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by Trevor Jones

Music theory is not always a musical theatre student's favorite subject. Andrew Gerle’s new textbook unlocks many of the mysteries of musical notation for singers...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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by Lusie Cuskey

In Studying Musical Theatre: Theory and Practice, Millie Taylor and Dominic Symonds offer a musical theatre textbook that, rather than repeating the fairly...

The 2017 MTEA conference in New York City explored the ongoing conversation regarding the place and importance of “New Works” in academia. The panel discussion, “Ars Nova and the...

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by Matthew Teague Miller

Acting in Musical Theatre; A Comprehensive Course is exceptional in its conception, execution and its 2016 revision for the second edition. With this textbook,...