This September, NMT is putting a spotlight on its writers. Each day, we’ll be featuring one writer or writing team’s recommended audition songs and audition tips – and sharing a discount code for their one-day-only Spotlight Sale! Today, we point the spotlight on the amazing Joe Iconis. New Yorkers, New Jerseyans, and people who live nearby: Joe’s […]
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Within the past few years, I’ve noticed the growing phenomenon of “junior-izing” musicals for schools across the country, where instead of a student cast putting on Guys and Dolls or Godspell in full, they perform a 60 minute version of the original show—most of the time with anything “inappropriate” cut out. It’s hard for me […]
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This September, NMT is putting a spotlight on its writers. Each day, we’ll be featuring one writer or writing team’s recommended audition songs and audition tips – and sharing a discount code for their one-day-only Spotlight Sale! Today, we present a spotlight on Jenny Giering! Get 20% off all Jenny Giering sheet music – today, September 20, […]
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In my last post, I argued that solo albums have value in contemporary musical theatre. But what value do they bring specifically? I’m glad you asked! To answer that question, it’s important to understand how a solo album goes from but a twinkling in an actor’s eye to a professional studio recording. So pull out […]
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This September, NMT is putting a spotlight on its writers. Each day, we’ll be featuring one writer or writing team’s recommended audition songs and audition tips – and sharing a discount code for their one-day-only Spotlight Sale! Today’s featured writer is Brad Ross. In addition to writing musicals, Brad writes great blog posts about writing music. Check out […]
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A friend recently heard Keith Jarrett live in concert. It was one of Keith’s solo concerts, which are entirely improvised. I’m quite familiar with KJ and the conversation I had with my friend brought to mind the following thoughts: A great improviser does not make a great composer. Improvisation and composition are two separate and distinct […]
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This September, NMT is putting a spotlight on its writers. Each day, we’ll be featuring one writer or writing team’s recommended audition songs and audition tips – and sharing a discount code for their one-day-only Spotlight Sale! Today, we feature the music of Jeff Blumenkrantz! Jeff is an actor as well as a writer – he recently […]
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Q: Thank you so much submitting to this interview! I’m a big fan of your songwriting! A: Aw, shucks… well, I love the way you sing my songs. It’s like you know exactly what I’m thinking. Q: [blush] So we’re here to chat about your new song cycle Month Upon a Time. A: Actually, it’s […]
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This September, NMT is putting a spotlight on its writers. Each day, we’ll be featuring one writer or writing team’s recommended audition songs and audition tips – and sharing a discount code for their one-day-only Spotlight Sale! Today, our featured writer is Bobby Cronin! In addition to writing, Bobby is the brilliant force behind Inspired, a concert series in […]
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Meet Rob Gardner. He’s thirty-six. He lives in Phoenix, AZ. And he makes a living as a composer. “I just took a leap of faith about ten years ago, quit my day job, and it’s worked out. I’ve gotten a few really lucky spots, too, and that doesn’t hurt.” It’s tempting to focus on that […]
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This September, NMT is putting a spotlight on its writers. Each day, we’ll be featuring one writer or writing team’s recommended audition songs and audition tips – and sharing a discount code for their one-day-only Spotlight Sale! Today: Carmel Dean! Carmel is a composer and music director (currently of Broadway’s If/Then). You should also read Carmel’s recent interview with NMT! […]
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Carmel Dean is a composer and music director. As a writer, her work includes A Girl Called Vincent and Songs of Innocence and Experience. She was the music director for Hands on a Hardbody and American Idiot, and she’s currently music directing If/Then on Broadway. NMT: When did you start writing songs? Carmel Dean: I began writing songs when […]
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This September, NMT is putting a spotlight on its writers. Each day, we’ll be featuring one writer or writing team’s recommended audition songs and audition tips – and sharing a discount code for their one-day-only Spotlight Sale! Today, we feature the music of Brad Alexander. Brad’s show See Rock City, co-written with Adam Mathias, is currently gearing up for […]
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If you’re anything like me, it’s the demented things in life that fascinate you the most. One of those things for me, and for a lot of people, is killers. Many movies, books, and musicals have been written about them. From the new musical Heathers to classics like Chicago, we as a musical theatre community […]
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This September, NMT is putting a spotlight on its writers. Each day, we’ll be featuring one writer or writing team’s recommended audition songs and audition tips – and sharing a discount code for their one-day-only Spotlight Sale! Today, we’re putting the spotlight on Kerrigan-Lowdermilk. Not too long ago, Kait and Brian released a glorious set of songbooks into the […]
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I’m going to state the obvious: I love me a good key change. Take, for example, Michael Jackson’s “Man In the Mirror.” I’m pretty sure that like every person alive knows this song, but just in case you need a refresher, check out Broadway star Keke Palmer’s version from the movie Joyful Noise*. You think […]
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