch our video.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/209548814\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"HMDT Music presents the I Can Sing! programme\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re pleased to announce that one of our I Can Sing! Junior 2s will be performing on the West End! 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