I’m optioning a new musical right now and I’m learning quickly that there are some unfortunate realities about the option process that every new musical must overcome. Just so everyone’s on the same page – optioning a new musical is the process whereby a producer or set of producers creates a contract with the show’s [...]

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What if the work you did was famous but still, no one really knew who you were? This is the occupational hazard for a musical’s book writer or librettist. “I’m not really famous, but the shows I’ve done are famous,” says three-time Tony Award winning book writer Tom Meehan. “I don’t need to put myself [...]

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