Description
A step-by-step guide to producing musical theatre, from selecting a script, through funding a production, to first night and beyond.
About the Author
Matthew White is a theatre director, actor and writer. He cowrote and directed the Olivier award-winning production of Top Hat at the Aldwych Theatre, and directed Sweet Charity and Little Shop of Horrors in London's West End. Other directing work includes Candide and She Loves Me (Menier Chocolate Factory), UK tours of The Addams Family and The Producers, and international productions of Top Hat, Little Shop of Horrors, Rent, and Cabaret. Acting work includes Les Miserables, Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera and Kiss of the Spiderwoman, all in the West End. He has directed and taught at the Royal Academy of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.
Reviews
White gives theater students, working professionals and fans some genuine insight into how to stage a musical. Whether you're an ambitious member of your local community theater, dreaming of making it on Broadway or just want to know more about what goes into creating your favorite shows, White gives a step by step guide from start to finish. * Broadway Direct *
Book Information
ISBN 9781474247726
Author Matthew White
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 370g