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The Stage directions guide to musical theater
Publisher
Heinemann
Publication Date
c2002
Language
English
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Pt. I. What and How of Musical Theater: Understanding the Basics
1. "I Got a Song": The Forms of Musical Theater
2. "Putting It Together": What Makes a Musical Work
Pt. II. Producing the Musical: How to Choose the Right Show the Right Way
3. Thirteen Questions to Help You Focus
4. "Let's Go on with the Show": Fifty-Six Strong Candidates to Consider
5. "It's Today": Finding Contemporary Tie-ins to Older Musicals / Lisa Viall
6. "Where Am I Going, and What Will I Find": Locating and Using Sources for Musicals
7. "I'd Rather Be Right": Playing by the Rules
8. "Some Enchanted Evening"
9. "Reviewing the Situation"
10. "I Could Write a Book": Ten Steps for Creating Your Own Musical / Diane Seymour
11. Since You Asked
Pt. III. Directing the Musical: How to Provide the Guiding Vision
12. "Putting It Together": The Musical as Collaborative Art
13. "It's Not Where You Start (It's Where You Finish)": The Power of Transformation
14. "Have You Heard?": Let Them Know What You Want
15. "A Simple Little System": The Eight Basics of Directing the Musical / Stephen Peithman
16. "Keep A-Hoppin": In Musicals, Pacing Is Key
17. "So Many People": Large Casts, Small Groups
18. "It's the Little Things You Do Together": Big Show, Small Cast / Scott Miller
19. "Side by Side by Side": Using Directorial Shorthand
20. "Finishing the Hat": How to Design an Effective Curtain Call / Stephen Peithman
Pt. IV. Musical Direction and Choreography: How to Keep Your Production Moving
21. "I Feel a Song Coming On": Comparing Notes with Two Musical Directors / Hope S. Breslauer
22. "The Sound of Music": Resources Are There for the Finding
23. "The Music That Makes Me Dance": Putting the Orchestra on Stage / Stephen Peithman
24. "Take a Little One-Step, Two-Step": Choreography for Non-Dancers
25. "Something to Dance About": How One Non-Choreographer Coped / Stephen Peithman
26. "Since You Asked": Choreographing, Collaborating, Creating
Pt. V. Performing the Musical: Tips for On Stage and Off
27. "I Hope I Get It": How to Make a Good Impression / Nancianne Pfister
28. "I'm the Greatest Star": Secrets to a Great Performance
29. "If They Could See Me Now": How's Your "Lighting Sense"?
30. "That Certain Feeling": Going on Sick (and Staying Well)
Pt. VI. Sets, Lighting, and Sound: Dealing with Technical Challenges
31. "One": The Advantages of the Unit Set / Stephen Peithman
32. "Soft Lights and Sweet Music": Keeping the Conductor in View / Mike Bromberg
33. "The Music of Sound": Where to Put the Speakers / Malcolm Bowes
34. Microphone Clinic
35. Since You Asked: Body Mics and Book Voices
Pt. VII. Resources: Books and Video
36. "How Long Has This Been Going On?": Help on the Printed Page, from A to Z
37. "I Can See It": Video Instruction for the Director and Actor.
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9780325003498
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