How to Make It in Musicals: The Insider's Guide to a Career as a Singer-Dancer

by Michael Allen

Exploring all aspects of training and preparation, this career manual gives aspiring singer-dancers the specific know-how they need to move from dream to reality. Incorporating advice from numerous performers and other show-business professionals, this friendly guide starts with the basics for picking the right teachers, identifying the different kinds of dance and voice training needed, and developing an acting style for the musical stage. Behind the scenes information is offered on how to audition, find an agent, get job leads for Broadway, regional stages, summer stock, night- clubs, theme parks, cruise ships, and other performance venues seeking young talent. Job alternatives are even suggested for the less starry-eyed but show-biz-bound! Michael Allen works as a performing-arts career consultant and teaches at his own dance studio in Colorado Springs.

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999