Acting in musical theatre : a comprehensive course /

Main Author: Deer, Joe
Other Authors: Dal Vera, Rocco
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London: Routledge, 2008
Series:Cambridge studies in opera
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Lynn Ahrens
  • Training for the musical theatre
  • Acting in musical theatre - the book
  • How to use this book
  • Fundamentals of acting in musical theatre. Acting basics, the foundation
  • Acting basics, step-by-step
  • Making it matter
  • Score and libretto analysis and structure. Musical analysis, listening for clues
  • Working with words, the language of the lyric and libretto
  • Elements of storytelling
  • Character analysis
  • The journey of the song. The journey begins
  • Working with relationships
  • Intensifiers
  • Making it a performance. Discovering your phrasing
  • Staging your song
  • Rehearsal into performance
  • Style in musical theatre. What is style?
  • Style tags
  • Style overviews
  • The profession. Do you have the stuff?
  • Auditioning
  • A winning attitude