Note from David: For Fall 2015, I am launching a new series taking a specific look at the craft of lyric writing. As a librettist and lyricist myself, this is a particular passion for me and I wanted to explore what went into the new musical theatre lyrics that we all know and love. So […]
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Welcome to #musicalBFFs, a series of exclusive video interviews between NMT Writers and some of their musical best friends! Today, Ryan Scott Oliver (35MM, Jasper in Deadland) interviews his good friend and Actor Therapy co-founder Lindsay Mendez (Wicked, Dogfight). Watch the video and then head over to NMT for a special deal. Today through Friday only, use the code RYANANDLINDSAY to get 25% off all Ryan Scott […]
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Welcome to #musicalBFFs, a series of exclusive video interviews between NMT Writers and some of their musical best friends! Today, Joe Iconis (The Black Suits, Be More Chill) interviews his good friends Jennifer Ashley Tepper (54 Below, The Untold Stories of Broadway) and Jason SweetTooth Williams (Bloodsong of Love, Joe Iconis and Family). Watch the video and then head over to NMT for a […]
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Welcome to #musicalBFFs, a series of exclusive video interviews between NMT Writers and some of their musical best friends! Today, Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham (I Love You Because, Next Thing You Know) interview their good friend and frequent collaborator Farah Alvin (It Shoulda Been You, The Marvelous Wonderettes). Watch the video and then head over to NMT for a special […]
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Welcome to #musicalBFFs, a series of exclusive video interviews between NMT Writers and some of their musical best friends! Today, Adam Gwon (Ordinary Days, The Boy Detective Fails, Bernice Bobs Her Hair) interviews his friend and longtime collaborator Kate Wetherhead (Submissions Only, the Jack and Louisa book series, Ordinary Days). Watch the video and then head over […]
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Following a recent conversation I had with new Australian musical theatre writers Hedger & Nicholson, I was interested to further explore the topic of the role of youth in supporting and developing NMT in Australia. This led me to seek out three young Australian performers (and friends), two of whom currently study musical theatre in […]
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As the summer dwindles down under the August sun, the nooks and crannies of New York City are newly alive and pulsating with the magic of theatre! Featuring 200 different pieces falling all over the theatrical spectrum, The New York City Fringe Festival or FringeNYC presents its’ 19th annual season with a little something for […]
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One of the great thrills of working in this business for me is discovering new writers. It’s like listening the future of the art form in a very real way. I’ve been blessed to work with so many of the NMT folks in one way or another, but I’m only a recent follower of the […]
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So, I am ridiculously fortunate to be currently studying Playwriting for the second semester in a row with Quiara Alegría Hudes. She won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for her play Water by the Spoonful, wrote the book for In the Heights, and happens to be a truly lovely human being who writes the most beautiful […]
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After two installments chatting with the wonderful Cheryl Coons about the wonders of the Chicago theater community, I was all ready to move on and find musical theater magic somewhere else in this big country. And somehow my efforts to do so led me immediately back to the Windy City. “The American Music Theatre Project […]
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Last time, I spoke with writer Cheri Coons about the winding path of a busy writing career outside of New York. But I also wanted to get more of her perspective on the Chicago theater scene and whether the keys to her success there can be applied to other places as well. “Chicago is a […]
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“This is just a strange sidebar story that you probably won’t ever have time to include in your written piece…”—Okay, you have to realize that I am now obligated to share this story. But what I love is that this story is a perfect example of the fairytale writing career that most of us dream […]
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Would you like to hear something cool? Something exciting going on in the world of theater that you may not have heard about? Then meet Nan Barnett. “I am the executive director of the National New Play Network, which is an organization of more than 80 theaters across the country, all of which have an […]
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Let’s start with a flashback. This is Steve Fendrich: “So one time Bill Francoeur came to me and he said, I have this idea. He said, you know, we ought to put out a musical with a cassette tape, and on one side have the lyrics and music to it, and on the other side […]
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In the last installment of this series, I got to talk with representatives from community theaters. Community theaters are a topic that has been particularly on my mind of late because my adaptation of the novel The Giver just got authorized by author Lois Lowry for production in community theaters. And it occurred to me […]
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In my past few posts, I’ve been offering some general tips to making the relationship between new musical theatre writers and regional theatres really strong and useful for everyone involved. We need to encourage these partnerships. In that light, I wanted to throw the proverbial spotlight on one such theatre that did just that and […]
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