Welcome to Lyric Lens, a series of posts where I take a close look at some of my favorite lyrics, and the tiny details that I think make them so great. Since it was Adam Gwon’s Lyric Writing class that inspired this series, what better song to start with than one of Adam’s? I’ve chosen […]
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Hi there. My name is Margaret, and I love musical theatre lyrics. Like, really love them. I love to listen to them, read them, write them, and through it all, to break them down into tiny little pieces and analyze what I love about them. Like any good lyric enthusiast, when I headed out for […]
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I’ve spent a lot of time in this series talking about the Golden Age Musical’s influence on our NMT writers. I’ve also touched upon stand-alone songs before, but that particular song was still very much in the classical musical theatre mold. Drew Gasparini’s “Valley High,” on the other hand, is influenced by a different musical […]
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Rewrites are essential in every storytelling medium, but theatre remains the one where the most can change for a product’s legacy. A film can only be edited so much; television is so immediate that it’s forever fixed. A play or a musical, on the other hand, is always changing just by the very nature of […]
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A few weeks ago, we discussed the disconnect between the actual state of contemporary musical theatre, and what “Golden Age” die-hards perceive it to be. Reality: a thriving group of creative people humming along and tapping away (mmhmmm). Perception: a cacophony of “blecch.” Cacophonous because contemporary musical theatre reflects rap, rock, and all the wacky […]
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Happy November and welcome to The Writers Block! This month, I am highlighting a song by the wonderful composer/lyricist, Michael Patrick Walker. Last summer, I had the pleasure of working with him when we performed together at a concert at the Hippodrome in London, along with Georgia Stitt. Born and raised in the small town of New Freedom, […]
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Welcome back to Song Spotlights! Before we dive in, I wanted to give a little background about the inspiration behind this series. Once upon a time, in a class on the American Musical, my professor declared his unofficial death date for the Golden Age as 1981 (Merrily We Roll Along and its original flop production—clearly […]
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Every time I have performed an evening of my music, I am inevitably asked the same questions: “What is that from?” “Why did you write that song?” “What did you write first, the music or the lyrics?” “What’s your bank account number?” Well, the last one only happened once…… But the point is…people ask questions. So, it […]
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Welcome to Song Spotlights, where I focus on one of the many great songs available for purchase at NewMusicalTheatre.com’s kick-ass store. This week, we’re looking at Benj Pasek and Justin Paul’s song “Hometown Hero’s Ticker Tape Parade” from their musical Dogfight. Dogfight is based on a 1991 film starring River Phoenix and Lilli Taylor. It’s about the unexpected […]
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