This month in Auditioning – on the line! I light up the marquee and hopefully shed some light on a very important selling tool in an actor’s wallet – your show biz license – aka your resume! This often misunderstood and overlooked piece of paper is just as an important piece of equipment in marketing…
Tony-nominated composers Benj Pasek & Justin Paul talk about the differences between writing a stand-alone cabaret song and a song for a show. Justin Paul: It is two really different things: writing a stand-alone cabaret song and writing a song in a show. It is something we actually learned about from Lynn Ahrens… Benj Pasek…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the new musical in London’s Drury Lane Theatre is currently in previews and ready for an opening in June this year with music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman (Grammy® winners for Hairspray; Smash) and a book by award-winning playwright and adaptor David Greig (Midsummer;…
Ira Glass, US-American radio host (“This American Life“), talks about his views on the secret of storytelling and creative work. The point he is making ist that it will take beginners a long time (as in years) to actually deliver good work. If you are not happy with your work, the good news is that…