JOIN US in the Musical Theatre Writing Collective! https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/mtwc-about DOWNLOAD the FREE PDF of the North Star Question Sets: https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/north-star-question-sets AI is everywhere and we cannot ignore that it is affecting art and artists of all varieties. And the question always comes up: Should AI be used when writing musical theatre? Although AI isn’t currently able to fulfill the brief of writing good quality musical theatre, it does look like the tech companies are hoping it will eventually have those skills. So, do we avoid it completely? Only use it for certain tasks? What else do you need to know?

JOIN US in the Musical Theatre Writing Collective! https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/mtwc-about DOWNLOAD the FREE PDF of the North Star Question Sets: https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/north-star-question-sets Writers can get stuck easily. But when it becomes regular, it becomes a true writing problem. But luckily, there are 5 habits that - if you can incorporate them into your life - will kick almost all of these problems right out the door. Let’s make sure you never get stuck again!

JOIN US in the Musical Theatre Writing Collective! https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/mtwc-about DOWNLOAD the FREE PDF of the North Star Question Sets: https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/north-star-question-sets I have written 8 or 9 musicals at this point in my almost two-decade career writing for musical theatre, and I have also had 3 of my musicals produced so far. So, how can you also get your shows written, developed, finished, and produced? Here are 6 rules that you simply must follow!

JOIN US in the Musical Theatre Writing Collective! https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/mtwc-about DOWNLOAD the FREE PDF of the North Star Question Sets: https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/north-star-question-sets Writing a musical is hard enough without getting in our own way. But there are tons of ways that we can accidentally block ourselves from achieving that next step in our writing journeys - whether that’s finishing a first draft, putting on a reading, submitting for production, or even just getting started. Last year in 2025 I made a concerted effort to stop doing 10 things that I knew were going to prevent me from reaching my big goals, which were: Completing two full musical drafts of two very different shows, and putting on an industry reading of one of them in the Fall. And I did it. But if I had not stopped doing these 10 things, I can guarantee you that I absolutely would not have made it. And maybe some of these things are blocking you too?

JOIN US in the Musical Theatre Writing Collective! https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/mtwc-about DOWNLOAD the FREE PDF of the North Star Question Sets: https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/north-star-question-sets What exactly do the steps of writing and developing a musical look like? How do you know where you are in the journey so you can know exactly what your next steps should be? It is important we know where we are and how to move forward toward our goals, so here is a full breakdown of the entire musical theatre writing and development journey for you to figure out precisely where you are and where you should head next!

JOIN US in the Musical Theatre Writing Collective! https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/mtwc-about DOWNLOAD the FREE PDF of the North Star Question Sets: https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/north-star-question-sets This video is mostly for all of the non-writing musical theatre collaborators out there who loves working on new musicals. But it’s ALSO for writers too! Not only does all of this apply to all writers in a big way as well, but you’re also going to want to watch this video so you know exactly who you want to share this information with! Let’s get you connected in the right ways.

JOIN US in the Musical Theatre Writing Collective! https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/mtwc-about DOWNLOAD the FREE PDF of the North Star Question Sets: https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/north-star-question-sets The most common question I hear from new and experienced musical theatre writers is: “Where can I find collaborators?” It seems like everyone is looking for collaborators - especially lyricists looking for composers or songwriters looking for book writers - but that people are not finding each other. But there are tons of you out there. So let’s fix this!

JOIN US in the Musical Theatre Writing Collective! https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/mtwc-about DOWNLOAD the FREE PDF of the North Star Question Sets: https://www.musicaltheatrewritingcollective.com/north-star-question-sets Writing a musical is hard. There are tons of moving parts, it’s impossible to be objective, and even when you do have collaborators, the whole process can still feel quite lonely. It’s an art form where the more you learn about the craft, the more you understand just how much you have left to learn. Plus, there’s not a ton of guidance, and it’s hard to find people who understand the struggles you’re going through. But the good news is that there are ways to make this whole process easier. Here are 3 ways for you to consider to make better musicals, easier.

JOIN US in the Musical Theatre Writing Collective! https://www.michaelradi.com/musical-theatre-writing-collective DOWNLOAD the FREE PDF of the North Star Question Sets: https://michael-radi.mykajabi.com/north-star-question-sets Catchiness and tunefulness are the elusive and hard-to-define elements of song that we all want to somehow capture in our stage musical songs. Much of the time this is comes down to the hook melody, which makes listeners want to sing or play the song on repeat. And the best of these catchy hooks stay with you forever, making true “Earworms” out of their melodies. But what’s the reason that some hooks are super catchy, while others don’t really stick with us?

JOIN US in the Musical Theatre Writing Collective! https://www.michaelradi.com/musical-theatre-writing-collective DOWNLOAD the FREE PDF of the North Star Question Sets: https://michael-radi.mykajabi.com/north-star-question-sets It is incredibly important in a musical to not only keep your audience engaged, but to have them so in it that they need to know what happens next. Creating suspense can be difficult in any genre and medium, but it can seem particularly difficult to create in a musical. So, what is it exactly that helps to create suspense, and how can we apply that to our musicals?