Recommendations
Books about Songwriting and Musical Theater Writing
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The Musical: A Look at the American
Musical Theater by Richard Kislan This is a combo history and technical writing guide! |
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
Written about screenwriting, this book is also an excellent guide to structuring stories for musical theater |
Musical Theater History & Reference Books
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The Musical Theatre: A Celebration by Alan Jay Lerner
This is the book that started Paper Kite Arts founder Kit Goldstein Grant's passion for musical theatre! |
Broadway Musicals: Show by Show by Stanley Green
This is an excellent reference book chock full of info ! |
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Theater
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Stage Management by Lawrence Stern and Jill Gold Full disclosure - we have a relationship to one of the authors, but this is still the classic book on stage management, updated! |
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