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Charm Song
Characters make connections with the audience in many ways. This guide will explore the charm song and how it can get the audience on a character's side.
Choreography: Basic Steps
Choreography is the arrangement of steps in a song performance. This guide breaks down the most popular beginning steps used in musical theatre.
Choreography: Combinations
Choreography is used in a wide range of artistic disciplines. Now that you've covered the basics, this guide dives deeper into combinations.
Costume Quick Changes
Costume quick changes are a staple in big, splashy Broadway productions. There are several types of quick changes, and for different purposes.
Dance Captain
In addition to being an excellent dancer, a Dance Captain has a great deal of responsibility as the ongoing artistic vision of the show is left in their hands.
Dancer
Dancers are top athletes who are constantly training before, during, and after being cast. Do you have this resilience and commitment to the love of dance?
Intimacy Onstage
Stage intimacy refers to many things in theatrical practice, but generally covers close, physical work that challenges personal boundaries.
Laban Technique
Laban Technique is one of the techniques that contemporary movement coaches utilize to help actors develop character.
Musical Ensemble
Ensemble performers play an integral role in bringing the world of musicals and operas to life.
Musical Solo
In musicals, a character begins to sing when spoken words can no longer convey their emotional state.
Musical Theatre Dance
Learn how to prepare for musical theatre dance auditions.
Musical Theatre Singer
A Musical Theatre Singer’s job is to find and audition for roles. Yes, audition, then perform! Find out more about other attributes of a Musical Theatre Singer.
Parts of a Musical
In this guide, you'll learn about the components of a musical, the main types of songs in musicals, and how these parts work together to create a complete show.
Projection and Volume
When using projection and volume, an actor wants to be able to produce sound that is healthy, safe, and sustainable for the run of a show.
Sight Singing
Musical performers need to read and understand music very quickly. This module will introduce the basics of sight singing.
Singing an Art Song
An art song is a piece of classical music which involves a solo singer and, normally, a pianist. An art song usually stands alone, or is part of a song cycle.
Singing an "I Want Song"
The “I Want” song is one of the most common and identifiable song types in a musical.
Stage Combat
Stage combat is a performance technique that allows actors to safely perform scenes of physical violence on stage.
Stage Etiquette
Before rehearsal, the actor must prepare their character, review their lines, and be ready to work. In the room, having a code of conduct is just as important.
Types and Styles of Singing
There are a few basic styles of singing that can be adapted to different genres in musical theatre, whether classical or contemporary.
Understanding Music
Music has its own way of communicating through symbols, and once an actor can read it, they will be able to rehearse and perform more successfully.
Vocal Technique
Singing is more athletic than many people realize. It requires knowing some anatomy, and how singers use this knowledge to create and manipulate sound.