Staging Musicals: An Essential Guide

Author:   Matthew White
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition:   2nd edition
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9781474247719


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   07 February 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Matthew White
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Methuen Drama
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.517kg
ISBN:  

9781474247719


ISBN 10:   1474247717
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   07 February 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Acknowledgements Foreword, by Cameron Mackintosh Introduction 1 Where does it all begin? 2 The creative team 3 Stage management and technical support 4 Budgets, schedules and publicity 5 Research and design 6 Casting the show 7 The first day of rehearsals 8 Rehearsals - creating a company 9 Rehearsals - songs, scenes, choreography and staging 10 Rehearsals - stage management responsibilities 11 From the rehearsal room to the stage 12 The first night and beyond 13 The Musical as a distinct genre Appendix Index

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White gives theater students, working professionals and fans some genuine insight into how to stage a musical. Whether you’re an ambitious member of your local community theater, dreaming of making it on Broadway or just want to know more about what goes into creating your favorite shows, White gives a step by step guide from start to finish. * Broadway Direct *


White gives theater students, working professionals and fans some genuine insight into how to stage a musical. Whether you're an ambitious member of your local community theater, dreaming of making it on Broadway or just want to know more about what goes into creating your favorite shows, White gives a step by step guide from start to finish. * Broadway Direct *


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Matthew White is a theatre director, actor and writer. He cowrote and directed the Olivier award-winning production of Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre, and directed Sweet Charity and Little Shop of Horrors in London’s West End. Other directing work includes Candide and She Loves Me (Menier Chocolate Factory), UK tours of The Addams Family and The Producers, and international productions of Top Hat, Little Shop of Horrors, Rent, and Cabaret. Acting work includes Les Misérables, Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera and Kiss of the Spiderwoman, all in the West End. He has directed and taught at the Royal Academy of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

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