The Music Man
Meredith Willson’s The Music Man is all about transformation. Most often, the traveling huckster Harold Hill is an instrument of change.
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Meredith Willson’s The Music Man is all about transformation. Most often, the traveling huckster Harold Hill is an instrument of change.
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The people who created the musical Wicked did many things right. They ended up with a mega-hit...
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There are a number of challenges musical theatre performers face in today’s industry. Most pressing are the vocal demands of a musical theatre score. Some contemporary scores require what is considered heavy vocal load singing for longer periods of time than is healthy. As writers, we have a responsibility not to normalize potentially dangerous vocal writing for the voice. We must take into account what the voice is capable of recreating 8 shows a week, whether on a Broadway stage or regional theatre. It is the highest sign of respect to the performing artists, who bring to life our characters, allowing them to tell their stories in more powerful ways.
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If you can only pick one model to study, just one lesson in traditional musical theatre writing,...
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Most writers know they have to tackle certain structural must-haves, but there is one in particular that tends to be the most elusive: The Opening Number.
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