Writing the Hit Musical Adaptation From History, Literature and More

ABOUT THE WEBINAR Musicals continue to be kings of the box office on Broadway, the West End, and around the world. The overwhelming majority of memorable, popular, successful musicals are derived from some kind of existing underlying work. Writing the Hit Musical Adaptation focuses on how to develop and write the story and book for a hit-worthy musical, which is perhaps the most challenging hill for any writer to climb. Material that is ideal for being musicalized can be found in many sources: plays, books, magazine articles, history, movies, TV shows, games, toys, and more. Frequently, adaptors find it challenging to determine the right ingredients of a story that enables it to be told with song and dance that will make for a producible, commercial musical. This OnDemand webinar offers simple, straightforward methods of how to deconstruct an existing story to find the right pieces and parts that will help authors to tell an engaging tale with book, music, and lyrics. Steve Cuden co-cr