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Guest Blogger: Micah Young

Theatre Journalist Guest Blogger: Micah Young has written 30 articles for BroadwayWorld since 2001, covering Musical theatre.

Guest Blogger: Micah Young
Micah Young is a music director, composer and writer. As music director he has worked on shows such as Pageant (Drama Desk - Best Revival), A Christmas Memory (Outer Critics Circle - Best Musical), Crossing Swords, Award winning Best Music Director in the New York Musical Theatre Festival 2013 . His work on Broadway includes White Christmas, Mamma Mia, Spring Awakening, Chicago, Promises, Promises, Mary Poppins, Porgy and Bess, Bye, Bye Birdie, Cinderella. Off-Broadway/Regional: Murder Ballad (Studio Theatre), Lincoln in Love (Goodspeed Opera House). He has performed at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Caroline’s Comedy Club, Metropolitan Room, and Joe’s Pub, NYC. As a commposer and lyricist, hi original compositions have been commissioned by Miracle House, The Flea Theatre, Ma-Yi Theatre Company. Hi training includes the Professional Musical Theatre Workshop with Paul Gemignani, Interlochen Arts Academy, and Manhattan School of Music with Constance Keene and Maria Asteriadou. www.micahyoungmusic.com. He writes the daily theatre blog at ontheblogway.com. His Christmas Album “Come In From The Cold” available on his website, cdbaby.com, iTunes, amazon.com.

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BWW Blog: Micah Young - Does This Song Make Me Look Flat?

BWW Blog: Micah Young - Does This Song Make Me Look Flat?

June 21, 2016

How do we know if the song or scene we use for an audition is the right material? Actors who come to an audition, make the judgement call about what to prepare; unless that decision is made for them by the casting team, who might dictate what songs/scenes to prepare.

BWW Blog: Micah Young - The Beauty Is…

BWW Blog: Micah Young - The Beauty Is…

June 13, 2016

When we find a work of art beautiful, is it because we value the mechanics and technique, or the surface aesthetic?  Is it purely one or the other?  For examples: 'I love this piece of art because of the use of brush strokes and structure,' verses: 'I love this painting because it evokes emotion a

BWW Blog: Micah Young - Counting Chickens

BWW Blog: Micah Young - Counting Chickens

June 7, 2016

What is the goal in an audition?  You want to book the gig, right?  Who doesn't walk in the room hoping to book the audition?  That said, there are a multitude of reasons for why people audition, within that hope of getting a job.

BWW Blog: Micah Young - Right On

BWW Blog: Micah Young - Right On

May 24, 2016

What would you do if failure was an option?  What would you think if you didn't need to be right?  I wouldn't suggest leaping off a cliff without a parachute, but I think there is pressure in all fields, to be right and to be successful.

BWW Blog: Micah Young - I See Me

BWW Blog: Micah Young - I See Me

May 9, 2016

The question we might ask ourselves is: "how do you see yourself?" Actors ask this and get asked this a lot; what role do you see for yourself? As a vocal coach and music director I will ask a performer what roles they'd like to perform, as a way to understand their aspirations but also how they see




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