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Don't just stand there and sing! Add an extra dimension toeveryrole * Step-by-steps for integrating acting skills into musical roles * Sections for beginners, intermediate, and advanced performers * Exercises, teaching suggestions, worksheets--great for acting courses Don't settle for being just a singer!Acting the Songreveals the secrets to integrating singing and acting skills for musical theater. Actors, singers, directors, teachers, and students will find time-tested advice, exercises, and interactive worksheets for all skill levels. The book is organized into three progressive sections: first, a discussion of the elements of musical theater; next, a group of effective classroom workshops and exercises; and finally, how to take those new performing skills into the world of professional auditions and performances. Chapters cover vocal and physical warm-ups, body movement, finding subtext, creating a character, song structure, interpreting text of music and lyrics, risks and spontaneity, memorization, collaboration, keeping a performance fresh, and much more. Everyone involved in musical theater needs this dynamic, one-of-a-kind resource that will help singers add drama and dimension to their roles.

Tracey Moore is the head of the BFA Musical Theatre program at Western Kentucky University Allison Bergman is an award-winning stage director who conducts professional and academic workshops in musical theatre nationwide