Pasek and Paul have been well known names in American musical theatre for sometime, thanks to the ongoing success of shows such as EDGES, along with their work on SMASH and even the recent O…
If you didn't figure it out from this post of mine, I'm a dramaturg. But there's very little discussion of what that actually means on this blog, or mostly anywhere. If you google it, you ge…
I always thought the different reputation of musical theatre in Germany would have effects on fans, how they behave and what they do here in Germany. But when I recently read Stacy Wolf's Ch…
Hi there, NMT readers! My name is Maria, a longtime user of NewMusicalTheatre.com and reader of the blogs. I'm also a music director in the wonderful community theatre sphere of Boston. Comm…
Welcome to What We’re Reading, in which we’ll share with you some of our favorite articles about theater and performance from all around the internet this week. Noah Berlatsky…
Ever since I wrote my previous post on theater and rap, I've had song titles swirling around my head. I decided to put them all in an ordered, to get a more big-picture chronological view of…
Every time you open a new play, or an old play in a new way, you run the risk of failure – and at the same time, the only chance of a creative success. A look back at the 2013-14 Broad…
Having just spent a weekend rediscovering my city with guests, I'd like to return to the specifics of Chicago's musical theatre scene. Not everyone is in a position to produce for themselves…
Welcome to What We’re Reading, in which we’ll share with you some of our favorite articles about theater and performance from all around the internet this week. I loved “Su…
Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the intersection of theater and rap. You might be surprised to hear this, if you know me in real life, because I don't listen to popular rap at all or …
When I first visited New York City last fall I took "Â as cheesy as it sounds "Â my Mom on a Broadway Walking Tour. We had a great time listening to the stories about how Broadway used t…
Do you have a lot of feelings about contemporary musical theater? Do you like to express those feelings in writing? Perfect. Join us. The Green Room is looking for bloggers to write posts…
As a writer, I'm always on the lookout for development opportunities for my projects. A reading. A workshop. A residency. These are invaluable to writers at any stage of their careers. But f…
Last week, Sara Bareilles did two sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden. I was in attendance, as were countless others from the NMT community (based on the precise accuracy of TwitterÂ…
Welcome to What We’re Reading, in which we’ll share with you some of our favorite articles about theater and performance from all around the internet this week. We talked a l…
In this series of blog posts, I'm focusing on the musical theatre BFA: thoughts from a variety of people about the state of actor training today. This is the conclusion of my conversation wi…
I've seen Forbidden Broadway three times and I've always admired it. I may be a lyricist but I am not the gal you call if you want a punny, delightful, rhyme-bursting parody lyric. No, I am …
A couple of weeks ago two show announcements came on the same day that would have had the writers of Forbidden Broadway rubbing their hands together with glee. In a West End market curren…
Since my old pal Kait Kerrigan did such a great guest post for me, about show writing and collaborative work in general, I thought for NMT I would point to some specific ways that my work…
Welcome to What We’re Reading, in which we’ll share with you some of our favorite articles about theater and performance from all around the internet this week. Leighton M…
In this series of blog posts, I'm focusing on the musical theatre BFA: thoughts from a variety of people about the state of actor training today. This week, I talked with Brent Wagner, chair…
Hello, readers! So if you've been following my posts, you'll know that I love to tackle tips for writers " from how to write a stellar song cycle to the need to secure rights to your source …
From my last posts here you might have gotten the impression that in Germany we don't really value contemporary musical theatre as in 'new musicals.' And for the most people from the academi…
You've got your cast, and now it's time for rehearsals. I hinted last time that we'd talk about schedules, but in fact, I'd like to move in a different direction. In brief, to sum up schedul…
If your only theatre experience is from school, or if you have no experience at all, at what point can you start to call yourself an actor? A director? A designer? A dramaturg? A producer? W…