write a musical

My friend Leo wrote a musical – more of an operetta really , scored and everything, great script.. If he can, so can I.
My musical style is more poppy than his, but ehn most musicals are poppy- catchy tunes.. It’s the storyline I don’t have, I reckon I just need someone to collaborate with…
I have forgotten to say that I have actually cobbled together kids musicals in the past couple of years and that has been great and is leading in the right direction.. I wrote Helen Hatt and the Tribe of Doris and How Doris found her Tribe at the Tribe of Doris. Kids wrote words and some of the music and I put it all together in the form of a play in a day..
what I’d really like to do is a musical on vaguely buddhist or at least worthwhile kind of theme which would inspire people.. That would mean that I could justify the pleasure of writing it!!!

I have software for songwriting, and software for scriptwriting. I think this could be completely a blast, and I’m going to do it!

I had a dream a few nights ago that sparked an idea. I don’t know if I’m ready to develop it, but I think it’s worth exploring. The one person that I’ve told it to so far really liked it!

Always wanted to write a musical, very daunting though.

my friend and i have got a good idea of aplot its just getting started with everything, trying to write a good script whilst thinking about where music can fit into it all is harder than expected…any tips?

I have the whole musical planned out. The only problem: I have no concept of musical theory at all. I have some lyrics, and everything. It’ll take me a while to get it all together.

It’s gonna be freakin’ awesome, though.

The NaNoWriMo people have done it again! April is ScriptFrenzy month. The challenge – 100 pages in 30 days. Any subject, musical or non, just 100 pages. I figured it would be a good starting place for some people on here. Go to www.scriptfrenzy.org and get started!

I have been trying to write a short musical for a little while and I just never seem to get it one. One day I want to finish it…

I’ve written a few melodies, but words are not my strong point.
My father was born in a German concentration camp, and I think his story, combined with the 10 or so songs he has written on random topics, could be a compelling story.

I’ve been working on a musical for about three years now. It started with a very small idea and ballooned into a big project for me. I wrote one draft of the book and lyrics all the way through, completed an entire score and I wasn’t satisfied with any of it, so I scrapped. I’ve slowly re-written the score and in the past couple of weeks I’ve started re-writing the book and am on the second act now. I’m pretty much am satisfied with the score and have about three songs left to write and an addition to another one.

My advice to anyone writing a musical is, it’s not rocket science. Once you have an idea, outline it and only start writing your first draft when you are ready. It can’t be rushed by any means, it takes time and patience to write a musical. Lastly, work on it until you are satisfied, make as many changes as you think are necessary and call it your final draft when it is 100% for you. I’m still learning, but I’ve come to see that all of this has helped me write a musical that I am very satisfied with so far.