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How Musicals Work: And How to Write Your Own

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Description for How Musicals Work: And How to Write Your Own Paperback. A practical guide to, and history of, musical theatre. What makes the great shows work and why some never made it. Series: Theatrebook. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: AN; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 214 x 29. Weight in Grams: 492.

Musicals are the most popular form of stage entertainment today, with the West End and Broadway dominated by numerous long-running hits. But for every Wicked or Phantom of the Opera, there are dozens of casualties that didn't fare quite so well. In this book, Julian Woolford explores the musical-theatre canon to explain why and how some musicals work, why some don't, and what you should (and shouldn’t) do if you're thinking of writing your own.

Drawing on his experience as a successful writer and director of musicals, and as a lecturer in writing musicals at the University of London, ... Read more

The book includes dozens of exercises to assist the novice writer in developing their craft, and detailed case studies of well-known musicals such as Les Misérables, The Sound of Music, Miss Saigon, Little Shop of Horrors, Godspell and Evita.

An essential guide for any writers (or would-be writers) of musicals, How Musicals Work is a fascinating insight for anyone interested in the art form or who has ever wondered what it takes to get from first idea to first night.

‘A comprehensive and thoughtful guide to everything one must consider in order to write a successful musical. It would take at least a decade to learn all of this on one’s own. Invaluable.’ David Zippel (lyricist of City of Angels and The Woman in White)

‘If anyone knows how musicals work (I’m not sure I do), this highly entertaining dissection of every aspect of that bewildering art form reveals that Julian Woolford does.’ Tim Rice

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Theatrebook
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848421752
SKU
9781848421752
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Ref
99-1

About Julian Woolford
Julian Woolford is a theatre director, playwright and lyricist, based in the UK and working internationally. Julian's productions have been seen in the West End, off-Broadway and in Europe, and he has directed many British national tours and productions in regional theatres, including the hugely successful 2010 national tour of Oklahoma! starring Marti Webb.

Reviews for How Musicals Work: And How to Write Your Own
'Excellent... a useful source of information'
The Stage
'Extraordinarily informative... always practical and always readable... a seminal examination'
ReviewsGate.com
'There is plenty here of interest to anyone wishing to analyse or create musicals or even with a general interest in the subject'
British Theatre Guide

Goodreads reviews for How Musicals Work: And How to Write Your Own


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