Staging Musicals
Staging Musicals

Author: Matthew White

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-02-07

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1474247733

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Ever dreamt of putting on a musical from scratch? Or perhaps you already have, but some extra guidance would be welcome. Look no further: this book will give you all the information you need to successfully stage a musical. Placing a firm emphasis on good organisation and careful planning, Matthew White guides the reader through the various stages and processes involved in putting on a musical theatre production: from choosing the right show and creating budgets and schedules, through holding auditions and taking rehearsals, culminating in the final run of performances and the after-show party. The book also explains how to deal successfully with everything from set, costume, and lighting design to ticket sales and publicity. Drawing on his own extensive experience working as a director, actor, and writer in professional musical theatre, the author also talks to other key industry figures to explore how they contribute to the overall process of putting on a show. Staging Musicals is the ultimate step-by-step guide for anyone planning a production, whether working with amateurs, students, or young professionals.

Staging Musical Theatre
Staging Musical Theatre

Author: Elaine Adams Novak

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Includes production time lines, the duties of key people, information about notable musicals, a list of best musical numbers, suggestions for sets, costumes, and instrumentation, and more.

The Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner
The Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner

Author: Holly Reed

Publisher: Musicalwriters.com LLC

Published: 2020-08-10

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9780578746159

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The Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner is an all-in-one workbook to help you brainstorm, develop, plan and calendar your new musical. You'll find guides on outlining story structure and character development, charts for determining vocal ranges and rhyme patterns, checklists for readings and marketing, goal planning sheets, a monthly planning calendar, and much, much more. It's a 240+ page musical planner and workbook to take you from concept to stage. Sections Include: Getting Started, The Book & Story Structure, Character Development, Writing the Script, Music & Songwriting, Development & Readings, Submissions & Marketing, Setting Goals, Monthly Planner, Contacts & Important Info, Recommended Resources, and Notes & Brainstorming. Writing a musical isn't easy, and it can take years of work to successfully move it from idea to stage. This workbook will help you feel less overwhelmed and hopefully trigger some important ideas. It may even one day become a treasured memento of the journey.

The Musical Theatre Writer's Survival Guide
The Musical Theatre Writer's Survival Guide

Author: David Spencer

Publisher: Heinemann Drama

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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Award-winning musical dramatist and teacher David Spencer provides a guide-to-the-game that helps you negotiate aspects of the musical theatre business and more.

America's Musical Stage
America's Musical Stage

Author: Julian Mates

Publisher: Praeger

Published: 1987-08-14

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13:

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This book discusses the musical stage in all its forms--from burlesque to musical comedy to grand opera--from its beginnings in pre-Revolutionary America to the present day. It deals sensitively with the recurrent aesthetic question of popular versus highbrow art and also looks at critical reactions to popular theatrical forms of musical entertainment. The reader is introduced to various types of theatrical companies, the changing repertory, and the many kinds of musical performers who have animated the stage. The book also focuses on the creative relationships between the different forms of opera, the minstrel show and circus, melodrama and dance, burlesque, revue, vaudeville, and musical comedy.

The Stage Directions Guide to Musical Theater
The Stage Directions Guide to Musical Theater

Author: Stephen Peithman

Publisher: Drama

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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Drawing from the columns and archives of Stage Directions magazine and adding new material and introductions that put the information into perspective, the editors focus on five main areas of responsibility in musical theater.

Carrie: The Musical - Vocal Selections
Carrie: The Musical - Vocal Selections

Author:

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1480383864

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(Vocal Selections). "This show has guts!" proclaimed Richard Zoglin of Time magazine about this 2012 revival, which won the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical Revival. It features music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and book by Lawrence D. Cohen (based on the novel by Stephen King). Our folio features vocal selections for 18 songs from that revival, including: Alma Mater * And Eve Was Weak * Carrie * Carrie (Reprise) * Do Me a Favor * Dreamer in Disguise * Epilogue * Evening Prayers * I Remember How Those Boys Could Dance * In * A Night We'll Never Forget * Once You See * Open Your Heart * Unsuspecting Hearts * When There's No One * Why Not Me? * The World According to Chris * You Shine.