Book Review

by Jenna Lee Moore

Backstage Pass to Broadway: More True Tales from a Theatre Press Agent is a tell-all book describing Susan L. Schulman’s experiences as a Broadway (and sometimes TV & Film) press agent. Foregoing any chronological order, the book details the most interesting stories and encounters Schulman has had with Broadway actors, directors, and produc...

Book Review

by Lauren Mikeal Weber

The Professional Actor’s Handbook: From Casting Call to Curtain Call provides comprehensive and clear strategies for young performers transitioning into the professional world. In this book, Agustin (with assistance from Potts) has created a step-by-step guide to understanding what it takes to be a working theatre performer. The book, d...

Book Review

by Andrew Barratt Lewis

Spanning from the early distribution of sheet music to the modern world of iTunes and YouTube, this book chronicles America’s relationship with the music of Broadway. 

In Broadway to Main Street, Laurence Maslon proposes that the strongest relationship between the American public and any given musical is sound recording. Whether via c...

Forrest McClendon, Keynote Speaker

Musical Theatre Educators Alliance Conference
January 6, 2017
NYU

Part I.

I was on my way to Canada to teach a master class for the Young Canadians of the Calgary Stampede when I got the first call about The Scottsboro Boys from a close friend in Philadelphia.

And I was supposed to be teaching private lessons at Temple University the...

Interview by Joe Deer

Brian Yorkey has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score for a Musical for Next To Normal. He was also nominated for the Tony for Best Original Score for a Musical for If/Then. Yorkey is also a prolific writer for television and film, including his recent series for Netflix, 13 Reasons Why. ...

Book Review

by Brian Manternach

Gone are the days when a singer’s glorious voice could excuse poor acting skills. Training programs are placing more emphasis on building actors who are willing to explore, collaborate, and develop unique, connected interpretations of their material. On this journey, Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre, second editi...