Synopses & Reviews
Doing a show is great funbut how do you know which one to do? This practical resource will guide your school, community, or professional theater group to a musical that perfectly fits your budget, creative team, production capabilities, and audience.
With Lets Put on a Musical! youll discover more than 200 famous and little-known showsall cleverly categorized and described in terms of:
• Story
• Best-known songs
• Musical requirements, including instrumentation
• Chorus and dance numbers
• Stagingthe sets, costumes, and props youll need
And its packed with nuggets about the original Broadway versions and useful tips on casting, publicity, and other practical matters relating to production. Whether it's a big classic like My Fair Lady or an all-but-forgotten show like Top Banana, if there's a musical in your futureor if youre just a fan of the genreLets Put on a Musical! will be an essential and fun-to-read addition to your theater library.
Synopsis
It's easy to sort through the wealth of choices offered in the repertory of musical theater with this complete reference at hand.
About the Author
Peter Filichia is the New Jersey theater critic for The Star-Ledger and author of the weekly "Stagestruck" column in Playbill magazine as well as Playbill On-Line.