I don’t recall how I met Sam Heldt. No doubt it was through a mutual writer friend. Or maybe his talent simply proceeded him, since I was very familiar with his performances of some of my favorite contemporary songs (David Gaines & Charlie Sohne’s “I’m Just Glad,” for example…). I first worked with Sam in 2015… Read More Interview: Sam Heldt
by Timothy Huang Writing musicals can be a lonely, hilarious, cringe-worthy, awesome, depressing, exhilarating thing. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of knowing you’ve written the next “Take Me Or Leave Me”, only to have colleagues in your workshop take it, stomp all over it, then leave it twitching in the streets awaiting EMS. But… Read More 7 Notes for Writers, from 3 Directors of Note
An interview with Musical Theatre Today’s Lucas Tahiryzzan Syed and Ben Van Buren.… Read More Interview: Musical Theatre Today
In 10 chapters, this book outlines the major questions students need to ask themselves in preparing for college musical theatre auditions.… Read More Mastering College Musical Theatre Auditions (A Preview)
We like to keep you in the loop. It’s what we do. So as we hit the halfway point for 2017, we thought we’d let you in on what we’re up to: We have a book coming out soon entitled “Mastering College Musical Theatre Auditions,” which will be available for sale on Amazon.com and our… Read More What We’re Up To
It’s become a tradition for me to write an open letter to my seniors graduating from Marymount Manhattan College. As I have said before, this process never gets easier. This year, however, there’s an added heaviness in my heart, as I am stepping down as a voice teacher at Marymount to pursue a career as… Read More An Open Letter to my Marymount Students
If you’ve been following our “Anthology” series, you know we’ve been featuring awesome contemporary musical theatre songs by genre: Story Songs, Dramatic Up-Tempo, Dramatic Ballad, Comedic Up-Tempo (Women), Comedic Up-Tempo (Men), Comedic Ballad (Women), Comedic Ballad (Men), Pop/Rock Uptempos (Men). Click on the corresponding link to check them out. This week, we are highlighting five… Read More Anthology, Volume 18: Pop/Rock Uptempo (Women)
