In this series of blog posts, I’m focusing on the musical theatre BFA: thoughts from a variety of people about the state of actor training today. This is the conclusion of my conversation with Brent Wagner, chair of the Musical Theatre program at the University of Michigan. (Click here to read Part 1.) ROB HARTMANN: […]
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In this series of blog posts, I’m focusing on the musical theatre BFA: thoughts from a variety of people about the state of actor training today. This week, I talked with Brent Wagner, chair of the Musical Theatre program at the University of Michigan. (The list of alumni from the University of Michigan is fairly […]
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In this series of blog posts, I’ve been having conversations with a variety of people about the musical theater BFA — both with faculty members, and with some graduates of programs. In this installment, for a moment I’ll share my own thoughts — as a writer/composer/lyricist, as an educator who works with musical theater writers, […]
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In this series of blog posts, I’m having conversations about the musical theatre BFA, talking with faculty members and graduates of various school about their thoughts of the state of actor training programs today. This week, I spoke with Aubrey Berg, who is the head of the musical theatre program at the Cincinnati Conservatory of […]
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In this series of posts, I’m taking a look at musical theater BFA programs: having conversations not only with faculty, but also with graduates of a wide range of schools. I wanted to talk to actors who have stood out to me when we’ve worked together, and find out their thoughts on training for the […]
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In this series of conversations, I’m investigating the musical theatre BFA: talking to people involved in programs at a variety of schools. This week, I talked to an old friend, Eve Himmelheber, who is the coordinator of the musical theatre BFA program at California State University, Fullerton; their musical theatre program is competitive with the […]
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Rob Hartmann here — composer/lyricist/bookwriter, theatre journalist and critic, and professor (at NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.) In my last series of posts, I had a number of conversations with people involved in developing new musical theatre on a professional level — directors, producers, choreographers, actors and so on. Next, I’ll be digging a […]
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In this series of blog posts, I’ve been having conversations with people involved in the development of new musicals in all different capacities. This week I spoke with Carmel Dean, the music director of If/Then, the new musical by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt. Ms. Dean has worked on shows including American Idiot, Hands on […]
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In this series of posts, I’ve been having discussions with a wide range of people who are involved in developing new musicals. This week I talked to Robert Hunt, the Executive Producer of the Village Theatre in Issaquah, Washington (in the greater Seattle area.) The theater was founded in 1979, and makes the production of […]
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In this series of posts, I’ve been having conversations with people who are involved in all different facets of the development of new musicals. Joe Barros is the Artistic Director of New York Theatre Barn, which has been producing new work since its founding in 2007. He works widely as a director and choreographer: recently […]
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In this series of posts, I’m talking with people who are involved in the development of new musicals in various ways. One crucial element in the writing process is finding uninterrupted time to work, especially if you’re working as part of a collaborative team. There are a few artists retreats specifically created for musical theater […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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