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RE: Musical: Lots of Parts

Posted By Sammy Buck 03-25-2022 06:08
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Hi Cynthia - Like You Like It has five female leads, four male leads and a lot of ensemble moments to shine. It's a very fun (if I may say so myself - I'm one of the writers) 1980s adaptation of As You Like It - basically Shakespeare meets John Hughes. Here is the link : https://broadwaylicensing.co ...

RE: Journal prompts?

Posted By Sammy Buck 01-25-2021 08:23
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Hi Kate - i just wrote an article for dramatics.org that may supplement everyone should awesome answers, if it's of any use: https://dramatics.org/stir-your-creativity/ In any case, it's so great for theatre educators to encourage writing, and as a former theatre kid who wanted to be a writer and ...

If you need a Guest Speaker or would like a writing workshop...

Posted By Sammy Buck 08-12-2020 15:40
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Hi all - If you're interested in welcoming a guest speaker to talk about writing for stage and screen (with a specialty in musicals and screenplays and an academic fascination with Star Wars), I am more than happy to oblige. My two articles on dramatics.org touch on the how and why of writing, ...

RE: Play writing Mentor?

Posted By Sammy Buck 07-16-2020 15:12
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RE: Play writing Mentor?

Posted By Sammy Buck 07-15-2020 12:42
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Hi Megan, Christina and Robin -  I echo Robin's advice about the wonderful resources of the Dramatists Guild - and I, too, can be a resource for you. I'm a NYC-based writer and teaching artist (sammybuck.com) and have been mentoring for the Young Playwrights Festival in Santa Barbara, CA.  I recently ...

RE: Musical Theatre Songwriting Lesson

Posted By Sammy Buck 04-21-2020 20:47
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Ginny - thank you for linking to the article I wrote! Victoria, I teach a methodology based on the article as well as teach songwriting structure.  Please feel free to reach out to me for any resources and/or if you would like me to speak to you and your students. All the best, Sammy Buck sammybuck.com ...

RE: Musical to interest never ever High School guys

Posted By Sammy Buck 01-04-2020 17:43
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Have you heard of Like You Like It? It's Shakespeare's As You Like It set at a mall in the 1980s (full disclosure: I'm one of the writers). Broadway Licensing/Playscripts handles the licensing. Super high energy and a lot of large and small roles for guys. Plugs aside, here are some shows in the canon: ...

RE: BMI writing lessons for songwriting

Posted By Sammy Buck 09-24-2019 06:33
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Hi Tina - I think Kristen was referring to David Spencer's book: https://www.amazon.com/Musical-Theatre-Writers-Survival-Guide/dp/0325007861/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=david+spencer&qid=1569320716&sprefix=david+soencer&sr=8-1 It was great meeting you at the conference. If you have any other questions ...

Musical theatre structure and Star Wars 4pm

Posted By Sammy Buck 09-21-2019 12:05
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Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Stephen Schwartz were awesome and they are so right about structure! If you want to hear more about how to structure a musical (and other stories), please come to my Star Wars workshop at 4pm in the Navy Yard Room. And if you can't make it, feel free to be in touch. I'm ...

RE: Your favorite musicals and my Star Wars lecture

Posted By Sammy Buck 09-19-2019 14:02
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Hi everyone! Wow, I can't believe the conference is here. I am attaching the handouts that I will be using at Saturday's workshop. I will also have printouts, so to get a sense of amount, it would be great to know ahead of time if you will be coming. Drop a line if you are planning on coming. Also feel ...

RE: Your favorite musicals and my Star Wars lecture

Posted By Sammy Buck 09-19-2019 14:01
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Your favorite musicals and my Star Wars lecture

Posted By Sammy Buck 09-08-2019 17:18
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Hi everyone - I am looking forward to the conference! I hope you can come to my workshop/lecture on Star Wars and musicals. The info is below, and whether or not you plan to be there, I would love to know which musicals are some of your favorites in terms of construction - what are the classics ...