Congratulations! You got the call – you booked a show! After about 3 minutes of pride, excitement and relief, the emotions of confusion, regret and nervousness probably start to set in. “Is this the right choice right now?” Questions like “What if something better comes along?” or “This conflicts with my [fill in your own important […]
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Senior year: for some of you high schoolers, a graduation countdown has been on your phone since the first day of school in September. As the spring draws nearer, the dreaded college question keeps popping up more frequently. For all students who are looking for potential college theatre programs to audition or apply to, it […]
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Halloween 2015 is here today, but if you don’t have a costume ready for tonight, don’t panic. Here are 10 NMT Halloween costumes for you to try out, complete with a bonus song to break into in case there’s a lull in the festivities. 1. Natasha from Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 […]
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Social media is a great thing. We are able to know information about our friends almost to the minute it’s happening. People are constantly updating their Facebook pages with announcements of what’s going on in their lives. If you’re an actor or have any friends who are actors, those life updates include many statuses announcing […]
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This past theatre season was a very important one for women. This idea has been talked about since before the Tony Awards back in June, with articles and open letters written (like this great one by The Interval) and infographics made depicting why the 2014-2015 season was so important in terms of female representation. A […]
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“There’s not a lot one can teach me at this point,” said the acclaimed musical theatre singer standing in a group of theatre professionals, when asked with whom he was currently studying. It would have been very easy to go into all the benefits of a voice coach – even if you are already very […]
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Recently, I discussed some of the things that are important for every actor to know but which aren’t being taught in most theatre programs at the college level. This week, I’m rounding that out with information about showcases and agents. I’d love to hear your opinions or any questions you have about this blog and […]
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Sweeping romantic epics have been a part of the American musical theater pantheon since its inception. Show Boat may have launched that ship (pun very much intended), and since then they’ve come to be defined by Les Miserables. Rarely can a writer create epic works like Les Miz and also intimate musicals with equal sweep […]
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“I’m sorry theater only exists in one place at a time but that is also its magic. A bootleg cannot capture it.” -Lin-Manuel Miranda Due to geography, cost, or the desire to re-live an amazing live experience, fans of theatre want live-recorded videos of Broadway musicals. Producers and creatives have been resistant to allow filmed live […]
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As a brand new member of Actors’ Equity (the performing arts labor union for American actors and stage managers in theatre), I feel like I’ve sauntered through the pearly gates and landed in some kind of audition heaven! It’s another realm of 32-bar luxuries belted out in the room, signing up for appointments, and in […]
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Auditioning professionally can be very stressful. You’re constantly interviewing for jobs, trying to present the best possible version of yourself, and hoping that you’ll get one. But for all the auditions you go on, you’re lucky to book even a small percentage of those jobs. Rejection is a constant in the life of any working […]
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Recently, I sat in a room full of young theatre students. Many of the budding thespians were discussing the songs they had been assigned in a musical theatre class, and the students began to sing the praises of a certain composer whose work I have never admired. They asked me what I thought and were […]
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One of the things I appreciate most about musical theatre is the way different types of relationships are explored. There are songs that sum up moments and feelings in our lives, no matter how big or how small those moments and feelings are. Through musical theatre songs, we can begin to understand the power of […]
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“God, I hate Shakespeare! That’s right, I said it!” “No!” “I do! I hate Shakespeare!” “Why?” “I just don’t get it.” Does this sound like a familiar conversation? Though these lines are borrowed from the musical Something Rotten!, this may be exactly how you feel about all the Shakespeare plays everyone else seems to love […]
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Many shows that make it to Broadway have typically had a long and grueling journey to get to that finish line. There are many out-of-town tryouts and Off-Broadway performances before the show is finally ready to move into its Broadway house. The out-of-town tryouts tend to change geographically. Shows like Aladdin and Catch Me If […]
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This semester, I have the wonderful opportunity to study abroad in London. It is so exciting to be in a brand new city that has so much to offer, especially in terms of the theatre scene. Another aspect of this semester abroad that I am particularly looking forward to is all the traveling that I […]
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