Let's Put on a Musical!: "How to Choose the Right Show for Your School, Community, or Professional Theate r"

by Peter Filichia

Doing a show is great fun—but how do you know which one to do? This practical resource will guide your school, community, or professional theater group to a musical that perfectly fits your budget, creative team, production capabilities, and audience.



With Let’s Put on a Musical! you’ll discover more than 200 famous and little-known shows—all cleverly categorized and described in terms





• Story

• Best-known songs

• Musical requirements, including instrumentation

• Chorus and dance numbers

• Staging—the sets, costumes, and props you’ll need




And it’s packed with nuggets about the original Broadway versions and useful tips on casting, publicity, and other practical matters relating to production. Whether it's a big classic like My Fair Lady or an all-but-forgotten show like Top Banana , if there's a musical in your future—or if you’re just a fan of the genre— Let’s Put on a Musical! will be an essential and fun-to-read addition to your theater library.

Genres: Theatre

384 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1993

About the author

Peter Filichia is the critic for the Star-Ledger and News 12 New Jersey. Each week, he writes a column for MasterworksBroadway.com and three columns for TheaterMania.com. He is a past president of the Drama Desk, the current president of the Theatre World Awards, and the author of Let's Put on a Musical!"

Reviews

[Bob Manasco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very thorough, encyclopedic book detailing popular (and some not-so-popular) stage musicals that can be produced by amateur groups. Peter Filichia is a professional theatre critic in the New York area, but unlike those at the Times, is an incredibly nice person, and this comes through in his writing. Good insights, suggestions, and categorizations -- very useful for those performance selection committee meetings when no one has any good ideas!