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September 29, 2019July 24, 2020

The Musical Theater Audition Book, a Post-Script: My Own Book

I’ll confess, I didn’t want to take my own advice.  As I worked through weeding out and distilling down my own book, I had way […]

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August 18, 2019July 24, 2020

The Musical Theatre Audition Book, Part Five: The Ten Song Theory

I have a theory: You can get through an audition season with only ten songs in your book. I’m sure this thought isn’t unique or […]

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August 18, 2019September 5, 2019

The Musical Theatre Audition Book, Part Four: Song Styles

Your audition book should be a Swiss-army knife, with tools for many different circumstances. Since musical theatre draws from every musical influence under the sun, […]

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August 18, 2019September 5, 2019

The Musical Theatre Audition Book, Part Three: Choosing Content

Call it “Decision Paralysis” or “Choice Overload,” we don’t usually do so well when we’re presented with numerous options. There is a time to sift […]

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August 17, 2019May 22, 2020

The Musical Theatre Audition Book, Part Two: The Actor’s Portfolio

While anyone you talk to about how to set up your audition book will offer different advice, I’ll bet most people would agree that it […]

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August 17, 2019May 22, 2020

The Musical Theatre Audition Book, Part One: What Should I Sing?

After three hours of sitting in the holding room, I’m finally called by the audition monitor to line up in the hallway, and waiting to […]

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The Rain it Raineth: Thoughts on the Finale of “Twelfth Night”
September 16, 2018June 4, 2019

The Rain it Raineth: Thoughts on the Finale of “Twelfth Night”

I’ve played Feste three times now – once when I was at NYU (I also was the musical director and composer on that production), three […]

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Mask-On/Mask-Off, Part V: The Balancing Act
March 14, 2018March 30, 2019

Mask-On/Mask-Off, Part V: The Balancing Act

Have you ever seen the circus act with a person balances on a plank of wood on top of a rolling cylinder? That’s a rolla […]

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Mask-On/Mask-Off, Part IV: Mask-Off Play
March 7, 2018March 30, 2019

Mask-On/Mask-Off, Part IV: Mask-Off Play

After all the discoveries made during Mask-On play, what do you do with them? You’re sitting there with a heap of discoveries and information about […]

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Mask-On/Mask-Off, Part III: Mask-On Play
March 5, 2018July 1, 2019

Mask-On/Mask-Off, Part III: Mask-On Play

Traditional story structure begins with exposition. It sets up the world so that the audience can see the playing field, learn the rules of the […]

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