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

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

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

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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.

Summer Reading Books for Musical Writers in 2020

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Catch up on relevant musical writing books this summer, including ideas for public domain material, how-to books, and books on “the making of a musical.”

Clambake: Curtain Up Act Two

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The audience has stretched their legs, endured the line to the loo, and checked their email and the likes on their selfie with the night’s Playbill. The lights dim, and it’s time for Curtain Up: Act Two.

Bushwhacking: Second Couples, Villains & the Multiplot

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We have established our “normal world” (time, place, characters, and rules of said world), identified our hero, defined his/her clear “want,” and entertained the audience a little as well. Now what?