Matthew White

Staging Musicals (eBook, PDF)

An Essential Guide

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Ever dreamt of putting on a musical from scratch? Or perhaps you already have, but some extra guidance would be welcome. Look no further: this book will give you all the information you need to successfully stage a musical.

Placing a firm emphasis on good organisation and careful planning, Matthew White guides the reader through the various stages and processes involved in putting on a musical theatre production: from choosing the right show and creating budgets and schedules, through holding auditions and taking rehearsals, culminating in the final run of performances and the after-show party. The book also explains how to deal successfully with everything from set, costume, and lighting design to ticket sales and publicity.

Drawing on his own extensive experience working as a director, actor, and writer in professional musical theatre, the author also talks to other key industry figures to explore how they contribute to the overall process of putting on a show.

Staging Musicals is the ultimate step-by-step guide for anyone planning a production, whether working with amateurs, students, or young professionals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474247740
• Artikelnr.: 55044916

Autorenporträt

Matthew White has appeared in many musicals, including Les Misérables, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar. As a director he has worked extensively with professionals, amateurs and students: his credits include Carousel, Oklahoma!, Hot Mikado, Into the Woods, The Demon Headmaster, Starting Here, Starting Now, and Closer Than Ever. He is also a regular guest director at Mountview Theatre School, The Royal Academy of Music and is a consultant at the London School of Musical Theatre.

Inhaltsangabe

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