This week, I thought it best to go from my first ever brush with NMT, Kerrigan-Lowdermilk — to my latest obsession, Kooman & Dimond. Comprised of Michael Kooman (music) and Christopher Dimond (lyrics), the two met while at school at Carnegie Mellon University and have since then collaborated on various projects, one of which being their […]
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The internet has become a temple for musical theatre writers, performers, and audiences alike. Discovering artists and shows and music is easier than ever through things like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, and now websites like NewMusicalTheatre.com. In the golden-age of musical theatre, you could pretty much get a mediocre show up at a young age, […]
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Guys! I’m just so damn excited. I’m so excited that I just punched a kitten. I’m so excited that I peed on my neighbors car. I’m so excited that I started menstruating. I’m so excited that my DAD start menstruating. Guys. I’m fucking excited. So excited that I’ve disgusted half of you within the first […]
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Musical theatre is unique in that it’s all about a story, and telling that story in a way that only music can provide. However, some musical theatre songs are more story-based than others, requiring a delicate act of talk-singing in order to become that storyteller in a way that really clicks with the audience. A […]
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Welcome to Lyric Lens, a series of posts where I take a close look at some of my favorite lyrics, and the tiny details that I think make them so great. Since it was Adam Gwon’s Lyric Writing class that inspired this series, what better song to start with than one of Adam’s? I’ve chosen […]
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There are so many different types of female character roles. As I’ve said before, “Character Role” is pretty much an umbrella term for any role who is less understood or accepted by society compared to the ingenue. Naturally, character actresses are drawn to “Quirky” pieces to set them apart. What’s quirkier than wearing pigtails (even […]
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Hello <*name*>. Please come in and sit down. I know you weren’t expecting to see us all here together, but this is a safe place. We’ve all here today for you – Me, Ryan, Drew, Brian and Kait, Joe, John, Bobby, other Drew and all the rest. We’re here because we love you very much […]
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In my last post I discussed the current state of commercial musicals in the West End, and how commercialism by its very nature presents challenges to those writing and producing new material. Without an established benefactor behind a show, or dozens of experienced ‘angels’ willing to open their chequebooks, exactly how are new musicals funded? […]
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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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A ballad is a unique opportunity within musical theatre to really, truly connect to your audience, in a way that comedic songs are a unique opportunity to make your audience laugh and feel good. Both are important. And you usually need both in order to audition for any musical theatre program. This week, however, we’re […]
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When I first started the website The Write Teacher(s), one of my goals was to have it be a platform for concerts, readings, and shows. I love to create. I live to create, but never have I had the desire to center stage under a spotlight – that’s just not my jam. Instead, I’ve always […]
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I don’t know how or where exactly I first learned of songwriters Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk (also collectively known as Kerrigan-Lowdermilk) but whatever the source, it led me straight to their YouTube channel, which has garnered 3,182,254 views and launched 195 videos (and several careers in the process) since its inception in 2007. Their […]
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In honor of the many end-of-year round-ups, we bring you the NMT Green Room’s most popular posts of 2013! How many have you read? Let’s Hear It For The Girls, Part One by Anonymous The Sound Of Music by Georgia Stitt What The Hell Are You Singing?! No… Seriously. by Michael Patrick Walker #NMTvotw: Riffs by Andrea Wilhelm […]
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Many musicals nowadays don’t utilize overtures. I miss them. Originally used to alert an audience that the performance was starting and that they should go ahead and sit the hell down, the orchestra would breeze through some of the musical themes of the show, usually completely at the leisure of whomever the orchestrator was. (Note […]
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When I stepped onto the plane last week it was 70 degrees at LaGuardia. Granted, it is the global warming apocalypse, but the point is I was leaving a pretty beautiful day in New York City. When I stepped off it was in the 30s in Buffalo. The next day the high was 13. Thir. […]
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In March 2010, the New York Philharmonic joined a plethora of Broadway stars to celebrate the 80th birthday of Stephen Sondheim. A memorable highlight from the event featured Michael Cerveris, Patti LuPone, and George Hearn performing “A Little Priest” from Sweeney Todd. Those familiar with the acclaimed musical thriller is well aware of the context for “A […]
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