When you’re expecting a baby, you go through a range of emotions. Excitement, anticipation, abject terror and, about five or six months into the pregnancy, utter boredom. But, by and large, babies take as long as they’re going to take to “cook.” No matter how much you want the little nipper to show up, opening […]
The post Anticipation – Dog and Pony: Part 1 appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.
In this series of blog entries, I’m having conversations with people who are part of the creation of original musicals. This week I caught up with Alison Fraser, who has created iconic roles in musicals such as March of the Falsettos and The Secret Garden, which brought her a Tony nomination. I have had the pleasure […]
The post Speaking up for the character: The Actor appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.
In this series of blog posts, I’m having conversations with people who are all involved in different facets of creating new musicals. This week, I talked with Kevin Moore, the Producing Artistic Director of the Human Race Theatre in Dayton, Ohio. I have worked with Kevin many times, and have always appreciated his forthright approach […]
The post Theater Is Life Times Ten: The Producer appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.
In my last post I discussed the current state of commercial musicals in the West End, and how commercialism by its very nature presents challenges to those writing and producing new material. Without an established benefactor behind a show, or dozens of experienced ‘angels’ willing to open their chequebooks, exactly how are new musicals funded? […]
The post Crowdfunding and the Future of New Musical Theatre in London and Beyond appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.
In my blog posts here, I’m talking to a range of people who are all involved with bringing new musicals into being. This week, I had a conversation with Michelle Tattenbaum, a director with whom I’ve worked many times, both on my own material, and as a director of work at NYU’s Graduate Musical Theater […]
The post A Shared Vision, A Sense of Mission: The Director appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.
When I saw [title of show] at the very end of its run at the Vineyard Theater, so many moments resonated with me – come on, who did not cry during “A Way Back To Then”? But one particular section had me laugh-cringing – “Change It, Don’t Change It” – just that simple refrain distilled […]
The post Change It, Change It, Don’t Change It appeared first on The NewMusicalTheatre.com Green Room.
