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Beating Broadway: how to create stories for musicals that get standing ovations
2013, Cudwerks Productions
in English
148122302X 9781481223027
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Table of Contents
Elements of story construction for musicals. What is a musical?
Rules for writing musicals
Form vs. formula
Where most musical story ideas come from
Building the beast
Three movements to a story, no more, no less
Stepping-stones : plots and subplots
Seven plot points and a little more
The production's "Act One" : the story's first movement : the beginning. Plot point one. Normal world ; Plot point two. Inciting incident
The story's second movement : the middle. Plot point three. Point of no return ; Plot point four. Midpoint begins ; Intermission
The production's "Act Two." Midpoint continues ; Plot point five. The big gloom
The story's third movement : the end. Plot point six. Climax into resolution ; Plot point seven. New normal
Opening and closing moments
The seven plot points in a nutshell : a review of a typical musical's structure
Epiphanies
Conflict
Character development
Whose story is it, and why must we care?
Whose story is it not, but we must care anyway?
Three-dimensional characters
Staying on target
Making a scene memorable
Why write a song when you can just say it in dialogue?
Lyrics and subtext
Dance
Whenever possible, show, don't tell
Believability
Developing a voice of your own
Steps toward assembly
Rewriting
Fail upward!
The narrative beats. Beating up the beats
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting... Thirty-five Broadway musicals. Avenue Q ; The book of Mormon ; Cabaret ; Camelot ; Cats ; Chicago ; A chorus line ; Evita ; The fantasticks ; Fiddler on the roof ; The full monty ; A funny thing happened on the way to the forum ; Grease ; Gypsy ; Hairspray ; Hello, Dolly ; Jekyll & Hyde ; Jersey boys ; The king and I ; Les misérables ; Man of La Mancha ; The music man ; My fair lady ; Oklahoma! ; The phantom of the Opera ; The producers ; Rent ; The sound of music ; South Pacific ; Spring awakening ; Sweeney Todd ; Titanic ; Urinetown ; West Side story ; Wicked
Five movie musicals. Beauty and the beast ; Jesus Christ Superstar ; The Lion King ; Singin' in the rain ; The wizard of Oz.
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