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Me and my friend love music and drama and decided to write our own musical, but we have NO IDEA how to get it onto the stage. Does anyone have any idea of the next step? Just how do Musicals actually GET into the West End?

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Answer #1

First off, you are going to need to film it, or at least record it. It’s going to have to look and sound professional. You probably need to go through an agent to submit. Here is one place that takes submissions.-http://www.perfectpitchmusicals.com/submissions.html

Answer #2

Also, it must be scored. The instruments parts and the vocals must all be in sheet music, (notation). You can hire someone to score it, and compose the backing music, but it would likely take a lot of time, and be very expensive.

Another alternative would be to get someone you know who plays piano to help you come up with the background music, and accompany you and whoever else wants to sing with you. You can choreograph the dances and get someone to help with sets. You can probably get permission ti use a local theatre or school to perform it in. You would have to pass out fliers and advertise yourself.

This sounds like a lot of work, and it truly is. I sing in Operas, and it’s a bunch of people working together. It is VERY HARD work and highly stressful. If you’re willing to really really get into this, you’re going to have to put it in high gear and get very organized and get some people recruited, and start making phone calls for a venue.

After it’s said and done, you’ll be glad, because there is no feeling like having a crowd’s earnest approval and attention, and to see them enjoying what you helped create. Good Luck!

Answer #3

wow, thank you for all the info!!! luckily we have friends VERY talented in music so we’ll get them to do the backing music for us and thanks for the website!

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