What does Alexander Sage Oyen think about contemporary musical theatre and Broadway today? What summer theatre festivals are on your road trip agenda these next few months? What pun-tastic food should you prepare if you want to host the perfect Tony Party? Bloggers explored these questions and more on The Green Room this week. Here’s what you might have […]
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One of the great thrills of working in this business for me is discovering new writers. It’s like listening the future of the art form in a very real way. I’ve been blessed to work with so many of the NMT folks in one way or another, but I’m only a recent follower of the […]
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Musical theater songs are reliant on their characters. Change one little detail about a character and all at once a song can take on a new direction, forcing its listeners to reconsider what the words really meant and why the music was made to sound the way it was in the first place. It is […]
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I think one of the most exciting things about musical theatre is the endless opportunities there are to find a variety of new music. I love listening to and discovering new creative teams and immersing myself into what they are all about. As I have previously blogged about, I was involved with a new musical […]
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Sunday, June 7th is a big night for fans of the Broadway musical: it’s the 69th Annual Tony Awards! For one night only, Broadway’s brightest gather together to celebrate all that New York City theater has to offer, bringing with them show-stopping fashion, emotional acceptance speeches, and, of course, unforgettable performances. If your invitation seems […]
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Summer is a magical time of warmth and sunshine where theatre festivals pop up like daisies, and when I actually have time to go on road trips to remote (or not so remote) areas to see performances. In case you were looking for exciting summer theatre to put on your own calendar, here are a few […]
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What matters more than hitting your high note in your next audition? Why are musical theatre role models like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jennifer Ashley Tepper important in the theater community? Why should contemporary MT fans take note of rap musicals? Bloggers explored these questions and more on The Green Room this week. Here’s what you might […]
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Last semester I was required to write a very long research paper for my Research and Bibliography class- something I was not looking forward to, but hey, that’s part of graduate school. Little did I know, I would be completely inspired by my topic and grow to write more on the subject than I even […]
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There are two important forces in the world of new musical theatre that I would like to talk about a little bit today. These folks are the heart and soul of the industry and the art, though their careers have taken them to rather different places: one of them is rapper, writer, papa and In […]
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On different message boards, you can find many posts where English-speaking people complain about some uninventive lyric with worn out rhymes like “love” and “glove” or even worse, with “dove.” All I have to answer is: putting some love and a glove in the same sentence need at least some context, some thought, some thinking… […]
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It is not uncommon for musicals to borrow inspiration from other works of art. Often times, they even result in something more concrete—they become adaptations. Such is the case for many well-known musicals of all time, like RENT and Miss Saigon, inspired by the operas La Boheme and Madame Butterfly respectively; Catch Me If You Can and Ghost from […]
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Things have changed, people. Singing doesn’t matter any more. You’ve spent years getting better: extending your range, working on breathing, learning to belt. But, here’s the deal. We already expect you to sing. We take it for granted. (If you can’t, well – that’s another blog post.) What we want to know is this: are […]
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As a supporter of new musicals, what do you do if there’s a particular new musical that you just don’t think you should support? What contemporary musical theater songs should be on every graduate’s playlist as commencement weekend approaches? What cabarets should NYC locals and visitors check out this summer? Bloggers answered these questions and more […]
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I don’t know about you, but I love checking out cabarets happening around the city. It’s not only a great way to see some of your favorite stars perform, but it’s also an awesome way of discovering new talent! Here are some exciting shows coming up in the city. More Than Me: Artists Give Back […]
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In celebration of Father’s/Mother’s Day, let’s examine the contributions of contemporary musical theater through this list of songs dedicated to parents. Dear Mom, dear Dad, we love you. There are things you need to know, things that we need to tell you but we keep quiet. And here once again Musical Theater songs say those […]
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NMT is catching up with the digital age by joining instagram! And we couldn’t think of a better way to launch our instagram than to host a #writertakeover week. From May 18 – May 23, an NMT writer or writing team will take over @nmtsongs for the day, sharing behind-the-scenes photos from their latest project. Get […]
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