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Thursday, April 14, 2016

4 Rules for Picking Your College Group’s Next Show by Sam Weber

In the last year, my school has begun a new tradition of producing musicals in 24 hours. Yes, it sounds completely crazy, and it completely is. While a lot of schools do “Combat” or “G…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 10:00AM
Monday, February 29, 2016

The One That I Want – On TV: The Case for More Broadcast Musicals by Sam Weber

Watching all of the recent live musical broadcasts has me both ecstatic and wanting more. As a performer, it’s so much fun to see one’s art, which may otherwise not be in the public eye,…

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Friday, February 5, 2016

Baby, It’s Cold Outside: 4 Winter Songs to Bundle Up With by Sam Weber

While the Broadway snow day brought on by our friend Winter Storm Jonas looked like fun, I must admit I’m a little tired of the cold. Granted, instead of snow, my college campus has just b…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 07:32AM
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Theatre PR is Difficult, but It Doesn’t Have to Be by Sam Weber

For producers and directors, one of the earliest creative decisions that will go public is how you market your show. The “package” of material you might release can include logos, poster…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 06:57AM
Tuesday, January 5, 2016

New Year, New Musicals: A Preview of the 2016 Broadway Musicals by Sam Weber

As one year closes and another opens, I always find myself mulling through the Playbill.com projected openings for what I might expect in the coming theatre seasons. Following a year filled …

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

C’est Le Ballet: Dance in Contemporary Musical Theatre by Sam Weber

The last few years have been an interesting time for dance in contemporary musical theatre. Are ballet and the dance-focused musical coming back in style? Christopher Wheeldon’s An Ame…

SOURCE: newmusicaltheatre.com at 08:36AM
Saturday, December 5, 2015

Holding On: 5 Songs That Give Us a Light in the Dark by Sam Weber

Sondheim once said that “art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.” In light of recent events, I find myself turning to musical theatre in order to do just that. There h…

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