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Musical theater is full of great love stories. It's a great genre for that because with big feelings come big voices and epic high notes. But big feelings aren't exclusively reserved for sou…
One of the greatest problems in constructing a musical is the structure. Despite having the topic, plot and characters all in place, the hardest decision seems to be in what order to let it …
Last week, in an attempt to make small talk, a visiting friend of my parents' announced to me that as of this week, there would be no straight plays running on Broadway. Sounds crazy, right?…
In this series of blog posts, I've been having conversations with a variety of people about the musical theater BFA " both with faculty members, and with some graduates of programs. In this …
Today I'm writing from the rehearsal studio of Red Ladder Theatre Company, where I'm currently working as Assistant Director on Boff Whalley's new musical We're Not Going Back. The show char…
Welcome to the Green Room’s newest series, What We’re Reading, in which we’ll share with you some of our favorite articles about theater and performance from all around the…
Happy Independence Day, America! All across the USA, people are preparing for barbecues and fireworks, unless you're also in the Hurricane Arthur zone in which case, stay safe. In my book…
Hey all! Last time you heard from me, we took a look at why you need to get the rights to copyrighted source material when writing a musical. But what if you're dying to adapt something but …
Do you remember when Rebecca " The Musical was to open on Broadway and then didn't? If you remember that you probably also remember that it premiered in Vienna, Austria, in 2006, and has sin…
Before we took our detour into producing specifically for festivals, I wrote about the ground work to do before mounting a show. At this point, if you followed my sage advice (and of course …
With all of the great science fiction out there, from literature, to film, to television, why hasn't this awesome genre made its mark on Broadway? Or even Off-Broadway, for that matter? They…
Welcome to the Green Room’s newest series, What We’re Reading, in which we’ll share with you some of our favorite articles about theater and performance from all around the…
Hi, everybody! Lyric Lens is back! You know what else is back? Shaksepeare in the Park, and I'm so excited. Much Ado About Nothing is one of my favorite Shakespeare comedies, and the product…
I had the pleasure earlier this month of spending time in the company of some of the frontrunners of contemporary British musical theatre. This week I'll be discussing my conversations with …
I recently attended an evening of philosophy and music, led by Professor Bill Brewer of King's College London, which explored the relationship between music and the mind. The relationship be…
This past season, thirteen new musicals opened on Broadway. Six of them closed before the Tonys, and of those six, only two received any nominations: A Night with Janis Joplin and The Bridge…
In this series of blog posts, I'm having conversations about the musical theatre BFA, talking with faculty members and graduates of various school about their thoughts of the state of actor …
Welcome to the Green Room’s newest series, What We’re Reading, in which we’ll share with you some of our favorite articles about theater and performance from all around the…
I love a good original musical. Many of the writers I talked about in my last post have written them. But if you think about it, original musicals are few and far between. Most " particularl…
When you think about Germany, what comes to your mind first? German bread, Angela Merkel, the Oktoberfest or the Nazis? Or maybe something more connected to the arts " Beethoven, Schub…
When NewMusicalTheatre.com asked Drew and me to write a blog post about our upcoming concert and the associated Fresh Pens contest, we decided it would be best to sort of interview each othe…
Last year my cousin Joseph, the other big theatre fan in our family, turned 16. As his self-proclaimed mentor and teacher of all things theatrical, I wanted to get him an amazing gift, and a…
When we talk about theatre in the UK, we can broadly split the action into two categories: that which is happening in London, and that which is happening regionally. Referring specifically t…
My husband, Matthew, came home the other day with a gift for me. One of those "for no reason" gifts that you just kind of happen upon. He brought me home a book, The Orphan Master's Son, by …
I'd like to step sideways from my last post to talk about something close to my mind and near to my heart at the moment, as The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival is midway through its perf…
