{"product_id":"9781848421752-how-musicals-work","title":"How Musicals Work","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd How to Write Your Own\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do some musicals work, while others just don't? And what should you do if you're thinking of writing your own? Julian Woolford, a successful writer and director of musicals and lecturer in writing musicals at the University of London, explores the musical-theatre canon to answer these and many other questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusicals are the most popular form of stage entertainment today, with the West End and Broadway dominated by numerous long-running hits. But for every \u003cem\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003ePhantom of the Opera\u003c\/em\u003e, there are dozens of casualties that didn't fare quite so well. In this book, Julian Woolford explores the musical-theatre canon to explain why and how some musicals work, why some don't, and what you should (and shouldn’t) do if you're thinking of writing your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his experience as a successful writer and director of musicals, and as a lecturer in writing musicals at the University of London, Woolford outlines every step of the creative process, from hatching the initial idea and developing a structure for the work, through creating the book, the music and the lyrics, and on to the crucial process of rewriting. He then guides the reader through getting a musical produced, with invaluable advice about generating future productions and sustaining a career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes dozens of exercises to assist the novice writer in developing their craft, and detailed case studies of well-known musicals such as \u003cem\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMiss Saigon\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Little Shop of\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eHorrors\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGodspell\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEvita\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn essential guide for any writers (or would-be writers) of musicals, \u003cem\u003eHow Musicals Work\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating insight for anyone interested in the art form or who has ever wondered what it takes to get from first idea to first night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A comprehensive and thoughtful guide to everything one must consider in order to write a successful musical. It would take at least a decade to learn all of this on one’s own. Invaluable.’\u003c\/strong\u003e David Zippel (lyricist of \u003cem\u003eCity of Angels\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Woman in White\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘If anyone knows how musicals work (I’m not sure I do), this highly entertaining dissection of every aspect of that bewildering art form reveals that Julian Woolford does.’\u003c\/strong\u003e Tim Rice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31876943839329,"sku":"9781848421752","price":15.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27785772.jpg?v=1725373951","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848421752-how-musicals-work","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}