Last summer, Laura and I had a booth for ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com at the NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Conference in Chicago. We were having a lovely conversation with some voice teachers about finding good repertoire for college auditions. The teachers talked about how challenging it was to help students pick repertoire they liked and met… 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)
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). Click on the corresponding link to check them out. It’s no surprise to anyone who has a finger… Read More Anthology, Volume 17: Pop/Rock Up-Tempo (Men)
By Timothy Huang Getting cast in a musical that is tried and true might require all the same talents that are needed for getting cast in a brand new musical. But is it the same thing, really? Is the application of how we use our skillset different in a workshop context? I sat down with… Read More 5 Things Every Actor Should Know
Writing a good comedy song is tough. Good comedy has to build on itself, be character driven, with music that doesn’t get in the way of the lyrics. … Read More Anthology, Volume 16: Comedic Ballad (Men)
