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Musical Theatre Writer Guy is a YouTube channel and podcast in which Michael discusses everything Musical Theatre from a Writing Perspective! Whether you’re a writer, performer, director, designer, producer, stagehand, audience member - a professional artist, aspiring, or simply love the theatre - Michael’s goal is to present you with information that will enhance your theatrical experiences and help to bolster your enjoyment of the theatre. New episodes are released every other Friday!

Musical Theatre Writer Guy Michael Radi

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Musical Theatre Writer Guy is a YouTube channel and podcast in which Michael discusses everything Musical Theatre from a Writing Perspective! Whether you’re a writer, performer, director, designer, producer, stagehand, audience member - a professional artist, aspiring, or simply love the theatre - Michael’s goal is to present you with information that will enhance your theatrical experiences and help to bolster your enjoyment of the theatre. New episodes are released every other Friday!

    3 Writing Tips to Avoid Losing Your Audience in Your Musicals

    3 Writing Tips to Avoid Losing Your Audience in Your Musicals

    JOIN US in the Musical Theatre Writing Collective!
    https://www.michaelradi.com/musical-theatre-writing-collective

    Writing a musical is a large and often difficult endeavor. Every moment, note, lyric, word choice, rhyme, and rhythm has been carefully chosen, and you want to pull your audience into that story to fall as deeply in love with what you’ve created as you have! But in order to for that to happen and for your audience to remain with you all the way through the finale of your show, it is critical that you do not lose them along the way.

    • 7 min
    5 Weird & Effective Songs with Unusual 32-Bar Structures in Musical Theatre

    5 Weird & Effective Songs with Unusual 32-Bar Structures in Musical Theatre

    GO DEEPER in the Musical Theatre Writing Workshop Course:
    https://www.michaelradi.com/musical-theatre-writing-collective-course

    What if, instead of fully breaking the rules, we decided to put a twist on them? How can doing this with something like the 32-bar chorus grant permission for you to experiment within your own writing? Here are 5 examples of unusual 32-bar choruses in musicals that, for whatever reasons, just simply…work.

    • 18 min
    If You Want to Write Lyrics Without Music, Try THIS!

    If You Want to Write Lyrics Without Music, Try THIS!

    CHECK OUT my Flagship Musical Theatre Writing Workshop Course:
    https://www.michaelradi.com/musical-theatre-writing-collective-course

    You want to write song…but you don’t have any music. Of course you could go find a composer, or ask the composer you already have, but maybe you’ve run into a few roadblocks. Here are some ways that you, my lyricist friend, can overcome this music-less blockade!

    • 9 min
    Should Characters KNOW They’re Singing in a Musical?

    Should Characters KNOW They’re Singing in a Musical?

    CHECK OUT my Flagship Musical Theatre Writing Workshop Course:
    https://www.michaelradi.com/musical-theatre-writing-collective-course

    Do people in musicals know that they’re singing? Can they know? Should they know? Can a show mix and match? And what does “diegetic” mean? Should all music in a musical be non-diegetic???

    • 6 min
    10 Mistakes When Looking for a Collaborator in Musical Theatre

    10 Mistakes When Looking for a Collaborator in Musical Theatre

    CHECK OUT my Flagship Musical Theatre Writing Workshop Course:
    https://www.michaelradi.com/musical-theatre-writing-collective-course

    Here are 10 mistakes you might be making when looking for a musical theatre writing collaborator. It’s not an easy process, and these errors just might be slowing you down and helping you get in your own way!

    • 12 min
    The BMI Musical Theatre Workshop

    The BMI Musical Theatre Workshop

    CHECK OUT my Flagship Musical Theatre Writing Workshop Course:
    https://www.michaelradi.com/musical-theatre-writing-collective-course

    BMI Musical Theatre Workshop website:
    https://www.bmi.com/theatre_workshop

    I constantly receive questions from writers about the Lehman Engel BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, since I went through the program and I talk about musical theatre writing all the time. I get asked about my experience, the submission process, the auditions, and generally what the program is actually like. If you’ve ever wondered about the BMI Workshop and whether or not it’s a good fit for you, then this video will give you what you’re looking for!

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

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8 Ratings

Maplenewtonteacher ,

What fun!

Wow! Talk about enthusiasm- Michael Radi certainly displays it. If I was looking for a coach- and I am- he just might be my guy. I’m looking forward to listening to all the back episodes and to all future episodes as well!

Best thank yous ,

Incredibly helpful (and entertaining)

All the info is there for aspiring musical theater writers and composers (me) clearly explained with humor and fun.

BlueGershwin24 ,

Michael is a Hero!

This content is incredible and much needed. I applaud Michael for seeing a need and addressing in. My only wish is that each episode were as hour!!

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