Musical theatre becomes especially interesting when we look closely at training artists for a changing form. Musical theatre education has to prepare artists for tradition and for change at the same time. The subject may seem narrow at first, but it opens into questions about story, performance, mus...

Musical theatre becomes especially interesting when we look closely at visual design in musicals. Design does not sit around the story. It is part of how the story thinks. The subject may seem narrow at first, but it opens into questions about story, performance, music, and the way audiences gather...

Musical theatre becomes especially interesting when we look closely at audience communities around shows. Fans can give a musical energy that continues beyond the performance itself. The subject may seem narrow at first, but it opens into questions about story, performance, music, and the way audien...

Musical theatre becomes especially interesting when we look closely at songs that outlive productions. Some theatre songs keep travelling long after the production around them has closed. The subject may seem narrow at first, but it opens into questions about story, performance, music, and the way a...

Musical theatre becomes especially interesting when we look closely at slow songs and open feeling. A ballad can be one of the most exposed moments in a musical. The subject may seem narrow at first, but it opens into questions about story, performance, music, and the way audiences gather in a room....

Musical theatre becomes especially interesting when we look closely at balance in emotionally heavy work. A serious musical does not become less serious because it allows humour, warmth, or relief. The subject may seem narrow at first, but it opens into questions about story, performance, music, and...

Musical theatre becomes especially interesting when we look closely at new writing from Britain. It often begins with a very particular room, accent, street, or memory rather than with a huge idea of success. The subject may seem narrow at first, but it opens into questions about story, performance,...

Musical theatre becomes especially interesting when we look closely at the way theatre excitement travels. Every theatre city has its own way of creating excitement around a musical. The subject may seem narrow at first, but it opens into questions about story, performance, music, and the way audien...

Musical theatre becomes especially interesting when we look closely at musicals on tour. A tour gives a musical a second kind of life, away from the city that first defined it. The subject may seem narrow at first, but it opens into questions about story, performance, music, and the way audiences ga...

Musical theatre becomes especially interesting when we look closely at hopeful energy in American musical theatre. American musicals have often treated hope as something active, not passive. The subject may seem narrow at first, but it opens into questions about story, performance, music, and the wa...