How Musicals Work

Execution: This is the final stage of writing a musical. This is when the book, music and lyrics are written

Structure: Having got a good grip on your plot, you need to think about how to structure it as a musical. How do you translate the story you are passionate about into a piece of musical theatre?

Plot: This is the narrative that you want to tell.

Concept: The best musicals are built on good, strong concepts. You should be able to write your concept in one sentence

Concept
2. Plot
3. Structure
4. Execution

COPSE is a term I use to describe the process of writing a musical.

alk about every moment of the show, talk about the musical style, talk about the physical look you imagine, talk about the story, talk about the characters.

Share some of your previous work with your collaborators and then talk about the three things you thought were best about the work and the three things you thought were least successful. By doing this you can begin to establish a relationship where you can be honest and constructively critical.

u must begin a collaboration for the right reasons, not the wrong ones. The right reasons are that you like and respect their work, they like and respect your work, and that you think you are temperamentally suited to one another.

Composer-Lyricist or Songwriter: Writes both music and lyrics