Writing Musical Theater
- ISBN-10
- 1137048107
- ISBN-13
- 9781137048103
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 290
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-04-30
- Publisher
- Springer
- Authors
- A. Cohen, S. Rosenhaus
Description
This guide to the modern musical covers the entire process of creating a show, from finding and working out the initial idea, through to the ways in which writers can market a finished show and get it produced. For the interested theatregoer and writers, it is written in a lively and user-friendly style and illustrated with numerous examples.
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