The Stage directions guide to musical theater / edited by Stephen Peithman and Neil Offen.

Other author Peithman, Stephen.
Other author Offen, Neil.
Format Book
Publication InfoPortsmouth, NH : Heinemann, ©2002.
Descriptionxvi, 154 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Musical theater--Production and direction.

Portion of title Guide to musical theater
SeriesHeinemann's Stage directions series
Heinemann's Stage directions series. ^A489283
Contents The What and How of Musical Theater: Understanding the Basics -- "I Got a Song" The Forms of Musical Theater -- "Putting it Together" What Makes a Musical Work -- Producing the Musical: How to Choose the Right Show the Right Way -- Thirteen Questions to Help You Focus -- "Let's Go on with the Show" Fifty-Six Strong Candidates to Consider -- "It's Today" Finding Contemporary Tie-ins to Older Musicals / Lisa Viall -- "Where Am I Going, and What Will I Find?" Locating and Using Sources for Musicals -- "I'd Rather Be Right" Playing by the Rules -- "Some Enchanted Evening" -- "Reviewing the Situation" -- "I Could Write a Book" Ten Steps for Creating Your Own Musical / Diane Seymour -- Since You Asked -- Directing the Musical: How to Provide the Guiding Vision -- "Putting It Together" The Musical as Collaborative Art -- "It's Not Where You Start (It's Where You Finish)" The Power of Transformation -- "Have You Heard?" Let Them Know What You Want -- "A Simple Little System" The Eight Basics of Directing the Musical / Stephen Peithman -- "Keep A-Hoppin'" In Musicals, Pacing Is Key -- "So Many People" Large Casts, Small Groups -- "It's the Little Things You Do Together" Big Show, Small Cast / Scott Miller -- "Side by Side by Side" Using Directorial Shorthand -- "Finishing the Hat" How to Design an Effective Curtain Call / Stephen Peithman -- Musical Direction and Choreography: How to Keep Your Production Moving -- "I Feel a Song Coming On" Comparing Notes with Two Musical Directors / Hope S. Breslauer.
Abstract The founder (Peithman) and a former editor (Offen) of the publication Stage directions co-wrote the material gathered here (and previously published in their magazine) on everything you need to know about staging a musical. Actors, producers, and directors will find advice on producing, researching, updating, auditioning, creating your own musical, managing a large cast, musical direction, and choreography.
Bibliography noteIncludes evaluative bibliography and videography (pages 143-152).
Other title Stage directions (West Sacramento, Calif.)
LCCN 2001039906
ISBN0325003491 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780325003498 (alk. paper)

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk MT955 .S69 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold