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Sweet Treatments

Jun 26, 2018 | 0 |

In this guest post, writer Steve Cuden sheds light on the early phases of writing a new musical, including writing a logline, premise, beat outline, and story treatment. When you complete these pieces of the writing puzzle, you’ll have something substantial to share with potential collaborators, as well as a good foundation for further work.

Christmas Musicals with Duane Poole

Jan 11, 2017 | 0 |

Duane Poole has written the book for not one, but two Christmas musicals, including a recent hit, Scrooge in Love!, staged at the 42nd Street Moon theatre of San Francisco, and an earlier piece staged in New York City. In our interview we covered a range of topics, including tips for writing this type of show, size of casts, and types of shows. He also shared his journey from idea to full production, which is instructive for showing what kind of steps are involved.

NYMF Discusses Inventing an Original Story in Musical Theatre

Jan 10, 2017 | 0 |

The 2016 New York Musical Festival, in conjunction with ASCAP, featured a panel discussion, For the Love of Originality: How to Invent New Stories in Musical Theater. (And, how to interest producers and audiences.)

Creating Musical Ideas

Oct 1, 2016 | 0 |

At the core, there has to be something big enough about the idea that there’s a reason to sing.

Song Rewrites – Tips for the Musical Writing Journey

May 18, 2016 | 0 |

Anyone creating a new musical needs a strategy or attitude to carry them through what may seem like an endless revision process. Stephen Schwartz shares tips on songwriting and making it through the writing, testing, and rewriting phases of musical development.