Friday, October 10, 2014
I know it's been a while since I've posted anything here, but it's been a pretty chaotic year. Still, when my friend Tatiana Levine, a hilarious writer and human being-- but also Saved by th…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 07:57AMThursday, April 10, 2014
One of the reasons I most wanted to start this blog was to be able to create a dialog with other fans of the musical genre and foster a sense of community among those of us who want to know …
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, March 27, 2014
I'm going to preface this write up by saying that I did have a bit of a bias coming to seeing Prospect Theater Company's production of Jasper in Deadland-- not so much because the book and m…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 06:00PMWednesday, February 5, 2014
There is a wealth of new musical theatre concerts happening this time of year, from benefits to Cutting Edge Composers, from Contemporary Musical Theatre Songwriters You Should Know to …
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 05:00PMTuesday, January 21, 2014
Hey, all! Here we are in 2014-- where did the time go?With the new year come lots of new beginnings and hopefully a lot of great new theatre. One of my biggest resolutions this year is just …
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMMonday, December 16, 2013
Hey, guys! It's been a little while, but I hope you're all enjoying the holidays. I've personally been incredibly busy preparing for the end of the year, but luckily there has been some grea…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, November 14, 2013
A couple of months ago, one of my fellow bloggers over on Crazytown, Michael Kras, mentioned Lift was one of his favorite lesser-known musical cast albums. Lift, referring to an elevator in …
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMMonday, November 4, 2013
When writer/composer Jeremy Cone first got in touch with me about his show, The Field, which will have a performance at Dixon Place on November 6th at 7:30 pm, I imagined a piece with honey-…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, October 31, 2013
So you move to the big city. You're an aspiring theatre artist, determined and wide-eyed, ready to make New York your own. What do you do? How do you get started?For Amy, the protagonist of …
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, October 17, 2013
When I got an invite to attend the 14th Bound for Broadway concert, I was dying to go after seeing a line-up that included new works by the likes of Dan Elish, Salzman and Cunningham, and Ad…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, September 26, 2013
Looking for some great reads about writing new musical theatre? One of my favorite websites and the source for all new musical sheet music, NewMusicalTheatre.com, now has a blog, which featu…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMTuesday, September 10, 2013
Things have been pretty busy for me lately, and I unfortunately haven't been show-going as much as I would like. Still, even when I can't make it to the theatre, it's always nice knowing tha…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMFriday, August 16, 2013
I can't say all that I want to about fellow Crazytown blogger Gregory Jacobs-Roseman's wedding-themed musical, Save the Date, because I need to wake up early tomorrow to embark on my own wee…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMFriday, August 9, 2013
I'm not really one for audience participation, but the recent trend of really excellently integrated transmedia/immersive theatre experiences has gotten me to come out of my shell a little m…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, August 1, 2013
The one-woman musical is an intriguing idea, if not nerve-wracking one. Solo shows are hard enough to pull off without a musical element, but when you consider that Jeannette Bayardelle not …
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMFriday, July 26, 2013
I've written before about my experiences seeing Cirque Du Soleil and how I am very curious about the shows' musical theatre tendencies without strongly committing to it. I get it-- the show …
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMSaturday, July 20, 2013
While one of my favorite aspects of modern chamber musicals is the ease with which smaller, more dramatic stories are translating themselves to the stage, there are still shows that celebrat…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 12:31PMThursday, June 27, 2013
Usually when I get wind of a new musical in development, my first exposure to it comes from a song in the show. However, in the case of upcoming NYMF selection Volleygirls (book by Rob Acker…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMTuesday, May 28, 2013
Mr. Dela Cruz's class was probably the first class where I realized I liked writing. My favorite activity was writing in my journal, letting my imagination roam and also chronicling what I b…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMTuesday, May 21, 2013
Last year, writer Daniel F. Levin was kind enough to write a guest post for Emerging Musical Theatre about his new show, Spandex, a fun, energetic send-up to fitness and aerobics centering a…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMFriday, May 10, 2013
I remember I used to watch clips of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul's song cycle, Edges, from my dorm room in Georgia my Freshman year of college, a turbulent time in my life when I found myself …
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMFriday, May 3, 2013
Hey, everyone! Long time no blog-- I know, I know. This has been the longest I've gone without writing on here since starting Emerging Musical Theatre. Sorry for the delay; life has been a b…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMSunday, April 7, 2013
Thanks to everyone who entered to win tickets to see The Memory Show! The winner of the contest is... FranklinShepard! DM me on Twitter with your email, so I can get you your voucher.Even if…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 07:55PMThursday, April 4, 2013
Hey, guys! We're back with another contest to win free tickets-- this time, it's to see The Memory Show, a musical by Sara Cooper and Zach Redler that will be playing at The Duke on 42nd fro…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:52AMMonday, March 25, 2013
Many of the cabaret concerts covered on this blog are initiated by the songwriters themselves or by theatre companies specifically interested in showcasing new writing talent. People You May…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMSunday, March 10, 2013
Didn't win the pair of tickets to F#%king Up Everything? Didn't even know there was a contest going on? Want to see it anyway?If you still want a deal on tickets, all preview tickets be…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 02:05PMTuesday, March 5, 2013
Get Your Heart OnWIN TWO TICKETS A NEW ROCK MUSICAL COMEDY!I first heard of F#%king Up Everything when it was at NYMF a couple of years ago. It got rave reviews from friends as an indie rock…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, February 21, 2013
Ars Nova has continually been the place to be when you're looking for new, exciting theatrical works of genius. Their Uncharted series, concerts presenting the work of up-and-coming composer…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMMonday, February 11, 2013
Yes, I was well-aware that when I decided to see Bunnicula at the DR2 Kids Theatre for a 1:00 matinee that my friend and I would be one of the older audience members without a tiny tot in to…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMFriday, February 8, 2013
Need a soundtrack for your weekend? Missing the charm of live performance? Want to see a group of attractive men singing some killer, evocative folk songs?You don't even have to answer out l…
SOURCE: Emerging Musical Theatre at 08:00AMMonday, February 4, 2013
While there were no projections of multiplying Beyonces or major reunions of Destiny's Child members, there were much more intimate fireworks over at Joe's Pub in the second installment of O…
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