For the past few posts, I’ve looked at how solo albums benefit contemporary musical theatre by providing a platform for composers and lyricists to write and record new stand-alone songs, experiment with new musical genres, highlight the songs of a musical in development, or use the singer’s star power to broaden the fan base for […]
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In the last installment of this series, I got to talk with representatives from community theaters. Community theaters are a topic that has been particularly on my mind of late because my adaptation of the novel The Giver just got authorized by author Lois Lowry for production in community theaters. And it occurred to me […]
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All theatre is community theatre. This is one of my favorite professor’s go-to phrases during class and one that has deeply resonated with me. I’ve had her for two semesters now so I can’t remember the first time I heard the phrase, but I do know that I immediately jotted it down on a piece […]
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I’m sure we can all agree that contemporary musical theater has a special place in our hearts. When I saw Edges for the first time, I was hooked. I fell in love with the music and the characters, probably because they were so easy to relate to. And now, contemporary musical theater composing teams are […]
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Many of us who have come to the piano as a primary instrument did so in a variety of ways. Some have been taking dedicated lessons since age 5; others have never taken a single one. Some were classically trained and others by ear. One thing we all learned at some point is that being […]
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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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Before coming to college, I was afraid on how my little income would support my obsession of seeing shows. In high school, my parents were incredibly supportive of my appreciation for the arts and helped me out when needed. I love exposing myself to new shows and I did not want money to prevent me […]
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ENTER NMT’S VERY FIRST COSTUME CONTEST! As a theater nerd, growing up, I always faced the problem that precisely no one understood my super-awesome-musical-theater-reference-y Halloween costumes. If you’ve always been less “I’m a witch” and more “I’m Elphaba,” we get you. And with Halloween around the corner, now seems like the perfect time to tell […]
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It’s a good time for Shakespeare adaptations. Correction: It’s always been a good time for Shakespeare adaptations. West Side Story! Ten Things I Hate About You! Both the movie and the short-lived ABC Family television series! (Shut up, I loved the short-lived ABC Family television series.) Many of Shakespeare’s plays themselves were adaptations and retellings […]
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I thought about starting this blog with a play on a eulogy, mourning the loss of the overture a la La Vie Boheme, but I became so excited to talk about overtures I didn’t want to take the time for an intro. Let’s just jump right in. I love new musical theatre, as evidenced by […]
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Let’s talk about money. A solo album, while being an artistic endeavor, is beholden to the same economic factors as any other work of art. In my last post, I spoke about how digital downloads and music streaming have led to a more vibrant and equitable solo album marketplace. But sometimes eliminating the cost of […]
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Ok, let’s start with a refresher from our conversation with theater marketing expert Clay Mabbitt: Marketing has two parts. The first part is identifying who’s going to love what you’re creating. And then, the second part is showing them why they’re going to love it. Alright then. Let’s consider a certain kind of theater that […]
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At some point in your life, I’m sure you’ve felt like 24 hours just wasn’t enough time for you to accomplish everything you had to get done. For some of you (me included), this feeling occurs multiple times per week. Sure, maybe we could get everything done within a 24-hour period, but that would mean […]
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October is the pinnacle of all things fall. Leaves burn crimson and gold while the ubiquitous #PSL floods Instagram accounts. It’s a glorious month for sweaters, Halloween, and Christmas album releases. Cue the groans. A handful of singers have holiday albums debuting in October. These early album releases may be the musical equivalent of the […]
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Adam Guettel’s beautiful musical The Light in the Piazza tells the story of a young American woman named Clara who falls in love with Fabrizio, a young man she meets on vacation in Italy. When Fabrizio sings about how empty his life was before Clara, it is entirely in Italian. Asking a primarily English-speaking audience […]
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In my past few posts, I’ve been offering some general tips to making the relationship between new musical theatre writers and regional theatres really strong and useful for everyone involved. We need to encourage these partnerships. In that light, I wanted to throw the proverbial spotlight on one such theatre that did just that and […]
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