WEBLINKS ON HOW TO WRITE A MUSICAL[]
- You can find everything on the internet... well nearly everything! There's certainly a wealth of information available online. But don't forget the old adage that nobody learnt to swim by reading. Can one learn to write a musical by reading articles from the internet? Probably not. Yet perhaps it may be worth a try?! (Disclaimer: The authors are not responsible for the contents on the linked websites.)
INTRODUCTION[]
- How to Write a Musical (John Kenrick)
- The Book (John Kenrick)
- Writing a Musical (David Reiser)
- How to Write a Musical (Richard Andrews)
WRITING THE STORY[]
- Online Course on Writing Musicals 101
- Playwriting Course 101
- Creation of a New Musical Pt 1 (Adapting to Music)
- Creation of a New Musical Pt 3 (Preproduction)
- Creation of a New Musical Pt 4 (Writer-Composer Collaboration)
- Creation of a New Musical Pt 5 (Writer-Composer Collaboration)
- Creation of a New Musical Pt 6 (Rights)
- BBC on Songwriting Guide
- Collaboration
- Collaboration
- Personality Pages
- Writing a musical
- Writing Tips
- Interactive Instant Plot Creator
- Plotting: Dramatic Situations, Conflicts, Master Plots
- Creative Writing Prompts
- Creative Writing Portal
WRITING THE LYRICS[]
- Word Play: Writing Lyrics 1
- Word Play: Writing Lyrics 2
- Word Play: Writing Lyrics 3
- Word Play: Writing Lyrics 4
- Word Play: Writing Lyrics 5
- Things to consider when writing lyrics
- Songwriting Course on 9 CDs
- Stephen Schwartz on Songwriting
- How to write lyrics
- BBC on How to Write Lyrics
- Craft of Writing Lyrics
- Berklee Guide on Writing Lyrics 1 (pdf format)
- Berklee Guide on Writing Lyrics 2 (pdf format)
- Overcoming Lyrics Writing Hurdles
- Development Write Better Lyrics: Verse Development
- Write Better Lyrics
- Links to lyrics writing sites
- Collection of Lyrics
- Songwriting Course
MUSIC AND SONGWRITING[]
- Songwriting Educational Resource (good articles)
- Songwriting Basics
- Songwriting Articles
- Writing Melodies
- Don't be a schnook, get to the hook
- Addicted to Songwriting
- The Love Duet
- Notes on Songwriting
- Creating a musical
- Songwriting Tips 1
- Songwriting Tips 2
- Song Form 1
- Song Form 2
- Song Form 3
- Song Form 4
- How I Write Songs
- Easy Songwriting
- Rewriting Your Songs
BULLETIN BOARDS[]
- Writing Musicals Bulletin Board (free registration)
- Writing Musicals 1 by Marci - Listen to musicals
- Writing Musicals 2 by Marci - What to avoid
- Writing Musicals 3 by Marci - The Theme
- Musicals Bulletin Board
- Talkin’ Broadway’s All That Chat
- Writers’ Dock
- Songwriting Collaboration
BOOKS[]
- Words With Music by Lehman Engel (revised 2006)
- Writing Musical Theater by Allen Cohen and Steven L Rosenhaus (2006)
- The Musical Theatre Writer's Survival Guide by David Spencer (2005)
- Writing the Broadway Musical by Aaron Frankel (2000)
- Making Musicals by Tom Jones (2004)
- The Musical from the Inside Out by Stephen Citron (1991)
- Second Act Trouble : Behind the Scenes at Broadway's Big Musical Bombs by Steven Suskin (2006)
- The Art Of The American Musical: Conversations With The Creators edited by Jackson R. Bryer & Richard Allan Davison (2005)
SPECIALIST SHOPS[]
INTERESTING ARTICLES AND RESOURCES[]
- The Golden Rules of Songwriting
- Online Rhyming Dictionary
- Musical Magazines
- Self-Analysis
- Are Revivals Killing Musical Theatre?
- Plays and Musicals UK
- I Write the Music
- Theatre Resources
NEW MUSICALS DEVELOPMENT AND FESTIVALS[]
- New York
- Chicago
- National Alliance for Musical Theatre
- Mercury New Musicals
- Charlottetown, Canada
- Cardiff Sadly this festival may no longer carry on.
- Singapore