Like any relationship, our relationship to music can function as a distraction, or it can be a support system. There are a ton of songs out there to help us shake it off, but what about songs that meet us where we are?
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Welcome to #musicalBFFs, a series of exclusive video interviews between NMT Writers and some of their musical best friends! First up: Drew Gasparini (Make Me Bad; Crazy, Just Like Me) interviews his friend, collaborator, and fellow (M)oron Alex Brightman (School of Rock, Matilda, 35MM). Watch the video, read the transcript, and check out Alex’s special performance of one of […]
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This September, NMT is putting a spotlight on its writers. Each day, we’ll be featuring one writer or writing team’s recommended audition songs and audition tips – and sharing a discount code for their one-day-only Spotlight Sale! Today, the spotlight is Drew Gasparini‘s. Drew recently produced a music video of his song “High Life” (watch the […]
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We asked #NMTWriters for audition song recommendations – specifically, one song that they wrote and one song that they didn’t write. Read on to find out their top picks! KAIT KERRIGAN When She Smiles. I heard a girl sing this song of Lewis Flinn’s in a master class and it felt fresh and young and […]
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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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Musical theatre writers, by and large, are musical theatre nerds first, whose natural proclivities have led them to their craft. They know their Alan Menken and their Cole Porter, and they may not remember all the words to the national anthem, but they could recite the lyrics to “Getting Married Today” in their sleep. But […]
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