As the end of the semester is drawing near, I’ve often found myself reflecting on the past 4 months and how I have grown as an artist and as a person. Whenever you take on a huge feat (such as going outside your comfort zone and leaving everything you know and love to pursue musical […]
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Well folks, this is my last post blogging for the NMT Green Room this fall, and it really has been a wonderful experience. I’ve loved getting to share my musical theatre thoughts and musings with all of you, who definitely appreciate it more than the non-theatre people in my life I usually harass (that’s totally […]
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If you were as obsessed with watching Disney channel movies as I was, I’m sure you recognize the quote “don’t be shy, be a star” from the movie Life Size featuring Tyra Banks. If not, I highly recommend you go watch the movie or at least listen to the song because there’s no way you […]
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This is blog post #6 from me so by now I’d like to think we’re all good friends and we’re at that point in our relationship where we have a sleepover and tell each other secrets all night. So I’m going to level with you guys. I have had a rough couple of days. Nothing […]
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Picture this scenario: You discover a new musical theater piece that you’re obsessed with and decide to start working on it for an upcoming audition/performance. The song is absolutely perfect for your voice and completely applicable to your life. Basically, you feel like you were made to sing this piece and you can’t wait to […]
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I spend a lot of time with musical theatre writers. A LOT. And nothing could make me happier. To paraphrase Mary Flynn, “That’s what I wanna do, write! Oh, how does anybody write songs though? To me, that’s the gift of gifts.” As Director of Programming at 54 Below and as a Musical Theatre Historian, I feel very lucky […]
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I’ve tried to write a blog for NewMusicalTheatre.Com about four times now. The concept of jotting down my thoughts in an organized and public manner intrigues me, but every time I start I always write a paragraph and give up. Hannah Ehrenberg, who runs the blog, probably thinks I’m a flake and tells everyone behind my […]
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Hi everyone! This blog will be airing out some of my own dirty laundry. I may share some personal things about me that I am not always okay with admitting, but in my mind, especially when trying to get heard by other artists, honesty is what speaks to people. Honesty is brave. Honesty is real. […]
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If your only theatre experience is from school, or if you have no experience at all, at what point can you start to call yourself an actor? A director? A designer? A dramaturg? A producer? With other professions, the answer is simple: When you finish medical school, you are a doctor. When you pass the […]
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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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After hearing countless words of praise regarding Charlie Rosen and his Broadway Big Band, I got myself a ticket to see his latest concert at 54 Below. I can now include myself among the massive fan base that Mr. Rosen and his 17 piece orchestra have accumulated. Perhaps one of the most stunning features about […]
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As we enter the last month of a year that seems to have raced by even faster that the years before it, I inevitably find myself taking stock. It’s the nature of the impending rollover into the new year. We all do it. We ask: did I accomplish enough? Am I where I wanted to […]
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Hello, citizens of the NewMusicalTheatre nation – my name is Nick Blaemire, and I’d like to commandeer this here blog for a few paragraphs to talk about a seemingly innocuous, not at all innocuous four-syllable word – “temporary.” It’s been coming up quite a lot lately as I continue to make stuff with my friends, […]
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I am sitting in my living room while doing a lot of email correspondence for work and in the background my partner is watching the film There’s No Business Like Show Business starring Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Mitzi Gaynor, & Donald O’Connor. (Stereotype, I know.) Every so often I look up to see a truly […]
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