All good things must come to an end. I have had an absolute blast contributing to the NMT Green Room for the past few months. I’ve shared a few stories, expressed a few opinions, and tried to give you a glimpse of the world of Musical Theatre through my eyes—but most of all, I’ve sought […]
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If you were to flip through my audition book to find an uptempo song, it would be a sad day. My book is filled with an embarrassing number of ballads. I find this concerning and am in dire need of a musical change. Therefore, I decided it’s time to wipe away the ballad tears and […]
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Just like most of the musical theatre community, I spent all of last weekend obsessing over the release of the Last Five Years film. I have been in love with that music for years and had been waiting to see it on stage, but instead had my first experience with the production as a film. […]
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In the aftermath of the recently-concluded, much-awaited day of hearts, I felt the need to make my own list of musical theater songs to commemorate the event. The thing with love is that there is absolutely no one—whatever age, gender, personality, belief or whatever—who’s immune to it. Love is something beyond astonishing that fills our […]
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For centuries, opera singers and more recently musical theater actors have had the hard task of expressing all the passion and conflict of the heart to the exact measurement, like a small ingredient in a big cake recipe, to entertain audiences around the world through song. It’s not an easy task. But are operas and musicals the same? […]
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When we think about musical theater we usually think about UK and US and the big budget productions they manage to make, but around the world there are countries that built a solid musical theater tradition from scratch and today have a loyal audience that celebrates whenever there’s a new musical in town. For this […]
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“If music be the food of love, play on.” As Shakespeare expressed best in Twelfth Night, music somehow sucks us in to a world somewhere between comfort and melancholia. Is that word allowed outside of a Reese Witherspoon film? It cheers us up, tugs at our heart strings, and puts an extra pep in our […]
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I have had my fair share of public performances (the usual singing for friends and family, some recitals here and there) and almost every single time, my repertoire relied on dramatic and emotional pieces. It’s not that I enjoy crying or getting hurt and/or angry in front of people. Rather, I just find it easier […]
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1. Get your headshots done BEFORE you move to the city. Surprisingly enough, the money stress you had during your senior year of college is NOTHING compared to the expenses that will hit you like a 1000lb grand piano once you are a graduate. Paying rent, student loans, public transportation cards, utilities, the list goes […]
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Sometimes, there are days when all you need is a musical to lift your spirits, to put a spring in your step, to make you feel like the world can be yours in a New York minute. And other times, all you need is a good song to cry to. This list is about the […]
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I listen to a lot of Musical Theater. Fine—I basically only listen to Musical Theater. Okay, okay…Hi, I’m Kevin…and I’m addicted to Musical Theater. Yes, I have other things on my iPod besides Cast Recordings…like Sara Bareilles albums…and the Frozen Soundtrack. But my love affair with Musical Theater started over twenty years ago when my […]
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Paramount Pictures’ White Christmas is a movie musical that premiered in 1954 starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen. With a score by Irving Berlin, White Christmas is the definition of a holiday standard. The story follows two World War II soldiers-turned-show biz stunners and a sister act as they try to stage […]
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Everyone does an end-of-year list, right? Some “top 10” or “best of”- as part of our obsession with ranking things chronologically. Look – I’m not judging. I like a good top 10 list as much as the next guy! As this will be my final NMT post for 2014, I wanted to take some time […]
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The reprise is a musical theatre staple – and with good reason. Far more than just repetition, reprises can be crucial to a musical’s storytelling. Using the same (or similar) music in a different context allows writers to emphasize or comment on a shift that has taken place over the course of the show. They’re […]
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In a recent interview with The Ensemblist podcast, songwriters Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lynn Ahrens, and Stephen Flaherty talked about why they like writing for ensembles and described the dramatic benefits that a solid ensemble can bring to a show. After listening to what these amazing composers had to say on the subject, I was inspired to […]
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“Counterpoint” is one of those fancy musical terms I was never sure I understood until I actually heard it in action. Once I did, I thought “witchcraft” might be a more accurate description. Essentially, counterpoint is when you have two completely different melodic lines happening at the same time. While this can be used to […]
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