So You Want to Be in Musicals?
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Being in a West End or Broadway musical is the dream of thousands of talented performers. But competition is intense and reaching the spotlight can often require a leap into the dark. So You Want To Be In Musicals? is your comprehensive guide to building – and sustaining – a successful career in musical theatre, and introduces you to everything you need to know about:
- Training how to select a drama school, what to do to get in, and what to do once you’re there
- Auditioning how to choose and prepare your pieces, and foster a positive attitude towards auditions
- Rehearsing how to construct your character, work with the director, and develop your own creative process
- Performing how to deal with nerves, what to do as an understudy, and how to sustain that eight-show-a-week routine
- Working how to get an agent, how to market yourself effectively, and how to maintain a healthy body and mind
Along with a wealth of honest, straightforward advice, the book is packed with instructive anecdotes from Ruthie’s own glittering career.
Written with Daniel Bowling music supervisor and director on many of the West End’s biggest shows – including The Phantom of the Opera, Joseph, Mary Poppins and Avenue Q – So You Want To Be In Musicals? provides an extraordinary wealth of inside information and advice, that would usually take years of hard work and determination to obtain, in one essential volume.
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Additional information
| Publisher | First Edition (27 Sept. 2012), Nick Hern Books |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 188 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1848421508 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1848421509 |
| Dimensions | 13.72 x 1.78 x 21.34 cm |
by Rosie
I heard about this book after going to see Ruthie Henshall at a live talk about her career and the book and I was completely inspired by her talk. The second I came out, I ordered the book off Amazon and read it cover to cover the second it arrived. There are so little books out there about what it’s really like in the industry. This book shouldn’t be snubbed by those who don’t want to be in musicals as the principals of the industry are the same for Actors, Dancers, Musicians and Musical Theatre pros.
by Maggie Bach
I am a singing teacher and most of my pupils do……. I am recommending this to all of them. It takes them from first getting the bug, to how to improve your skills, applying for colleges, learning while you’re there and finally going for auditions and being a professional. It gives sensible down to earth advice but also tells it how it is – you don’t get anywhere without hard work and it’s a tough life, but worth it.
by MRS LA GALLAGHER
My grand-daughter, who wants to go on the stage, loved this book.
by Steve Cottrell
Great book, quick delivery
by stephen moyse
I purchased the book for my 13 year old Grandaughter who has aspirations for musical theatre. She has read it over and over. Just perfect.
by Amazon Customer
I bought this because I LOVE Ruthie Henshall and I am looking to study musical theatre for further education and to persue as a career and this book was great! So many good tips for all sorts of musical theatre things like schools and auditions and it has so many pieces of advice that I look at all the time as they are so useful! Would definitely recommend this to anyone with an interest or passion for musical theatre
by Alistair Moyes
Great gift for anyone who loves musical theatre
by tap dancer
Bought this for my 17 year old daughter and she has found it very informative. Written by an insider, it gives realistic and practical advice for any young person trying to make their way in such a competitive industry e.g. very useful advice on how to deal with rejection. Miss Henshall doesn’t sugar-coat it for starry-eyed hopefuls, which makes this book a must-have if you want to know, not only how to perform but what life in the industry is like.