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If I were to say that the last few seasons on Broadway have been revolutionary, I don't believe that many would disagree. The landscape is slowly changing with the goal of meeting every new …
Now that the school year is wrapping up, everyone is getting ready for the relaxed summer months. Summers bring bonfires, swimming and vacations with them, but most importantly they bring th…
What does Alexander Sage Oyen think about contemporary musical theatre and Broadway today? What summer theatre festivals are on your road trip agenda these next few months? What pun-tasti…
One of the great thrills of working in this business for me is discovering new writers. It's like listening the future of the art form in a very real way. I've been blessed to work with so m…
Musical theater songs are reliant on their characters. Change one little detail about a character and all at once a song can take on a new direction, forcing its listeners to reconsider what…
I think one of the most exciting things about musical theatre is the endless opportunities there are to find a variety of new music. I love listening to and discovering new creative teams an…
Sunday, June 7th is a big night for fans of the Broadway musical: it's the 69th Annual Tony Awards! For one night only, Broadway's brightest gather together to celebrate all that New York Ci…
Summer is a magical time of warmth and sunshine where theatre festivals pop up like daisies, and when I actually have time to go on road trips to remote (or not so remote) areas to see perfo…
What matters more than hitting your high note in your next audition? Why are musical theatre role models like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jennifer Ashley Tepper important in the theater commun…
Last semester I was required to write a very long research paper for my Research and Bibliography class- something I was not looking forward to, but hey, that's part of graduate school. Litt…
There are two important forces in the world of new musical theatre that I would like to talk about a little bit today. These folks are the heart and soul of the industry and the art, though …
On different message boards, you can find many posts where English-speaking people complain about some uninventive lyric with worn out rhymes like "love" and "glove" or even worse, with "dov…
It is not uncommon for musicals to borrow inspiration from other works of art. Often times, they even result in something more concrete"they become adaptations. Such is the case for many …
Things have changed, people. Singing doesn't matter any more. You've spent years getting better: extending your range, working on breathing, learning to belt. But, here's the deal. We alread…
As a supporter of new musicals, what do you do if there’s a particular new musical that you just don’t think you should support? What contemporary musical theater songs should…
I don't know about you, but I love checking out cabarets happening around the city. It's not only a great way to see some of your favorite stars perform, but it's also an awesome way of disc…
In celebration of Father's/Mother's Day, let's examine the contributions of contemporary musical theater through this list of songs dedicated to parents. Dear Mom, dear Dad, we love you. The…
NMT is catching up with the digital age by joining instagram! And we couldn’t think of a better way to launch our instagram than to host a #writertakeover week. From May 18 – …
Graduation Day: it’s a day of conflicting emotions, filled with celebration and with sorrow, with tears of happiness and tears of heartbreak, with hugs of pride and hugs of parting. An…
The end of last month brought London the glitz, glamour and ennui that is the Olivier Awards. It's always a long, trying evening, and this year's lather, step and repeat culminated in Kevin …
Minneapolis is a hidden gem of a city. A lot of people look past it due to the unpredictable weather and unbearable winters, which I don't blame you for – they can be brutal. However, …
What is the perfect wine to pair with your next trip down the NMT youtube rabbit hole? What elements of Brechtian theatre does Spring Awakening use as part of its groundbreaking ada…
Some of you might not know this about me (and why would you), but in addition to my studies in Musical Theatre at San Diego State, I have also taken advantage of living in California and hav…
This week is the last week of undergraduate schooling I will ever have. After four years (or 48 months, 208 weeks, 1,460 days, or countless hours), I will finally have reached the end of …
If I have learned anything from my time studying Theatre, it's that musical theatre rarely receives the amount of respect from academia that it deserves. Usually, musicals are blindly labele…
