How I made a full cast concept album without leaving my basement
A concept album—essentially a full cast recording of your show—is a great marketing tool. Academy Member Wayne Morris shares how he created one without leaving his basement!
by Wayne Morris | Jun 29, 2022 | 1
A concept album—essentially a full cast recording of your show—is a great marketing tool. Academy Member Wayne Morris shares how he created one without leaving his basement!
by Holly Reed | May 24, 2022 | 5
When it’s time to send your materials to musicians, directors, and actors, an integrated script and score will make their lives much easier!
by Holly Reed | Apr 22, 2022 | 8
We’ve compiled feedback from our Academy Reading Series about what audiences, producers, and actors want to see in future new musical work.
by Kenady Sean | Mar 24, 2022 | 0
It’s important to be able to talk about our musicals in a pitch format. How is a producer supposed to sell our show if we don’t know how to sell it ourselves?
by Kenady Sean | Mar 1, 2022 | 0
Readings are an important part of musical development. Understanding the different types will help you know what’s best for where you are.
by Rebecca Lowrey | Feb 25, 2022 | 0
The Academy Reading Series provides free, live and in-person readings for Academy member musicals selected through periodic Pitch Nights. One show will be selected for a free semi-staged reading produced and directed by Rebecca Lowrey.
by Holly Reed | Feb 16, 2022 | 0
Director Ilana Ransom Toeplitz generously shares her thoughts and experience on the process of working with writers on new musicals.
by Kenady Sean | Feb 5, 2022 | 6
The Baylor University Musical Theatre department is accepting new musical works for their students to workshop as part of their performance curriculum.
by Carol de Giere | Jan 14, 2022 | 1
Carol de Giere and Stephen Schwartz discuss the importance (and challenge) of constructing successful opening numbers — and offer a few tips!
by Holly Reed | Dec 29, 2021 | 0
At some point, we all find ourselves stuck creatively. Here are several ways to help you move forward when things seem to be stalling out.
by Holly Reed | Dec 3, 2021 | 0
Submissions are open for the 2022Â THEatre ACCELERATOR: New Reality Edition, where storytellers explore how AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) can be used to help develop, rehearse and/or distribute musicals. Teams receive technology to assist in their experimentation and investigation along with access to some of the top professionals in the emerging field today.
by Tom Butwin | Nov 9, 2021 | 0
Best practices, settings and equipment to look and sound your best during Zoom meetings or online recording.
by Kenady Sean | Oct 26, 2021 | 3
The MusicalWriters community recently chatted with Come From Away writer Irene Sankoff. Here are our 5 key takeaways for new musical development.
by Carol de Giere | Oct 20, 2021 | 0
Today’s musicals journey through time with concentrated stories and employ devices like montages, backstory, and ticking clocks to keep audiences engaged.
by Carol de Giere | Oct 13, 2021 | 0
Carol de Giere and Stephen Schwartz explore how musicals convey time through backstory, memories, and compressed action.
by Kenady Sean | Oct 7, 2021 | 0
Academy Member Fred Rohan-Vargas is an experienced playwright and composer and recently was accepted in the 2021 BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.
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