How to Write Musical Adaptations for the Stage Successfully

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Most musicals are adaptations of one kind or another - of books, play, films, TV shows, or even real life events. Which means there’s a highly likelihood that you will - at some point - need to go through the process of taking a pre-existing story and adapting it into a stage musical. So, what does this process of adaptation look like, and how can you avoid the pitfalls as your create your musical journey?

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0:00 - Know Your Basics First
1:34 - Big Question 1
2:26 - Big Question 2
3:03 - Big Question 3
3:37 - Big Question 4
4:13 - Big Question 5
4:55 - After Preparation
5:26 - The 7 Crucial Items
6:06 - How to Know What to Keep or Use
7:21 - Your Next Step

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Michael Radi (all pronouns) is a Composer-Lyricist, Librettist, Performer, Vocal Coach, and Musical Director currently residing in New York City. He is an alumnus of the esteemed Lehman Engel BMI Musical Theatre Writing Workshop as a lyricist, and has written four full-length musical theatre pieces in addition to ongoing projects. His original musical The King’s Legacy, which received its world premiere production in August 2019 at the Bristol Valley Theater in Naples, NY, and has also been presented in Industry Reading format both in fall of 2019 as part of the Dramatists Guild Friday Night Footlights and in November 2016. More recently, his original one-man show ’S Wonderful: An Evening with George Gershwin just played its premiere production, also at BVT. Other current projects include a musical adaptation of The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, a one-man show soon to be announced, and a family-oriented musical comedy set in the world of competitive baton twirling, based off his family's history with the sport.

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