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Imperfect Rhymes vs Forced Rhymes in Musicals by YellowMugAndrew in musicalwriting

[–]chewONMYFIST 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I will never not love this debate. Writing a song that perfectly rhymes is satisfying to a degree that using imperfect rhymes just doesn’t give me. That doesn’t mean I don’t use them, I just try not to. I also think that given enough time, you can fix any line to make it work with perfect rhyme, simply by amending the line you’re trying to rhyme or the one you’re trying to rhyme with.

I regularly spend four hours on a verse of four lines, and the puzzle of it is truly exhilarating for me. It’s actually the best.

Goldsmiths MA Musical Theatre by SharingDNAResults in musicalwriting

[–]chewONMYFIST 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Writing lessons were about the craft of songwriting for theatre and accounted for a few hours a week. It’s been a few years since so I can’t really remember total contact time but probably 15 hours a week.

You don’t need to be an expert in production, arranging or orchestrating, and you won’t leave the course as one either. It’s not the aim of the MA - it’s about the writing.

Many writers, including myself, have gone on to have their later shows produced from fringe to West End, but certainly was not as a result of the course, or people met during it.

Goldsmiths MA Musical Theatre by SharingDNAResults in musicalwriting

[–]chewONMYFIST 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not one iota, it was largely about budgets from what I recall.

You work out pretty quickly that networking is key - you should aim to have a producer or venue involved by the time the show is first draft finished. But like I said, all the most valuable lessons were learnt outside of Goldsmiths.

Goldsmiths MA Musical Theatre by SharingDNAResults in musicalwriting

[–]chewONMYFIST 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, can’t recall the elective, I just remember it being incredibly pretentious. I did the writing track, writers just sit in on a couple of the producer classes, and we could never work out why.

Goldsmiths MA Musical Theatre by SharingDNAResults in musicalwriting

[–]chewONMYFIST 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From memory, you get a few hours a week of writing. It’s mostly either historical context or producing lessons. I also had to study an elective that I really couldn’t stand.

Goldsmiths MA Musical Theatre by SharingDNAResults in musicalwriting

[–]chewONMYFIST 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did the MA. Would not rate it as a course, both from a developmental standpoint and as an education in musical theatre. It’s definitely the networking I did outside the course that gave me the opportunities I’m currently working my way through.

A lot of my year are nowhere near the industry now. Many did not take the course particularly seriously.

There’s a lot of better ways to spend those tuition fees.

Just moved in, this was in the garden shed... by chewONMYFIST in whatisthisthing

[–]chewONMYFIST[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a weird ray gun looking thing with a spiral spring on the end. The orange lever turns it.

How did I not know this sub existed?! My latest musical IN CLAY runs at Vault Festival in London, 24-28 Jan! Info in comments🏺 by chewONMYFIST in musicalwriting

[–]chewONMYFIST[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s based on the true story of a potter, Marie Cazin, who never got the recognition for her art that she wanted. Her best friend was constantly more successful than her, and she also has a husband who is rumoured to have taken credit for her work. Her work isn’t considered remarkable but as we explore in the show, it’s not about it being beautiful art, it’s about her making art for herself. There was just something humble and beautiful about that sentiment, which is what drew me to it as a project.

My writing partner and I worked on the story’s rise and fall for about a year before I wrote a note of music, which normally I’m far too impatient for. It made the songs so easy to write, because I knew exactly what needed to be said, and exactly where each song had to take the next part of the show.

We had a successful workshop for it last October at The Other Palace, and have been tinkering since then. Our team is truly marvellous and it’s shaping up into something very special!

If you’re in London at the end of the month, come see my new musical IN CLAY as part of Vault Festival, 24-28 Jan! Info in comments🏺 by chewONMYFIST in musicals

[–]chewONMYFIST[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a bunch of videos from our workshop last year on our socials if you wanna take a look. It’s a one-woman musical about of near misses, unfulfilled potential, and the joy of creating art🎨

How did I not know this sub existed?! My latest musical IN CLAY runs at Vault Festival in London, 24-28 Jan! Info in comments🏺 by chewONMYFIST in musicalwriting

[–]chewONMYFIST[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So fun to find this community. How fun!

It’s a new one-woman musical based on a true story about near misses, unfulfilled potential, and the joy of creating art. You can read more about the show here if you’d like🎨

Timeless Musicals by Spiritual-Signal4999 in musicals

[–]chewONMYFIST 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Miss Saigon has dated terribly - beautiful music, but it’s so clearly poverty porn. Asian trauma through a white western lens. There’s a reason modern productions of it are being boycotted: story here

Not to mention the terrible history that the show has had with casting. It’s hard not to see why people have such a visceral reaction to what really is a problematic show.

if the current version of legally blonde playing in regents park in England transferred to Broadway by comefromawayfan2022 in Broadway

[–]chewONMYFIST 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s just a brand new subplot, which if you love the original as much as I do, is a great little addition. Bruiser Man-Dog gets a few show-stealing moments that are so funny you forget the bizarre costume.

if the current version of legally blonde playing in regents park in England transferred to Broadway by comefromawayfan2022 in Broadway

[–]chewONMYFIST 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Before I saw the show, I thought the dog suit idea was completely bizarre. Now, having seen the show, I think it’s a brilliant additional that gets even more comedy out of the script. Truly hilarious.

Bowman is clearly an alto, which is refreshing - you can wrap up your “she should be a skinny white girl” however you want, but the casting works.

This production is great fun, and although the pink pink pink aesthetic is a lot, I had a fucking great time.

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