The Musical from the Inside Out - Softcover

Citron, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566631769 ISBN 13: 9781566631761

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, 1997

Synopsis

Rarely is a book about the theatre as entertaining and informative as Stephen Citron's new guidebook to the creation of the musical. Filled with anecdotes, practical advice, and sparkling comments from the biggest Broadway insiders, The Musical from the Inside Out examines this major theatrical form from the creator's point of view. Mr. Citron takes the reader through basic training and onto finding and securing material, writing the libretto, adding the songs, auditioning the players, workshopping, rehearsals, previews, and the excitement of opening night. He reveals the secrets of success as well as some of the common pitfalls of failure. "There's never been a book like this," wrote a columnist from London's West End. Mr. Citron's bounty of information comes from his own vast experience; from interviews with well-known directors, producers, lyricists, composers, librettists, stage managers, and scenic artists; and from such luminaries as Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerry Herman, Hal Prince, Jerome Robbins, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, John Kander, and Fred Ebb. The Musical From the Inside Out is an adventure for musical fans and required reading for professionals or amateurs involved in creating a musical.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In this entertaining and informative guidebook to the creation of the musical show, Stephen Citron, longtime composer and lyricist, goes behind the scenes to describe in marvelous detail how a show is put together, from the first glimmer of an idea to the excitement of opening night. Filled with anecdotes, practical advice, and sparkling comments from the biggest Broadway insiders, The Musical from the Inside Out examines this major theatrical form from the creator's point of view. Mr. Citron takes the reader on an expertly guided journey: finding and securing the material, writing the libretto, adding the songs, auditioning the players, work-shopping, rehearsals, previews, and the final polished production.

About the Author:

Stephen Citron has written musical scores and has taught songwriting at Trinity College in London and at the New School in New York City. His book Songwriting is a standard in the field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1566631769
• ISBN 13: 9781566631761
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 305