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Let's be honest: being a theatre lover can be expensive. As much as we would all love to be able to see every new piece of work as it goes up and make trips to New York every weekend to catc…
All of the great lyricists have said (in one way or another) that lyric writing is about concision and character. When those two things collide, musical moments achieve an organic level that…
By the time you leave high school choir and drama and enter into your college program, ideally, there's a list of songs (and monologues) you should have already covered: "On My Own," "Corner…
This spring, I graduated college with a BFA in Musical Theatre. I can sing, I can act, I can sort of dance. I grew so much as a person and an actor while I was at college and I wouldn't trad…
Night after night, audience members walk out of the Broadway production of Hamilton feeling inspired. People are talking not only about Lin-Manuel Miranda's score and Alexander Hamilton's li…
Ah, New York City: a city for the most hungry of dreamers, the most poetic of songwriters, and the ultimate playground for performers. The celebrated home of Broadway and all those ne…
The movie musical: a staple genre in the movie industry. In the late 1920s, the "talkies" era ended and movies finally had the capability to capture actual sound for the screen. That m…
Kansas City is quickly becoming a hub for new musicals. Whether it's through private readings with nonprofit theatres, small productions through the local fringe festival, or full out-of-tow…
Spring Awakening is back on Broadway this fall with a newly imagined production by the Los Angeles-based company Deaf West Theatre. I'm here with a friendly reminder that this production exi…
Musical revivals are fun for so many reasons. They can either bring back a classical show in its original staging, which gives younger generations a chance to experience a classic production…
Let's talk about representation in the Broadway community. This is, after all, the perfect time to be discussing this topic " so many communities are now being positively represented on the …
It’s back to school season and The Green Room is looking out for you. All this month, the NMT Countdown series is bringing you a guide to the best-selling songs on NMT from the last ye…
It’s back to school season and The Green Room is looking out for you. All this month, the NMT Countdown series is bringing you a guide to the best-selling songs on NMT from the last ye…
It’s back to school season and The Green Room is looking out for you. All this month, the NMT Countdown series is bringing you a guide to the best-selling songs on NMT from the last ye…
It’s back to school season and The Green Room is looking out for you. All this month, the NMT Countdown series is bringing you a guide to the best-selling songs on NMT from the last ye…
If you have been a follower of my blog posts here on NMT Green Room, you know that in addition to pursuing my Masters in Musical Theatre, I have also been studying wine. I am sitting for my …
Your headshot is the most important piece of marketing material you can have as an actor. It's the first thing the casting director sees " well before you even walk into the room. It can be …
It’s back to school season and The Green Room is looking out for you. All this month, the NMT Countdown series is bringing you a guide to the best-selling songs on NMT from the last ye…
It's a familiar set of events. You're sitting in yet another holding room, waiting to be seen for an audition. You woke up early, waited in a long line, and now you're just waiting for the n…
Welcome to the final installment of #musicalBFFs, a series of exclusive video interviews between NMT Writers and some of their musical best friends! Today, Brian Lowdermilk (R…
It’s back to school season and The Green Room is looking out for you. All this month, the NMT Countdown series is bringing you a guide to the best-selling songs on NMT from the last ye…
When you think of musical subject matter, is anything ever really off limits? Having to pay to urinate, people who've tried to kill the president of the United States, Jerry Springer, Imelda…
Note from David: For Fall 2015, I am launching a new series taking a specific look at the craft of lyric writing. As a librettist and lyricist myself, this is a particular passion for me and…
It’s back to school season and The Green Room is looking out for you. All this month, the NMT Countdown series is bringing you a guide to the best-selling songs on NMT from the last ye…
Welcome to #musicalBFFs, a series of exclusive video interviews between NMT Writers and some of their musical best friends! Today, Ryan Scott Oliver (35MM, Jasper in Deadland) in…
