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Over the coming months, Drew Lane will be presenting a series of blogs which focus on new music theatre in Australia… This year, I’ll be doing some interviews with up and coming musical theatre writers and composers for AussieTheatre. This is obviously something very close to my own heart (being a…
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First of all, thanks to everyone who have been reading my little blog here on AussieTheatre.com… It’s great to have your readership and I love reading your comments! I’m thrilled to be back with the team for 2012 and look forward to entertaining you with my musical musings! So, for…
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Here’s a topic that is sure to send some people into conniptions … what are the songs that you should never choose to audition with? Of course, any list like this is completely subjective – and open to ridicule and derision. But, in my defence, I’ve played for and been…
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Drew Lane guides us through the dreaded creative block with some helpful advice about ‘getting creative’. Thought I’d try something different for this week … As many of you may know, I’m a musical theatre composer — yes, as naffy as it sounds when I say it, I write musicals.…
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Two weeks ago, I posted 20 bits of advice that I gleaned from my time with Stephen Schwartz last year during the Festival of Broadway. Today, I bring you Part 2! Again, these thoughts are very much aimed at the writer/composer of musicals, so I hope you find them useful! Words…
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Everyone has had their start in the world of the theatrical arts somewhere. It may not have been the most auspicious of arenas, but it the moment that we can recall as “the beginning”. A casual look at the plethora of “reality talent shows” in TV will inevitably have the…
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In 2010, I had the pleasure to perform for and see other works performed for Stephen Schwartz, composer ofWicked, Godspell, Pippin and numerous Disney films. For 6 days, I gleaned as much as I could from listening to and learning from Stephen, and now I hope to be able to pass…
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Drew Lane shares his notes from a session with Broadway star Liz Callaway. Last year, during the Festival of Broadway, the amazing Liz Callaway (voice of Anya in Anastasia, Broadway star and recording artist) gave a singing masterclass for a group of singers, which myself and other guests were allowed to sit in…
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Company/Presented by: Monash Uni Student Theatre and Monash University Academy of Performing Arts Venue: Alexander Theatre, Monash University, Clayton Thursday October 6, 2011 I’ve just arrived home from seeing MUST’s production of Spring Awakening. I’m feeling shattered, challenged, hopeful, uplifted, shocked and thrilled. Why? Because I’ve just witnessed a student production that bears all…
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Hey everyone. Over the next couple of weeks, I want to post some words of wisdom that I’ve gained from people who are “in the business”; both composer and performers. I’ve had the opportunity to sit in on workshops with these people, and from these I’ve taken a lot of…
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