Listen to Drew Lane, award winning musical theatre composer from Australia, as he explores how musicals are written and presented - from inspiration to stage! https://flattr.com/podcast/frominspirationt
In this revealing podcast, Drew talks about the inspiration and journey he took as a young budding musician and how he started writing musicals. The episode features previously unheard songs from Drew's earliest years, including his first attempts at songwriting and for composing for the stage. It's "warts and all" - but after all, we all started somewhere, and that somewhere is part of who you are as a creative person today.
As a writer, there are times when you just seem stuck - no matter how hard you work, nothing seems to be coming out, or in the way you want it to. The flow isn't there, the inspiration is missing, or it's just a case of everything seems "bleugh". In this podcast, Drew gives 7 tips on what to do when you're faced with the dreaded Writer's Block, and how you can find your way out of it. The podcast also features three songs from Drew's own catalogue, two of which never made it to a musical and came out of his own struggles with writing.
It's the first big number that the audience sees and hears, so what should the Opening Number of a show actually do? In this podcast, Drew explores the purpose of the opening number and breaks it down into 5 key points. Listen in and you'll hear exclusive tracks from The Tree Of Life, A Different Normal, The Impossible Princess and his brand new musical Electric Dreams.
In a very honest and open episode "From Inspiration To Stage", Drew talks about the six key lessons he's learned about writing musicals from writing musicals and features some exclusive demos that have never been heard before. He reveals some of reasons his very early shows didn't work, while offering a little advice for all musical theatre composers based on his own failures and successes.
