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Pitching vs. Submitting Your Musical: What’s the difference, and are you ready?

Once a musical is written, It’s tough to know the best next step. Let’s talk about pitching vs. submitting your musical!

To Be, or Not To Be… In the Room Where it Happens: Should musical writers attend table readings of their work?

To be, or not to be… in the room where it happens? Why we recommend that musical writers NOT attend table readings of their own work.

44 Thoughts You Have While Preparing for a Musical Table Read

POV: You just finished a draft of the show you’re writing. Now it’s time to plan a musical table read, and we hear your inner monologue.

Three Keys to Using Social Media for Musical Writers

Three key tips to guide the use of social media for musical writers (especially ones with a show to promote): Connect, Serve, and Relate.

20 Ways to Use Social Media to Promote Your New Musical (at Every Stage of Development)

20 Ways to Use Social Media to Promote Your New Musical at Every Stage of Development, from inception to profitable production.

What Music Preparation Is & Why You Need It

The piano vocal score is paramount and ought to be given the same attention in preparation as the script of your musical. Without a properly formatted piano vocal score, you risk losing valuable time, money, and resources.

Member Spotlight: Jocelyn Moen

Academy member Jocelyn Moen is an Australian performer and writer. Here’s a little about her musical writing journey and a few resources she recommends.

Preparing for Pitch Night and the Academy Reading Series

Sam Steere, a recent recipient of a Musical Writers staged reading, shares his experience and offers tips for preparing for Pitch Night and the Academy Reading Series.

Academy Reading Series Roundtable

MusicalWriters.com Producing Director Rebecca Lowrey chats with three of our writers about their experiences with the Academy Reading Series! They discuss the preparation process, the feedback they received from cast, audience and director, and how they utilized footage from the reading to create highlight reels and content for their websites, social media and submissions.