Marsh, L & Cook, W - The show must go on!

Whether teacher, performer, first-time director or experienced stage-hand, Lin Marsh And Wendy Cook: The Show Must Go On! is a good starting point for a first venture into music theatre, or a source of new ideasif you are an old hand.

This book offers all you need to know to ensure that your show runs smoothly and successfully, including help in:

• Choosing imaginative and appropriate repertoire.
• Designing yourset, costumes and props.
• Creating the magic through music, lighting and sound.
• Scheduling, from audition to performance.
• Teaching and staging a song.
• Preparing your performers, both physicallyandvocally.

Have you ever found a jigsaw in a plastic bag at the back of a cupboard, without a picture showing how it should look? This is the challenge faced by anyone putting together a piece of musical theatre,an enormous number of elements that must fit together perfectly. Lin and Wendy have put together more than most and know just how it is done.