Feedback Archives | MusicalWriters.com

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.

What Actors, Producers and Audiences are Looking For in New Musicals

We’ve compiled feedback from our Academy Reading Series about what audiences, producers, and actors want to see in future new musical work.

How Writers and Directors Work Together on New Musicals: An Interview with Ilana Ransom Toeplitz

Director Ilana Ransom Toeplitz generously shares her thoughts and experience on the process of working with writers on new musicals.

MusicalWriters.com Partners with Rebecca Lowrey to Create the Academy Reading Series

To support new musical works, the MusicalWriters Academy Reading Series provides cost-free semi-staged readings for our Academy membership community.

7 Steps to Get Feedback So Your Show is Ready to Submit

Getting feedback is essential to move your show forward. Here are a 7 practical and achievable steps to evaluate each progressive draft of your musical.

Musical Writers Development Series Spotlight: Todd Low

Composer Todd Low shares his experience in the MusicalWriters Development Series, our 12-month coaching and musical development program.

Steve Cuden on Story Arcs, Character Development, and Keeping the Audience Engaged

In our live Academy Mentor Session, Steve Cuden answered questions from Academy members on story arcs, song spotting, character development, and how to keep an audience engaged.

THEatre ACCELERATOR: Clarifying your Why, Market, Brand & Plan

The Apples and Oranges Arts THEatre ACCELERATOR helps writers create a toolbox of creative resources, marketing assets, pitching tools, and new industry contacts and colleagues.

Product Market Fit – Your Musical as a Start-Up Business

Explore Persona Mapping, Product Market Fit, Total Addressable Market, and Minimum Viable Product as it relates to creating new musicals.

Do These 3 Things Before Submitting Your Musical

Before you get too far along in submitting a musical, make sure you’re ready. Here are 3 things you need to have done before you start pitching your show.

Music and Lyrics at Spalding, OH, MY!

Ten writers. Two facilitators. Ten days. One piano. That was the recipe for Spalding University’s MFA Creative Writing Program Musical Theatre Workshop.