Acting in Musical Theatre : A Comprehensive Course (Paperback, 3 ed)

Introduction; SECTION I FUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING IN MUSICAL THEATRE; CHAPTER 1 Acting Basics ? The Foundation; CHAPTER 2 Acting Basics ? Step-by-Step; CHAPTER 3 Making It Matter; SECTION II SCORE AND LIBRETTO ANALYSIS AND STRUCTURE; CHAPTER 4 Musical Analysis ? Listening for Clues; CHAPTER 5 Working with Words ? The Language of the Lyric and Libretto; CHAPTER 6 Elements of storytelling; CHAPTER 7 Character Analysis; SECTION III THE JOURNEY OF THE SONG; CHAPTER 8 The Journey Begins; CHAPTER 9 Working with Relationships; CHAPTER 10 Intensifiers; SECTION IV MAKING IT A PERFORMANCE; CHAPTER 11 Discovering Your Phrasing; CHAPTER 12 Staging Your Song; CHAPTER 13 Rehearsal into Performance; SECTION V STYLE IN MUSICAL THEATRE; CHAPTER 14 What is style?; CHAPTER 15 Style Tags; CHAPTER 16 Style Overviews; SECTION VI THE PROFESSION; CHAPTER 17 Do You Have the Stuff?; CHAPTER 18 Auditioning; CHAPTER 19 A Winning Attitude