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New Musical Theatre Podcast “Let’s Make A Musical” Now Available on iTunes

“Let’s Make A Musical”, an interactive new podcast that brings listeners into the process of...

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Episode 06: Writing an “I Want” Song and Musical Theatre Lyrics, plus New Scenes – LMM Podcast

Click here to open and subscribe in iTunes! New Episodes released every Tuesday. SHOW NOTES Listen...

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Episode 05: Scene Breakdown and Video Game Music – LMM Podcast

SHOW NOTES The musical continues to evolve as Denver and Brian flesh out the first...

Episode 04: Creating a Protagonist plus Writing for Young Actors – LMM Podcast

SHOW NOTES Denver and Brian flesh out the Toadstool character, plus how to write for...

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Drama Game: Affirmation

Type: Ensemble Building Purpose: This is a great activity to use at either the very beginning or...

Episode 03: 8-bit Music, More Characters and Structure – LMM Podcast

SHOW NOTES Brian drives the bus on this episode as he and Denver give you...

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Episode 02: Song Ideas, Opening Number and Subplot – LMM Podcast

SHOW NOTES In their quest to create a new musical called “Press Start”, Denver and...

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Episode 01: What Should We Write About? – LMM Podcast

SHOW NOTES Welcome! In this first episode Denver and Brian talk about how they came...

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Drama Game: String Shapes

Type: Warm-Up, Ensemble Building Purpose: A great teamwork activity for all ages. Materials: A long piece of string (or...

Drama Game: Slide Show

Type: Creativity, Improv Purpose: A fun, simple improv activity that involves a lot of players for each...

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