Writing and Performing Musical Theatre

Join Sir Tim as he shares advice on everything - no musical skills necessary. You’re one step closer to seeing your name up in lights.

• Conveying emotion, story and mood through song
• Take your musical idea to the stage
• Go behind the music with Alan Menken
• Learn the art of collaboration
• Nail auditions with Jane Deitch
• Master performance and writing techniques

• Writing and Performing Musical Theatre Introduction
• Starting out
• What's a good idea?
• What makes a great lyric?
• Overall structure
• Writing for film
• Artistic collaboration
• Orchestration
• The making of Evita
• Getting a musical produced today
• Writing a hit song - part 1 - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
• Writing a hit song - part 2 - A Whole New World
• Building character
• When lyrics don't work
• Making the music - with Alan Menken
• Performance: Auditioning tips
• Performance: Acting through song
• Performance: Ballads
• Performance: Duets
• Performance: Comedy
• The audition process
• Tim's 10 Golden Rules
• The final word