musicals

• Tired of MTI Musicals?

  Posted by gmadmin   |   June 29, 2013

  I’m sure Music Theater International is a fantastic company, but schools and theaters need an alternative to the same repertoire of shows that get produced every year. Seriously, how many times do you want to direct Guys and Dolls?

  MTI gets the biggest shows straight from Broadway and Disney, so they are limited in how flexible they can be to accommodate smaller drama programs. Those shows weren’t written for high schools or community theaters. And at sixteen I personally wouldn’t have wanted to perform in anything with “Jr” in the title. For grade schools that’s fine, but not for high schools.

  Our mission at Go Musicals is to provide people with a fresh alternative to the MTI catalog of musicals. We hope you’ll take a look around the site and check out what we have to offer. 🙂

  Kevin and Leah

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• Adventure Time: the Musical

  Posted by gmadmin   |   April 2, 2013

  My buddy recently introduced me to the cartoon Adventure Time, and I am hooked! Wouldn’t an Adventure Time Musical be rad? It’s already pretty musical:
  It reminds me of “Hollis’ Traveling Tree House & Dance Party,” a show I saw at a cool little theater in Phoenix called Space 55. They put on a new “episode” every month involving puppets, bizarre (usually pretty R-rated) humor, music, and a dance party at the end. Fun stuff!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• Hipster Musical

  Posted by gmadmin   |   April 2, 2013

  Kevin Frei’s Post-Modern Hipster Musical (You’ve Probably Never Heard of It)

  Or the “Hipster Musical” for short. I was thrilled to be able to see the premiere production of Kevin Frei’s Post-Modern Hipster Musical (You’ve Probably Never Heard of It) at Freedom High School just a few weeks ago. The show was a great success. I got there half an hour early and the place was already packed. They ended up bringing a bunch of extra chairs in because the show was over-sold. Here I am with the cast:
  
  You can see more pictures from the show at our facebook page. (Be sure to “like” us while you’re there!)
  You’ll find the music, a synopsis, and other information at the Hipster Musical show page. Or you can dig this little audio player I made using Youtube!
  If you would like to audition with any of our songs, be sure to check out our audition songs page.
  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• It’s a Wonderful Life! the Musical

  Posted by gmadmin   |   April 2, 2013

  It’s a Wonderful Life! the Musical is ready for production!

  Go Musicals presents It’s a Wonderful Life! the Musical, the latest musical adaptation of the classic Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart movie. In addition to offering free perusals of the script, we are letting students use our music as audition songs for free! That includes this song by the character Violet:

  
  Just tell us which song you would like to perform and we will send you the sheet music.

  You can find all the music from It’s a Wonderful Life! the Musical as well as a synopsis and information on the cast and instrumentation at the show page.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• Audition Songs

  Posted by gmadmin   |   March 1, 2013

  Need a fresh audition song? We let students audition with our songs for free. Just let us know which song you want to use and we will send you the track and the sheet music. We also let students perform our one-acts royalty-free. 🙂

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• Search Engine Optimization for Theater

  Posted by gmadmin   |   January 21, 2013

  Wow. My little experiment with SEO worked extremely well! Googling “New School Musicals” brings up my blog post on top on google search. What shall I do with this new-found power? What search terms shall I claim for my possession? Soon I will dominate the internet! Mwa ha ha!

  Ok, I’ll try not to get carried away. But seriously, it’s pretty bananas how well that experiment worked. Now the real question is: am I going to spend all my time on SEO, or am I going to get to work writing a new musical??

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• GIT-R-DUN!

  Posted by gmadmin   |   December 4, 2012

  We are working like crazy here to get everything ready before the end of the year. The tracks for Kevin Frei’s Post-Modern Hipster Musical (You’ve Probably Never Heard of It) are coming together beautifully. Piano/vocal books, full scores, finishing touches on the scripts… We’ll git-r-dun. 🙂

  I had a lot of fun recording vocals for a song called “Fixie Meltdown” last night. Here’s a rough mix as a sort of preview:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• Go Musicals’ Workout Tips

  Posted by gmadmin   |   November 26, 2012

  Ok, the diet got a pass for Thanksgiving, and of course you can’t let all those leftovers go to waste. Basically you spent the last four days gorging yourself, and now you face the unhappy prospect of having to burn off all those extra calories. Never fear! Go Musicals is here to get you moving with this updated track from The Atomic Brain! 😉

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• Go Musicals is thankful for…

  Posted by gmadmin   |   November 22, 2012

  Go Musicals is thankful for all the wonderful support we have received from teachers and students, friends and family.
  Go Musicals is thankful for the directors who take chances with new work.
  Go Musicals is thankful for the young actors and actresses who share their light on stage.
  Go Musicals is thankful for the incredible talents of the growing Go Musicals team.
  Go Musicals is thankful for the opportunity to do something special.
  To everyone reading this: THANK YOU FROM GO MUSICALS!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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• New Site!

  Posted by gmadmin   |   November 6, 2012

  What do you think of the new site design? I think it’ll be faster, cleaner, and more flexible, and hopefully I can optimize it better for search engines. I lost a lot of sleep trying to figure things out in the code (it’s not my forte) so I hope it works!

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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