The Reason to Sing

A Guide to Acting While Singing
2. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-99754-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

In The Reason to Sing, renowned composer-lyricist and teacher Craig Carnelia provides musical actors with a step-by-step guide to making their singing performances more truthful, vivid, and full of life.

Using a technique developed over decades of teaching the professional community of Broadway actors and students alike, The Reason to Sing lays out a new and proven approach to help you build your skills, your confidence, and your career. This second edition includes two new chapters: "Writers" and "Actors."

- In "Writers," Stephen Sondheim, Jason Robert Brown and Lin-Manuel Miranda join with the author to examine how they make their songs actable.

- In "Actors," nine of the author's former students share their wisdom and experience from both their years in class to their bustling careers. This group includes Tony Award winners Annaleigh Ashford, Sutton Foster, Aaron Tveit, and Brandon Uranowitz.

The Reason to Sing is intended for musical theatre acting students as well as working professionals and teachers of the craft.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carnelia, Craig

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Musicals
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikpädagogik, Gesangspädagogik
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theaterregie, Theaterproduktion
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikinstrumente Instrumentenunterricht & Lernanleitungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Approaching the Song  2. Preparation  3. Action  4. About Music  5. Types of Songs  6. Invisible Partners  7. Auditioning  8. A Sense of Play  9. In Production  10. In Concert 11. Writers 12. Actors  13. In Closing

Über Autor(innen)

Craig Carnelia has taught acclaimed musical theatre acting classes for the Broadway community for over 25 years, as well as frequent master classes at many top universities including CCM, Elon, Northwestern, University of Michigan, and Missouri State. As composer-lyricist, he has received two Tony Award nominations, two Drama Desk nominations, two Best Plays citations, the Johnny Mercer Award, and the prestigious Kleban Award. His shows include Working, Is There Life After High School?, Poster Boy, Sweet Smell of Success, and Imaginary Friends. Best known songs include Flight and What You'd Call a Dream. Craig has served on the council of the Dramatists Guild since 1995 and is married to actor-educator Lisa Brescia.