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elib.tech Exclusive… sharing elsewhere will result in being banned! PERMANENTLY! http://ow.ly/vigRsReview’Though I attended a highly respected drama department for six years (two degrees), there was never a single course offered having anything to do with musical theatre. Therefore, I am all the more impressed by Acting in Musical Theatre, which gives a comprehensive and thought-provoking guideline to the study of performing on the musical stage. I found it fascinating and functional, and I am sure you will, as well.’ – Tom Jones, Tony Award-Winning Author/Lyricist of The Fantasticks, 110 In the Shade and I Do, I Do!’At last a book that assists us in guiding our students to inhabit characters in musicals organically! A major milestone in musical theatre pedagogy.’ – Robert Barton, Author of Acting: Onstage and Off’Deer and Dal Vera break down the complex terrain of musical theatre into digestible bits. Whether you are a fledgling musical theatre artist or a seasoned professional, this book offers an array of insights, suggestions, guideposts and exercises which you will find invaluable.’ – Michael Ellison, Bowling Green State University, USA’Acting in Musical Theatre covers it all – acting, musical terminology, style and auditions. It is a must-have resource for all teachers and students of performing in musical theatre.’ – Mary Jo Lodge, Lafayette College, USA’A lively, engaging read that fills a heretofore empty niche. The authors do not patronize, but help the student focus on those aspects of the profession under his or her control.’ – Judith A. Sebesta, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA’Beautifully articulate and no-nonsense. A gift of a text for musical theatre.’ – Lara Teeter, Tony Award Nominee: On Your Toes. Head of Musical Theatre, Webster University, USA’A very detailed, clearly structured programme of work, with a good range of contextual information to support the practical enterprise… Deer and Dal Vera are meticulous in breaking down their sections and chapters into numbered sub-sections, and ensuring that their table of contents lists all of these.’ – Studies in Musical Theatre’A great resource for musical theater acting… Recommended.’ – CHOICEAbout the AuthorJoe Deer is currently head of musical theatre at Wright State University and Founding Past President of the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance. He has been involved in musical theatre as an actor, director, choreographer or stage manager across more than one hundred productions.Rocco Dal Vera is a professor at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, specialising in vocal training. He is co-author of the book Voice: Onstage and Off, and founding editor of the Voice and Speech Review. He has featured as a voice artist more than 500 times in both film and television.GB is CLOSED The Best Books on Acting books:Rhonda Blair – The Actor, Image, and Action: Acting and Cognitive NeuroscienceD. W. Brown – You Can Act!: A Complete Guide for ActorsThe Actor’s Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner TechniqueJudith Weston – The Film Director’s Intuition: script Analysis and Rehearsal TechniquesJudith Weston – Directing ActorsScott Sedita – The Eight Characters of Comedy: A Guide to Sitcom Acting And WritingBasil Hofmann – Acting and How to Be Good at It: The Second EditionAnne Bogart – And Then, You Act: Making Art in an Unpredictable WorldAnne Bogart – A Director Prepares – Seven Essay On Art and TheatreEric Morris – Irreverent ActingEric Morris and Joan Hotchkis – No Acting Please: A Revolutionary Approach to Acting and LivingSam Kogan – The Science of ActingRocco Dal Vera and Joe Deer – Acting in Musical Theatre: A Comprehensive CourseLarry Moss – The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor