Stage Writers Handbook
Stage Writers Handbook

Author: Dana Singer

Publisher: Theatre Communications Grou

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9781559361163

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Written in a straightforward manner, with complicated matters clearly explained, Stage Writers Handbook is truly a work no writer for the stage can afford to be without. Here, for the first time, Dana Singer gathers the information and ideas stage writers need to conduct their careers in a businesslike manner, with all the protections the law provides.

The Playwright's Survival Guide
The Playwright's Survival Guide

Author: Gary Garrison

Publisher: Heinemann Drama

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780325001654

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The Playwright's Survival Guide is written for both aspiring and established writers looking for an emotional, spiritual, or just plain practical connection back to what's important - the writing. It's a "how-to-be" book - with thoughts, stories of inspiration, a few tricks of the trade, a few outlets for venting frustrations, and a reassuring voice that speaks to all the doubts with an "I know. I've been there. This is what you do . . ." Gary Garrison demystifies the playwriting process, speaking honestly, poignantly, and with humor about the lessons he's learned along the way. He explores the issues playwrights face every day, including: inspiration criticism self-doubt relationships with teachers and mentors the art of self-promotion writer's block staying healthy in the art after your fingers are off the keyboard.

Writing Musical Theater
Writing Musical Theater

Author: A. Cohen

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1137048107

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This guide to the modern musical covers the entire process of creating a show, from finding and working out the initial idea, through to the ways in which writers can market a finished show and get it produced. For the interested theatregoer and writers, it is written in a lively and user-friendly style and illustrated with numerous examples.

Jews on Broadway
Jews on Broadway

Author: Stewart F. Lane

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-04-26

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1476628777

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Fanny Brice, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Barbra Streisand, Alan Menken, Stephen Sondheim--Jewish performers, composers, lyricists, directors, choreographers and producers have made an indelible mark on Broadway for more than a century. Award-winning producer Stewart F. Lane chronicles the emergence of Jewish American theater, from immigrants producing Yiddish plays in the ghettos of New York's Lower East Side to legendary performers staging massive shows on Broadway. In its expanded second edition, this historical survey includes new information and photographs, along with insights and anecdotes from a life in the theater.