r/musicalwriting

I am a part of a musical theater book writing trio. We have recently completed a full first draft of a two act musical, including a full book and lyrics for 19 complete songs. We are starting the process of searching for a composer who specializes in musical theater. We were leaning towards a rock infused pop musical theater score with classic Broadway ballads. We will provide more information pertaining to characters, vocal styles, etc. Please reach out if you or anyone you know could potentially be interested. We are based in the NJ/NY area. Thanks

Hey everyone! Heading into the last weekend of the world premiere of my musical in LA, and wanted to throw out there to the community that I’m happy to chat or answer any questions about what this whole process has been like. (I feel like I didn’t really have anyone to talk to ahead of time!)

There was stuff I didn’t anticipate (the pressure! how intense it is to market a brand new show!) and some big things I learned (like doing a 29 hr reading a few months in advance with the cast you’re hoping to work with is an amazing move!).

Feel free to reach out or ask any questions below!

I want to write my first musical and I have some ideas but I'm wondering if you must write the music or lyrics first? My guess would be "find a "central theme" (like a motif), write lyrics around it then write the rest of the song" but since I'm a beginner this might be really flawed

On June 29 at 6pm EST, ShowLAB will be hosting a masterclass with Kleban and Richard Rodgers Award-Winner Sam Carner! Premium members have the opportunity to submit for workshop feedback, but ALL members can view the masterclass 100% free once it's posted to the archive (available to all members)

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Hi all,

This is my first post, I know pits can vary depending on size but like what would be the foundations of a pit orchestra as I'm starting to write a musical but I want to know what the basics would be before I delve into it, is there any rules I need to follow and is there like a 'perfect' size for a pit?