The Musical from the Inside Out

by Stephen Citron

Book Overview

An entertaining and informative new guidebook to the creation of the musical show, filled with anecdotes, practical advice, and sparkling commentary from the biggest Broadway insiders. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929587790
• ISBN13: 9780929587790
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A Hugely Useful Handbook

Stephen Citron has written the bees-knees of musical theatre, in a unique, detailed yet highly entertaining and easy-to-read book. Sections are easily identified and will be a bible to composers, librettists, lyricists, directors and producers of musicals, or those wishing to enter this field. "The musical: from the inside out" explores every step of the creation process of a musical, from the first idea to the creation to the auditions to it's closing night.It's extremely fascinating and explores length, composition techniques, orchestration, writing a book, to the title and format and, best of all, includes real, often detailed quotes and explanations from creators such as Steven Sondheim to Hal Prince, Andrew Lloyd Webber - amongst many others.The bible of all bibles for musical theatre workers. Well done!

Fun and Informative

An excellent text for the neophyte wishing to try his hand at the creation of a musical or for the amateur (like me) who is curious to know exactly how a musical is made. Full of quotes from famous pros and always readable. Highly recommended.

A Very Thorough Exploration

Citron's book is one to have on technique when it comes to working on creating new musical theatre. I will not work without it!