Waiting in the Wings
eBook - ePub

Waiting in the Wings

How to Launch Your Performing Career on Broadway and Beyond

  1. 273 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Waiting in the Wings

How to Launch Your Performing Career on Broadway and Beyond

About this book

The definitive guide to making a career in theater—to Broadway and beyond Tiffany Haas knows how to make it on Broadway. After 72 rejections in a row she finally landed a role in Broadway's long-running smash hit Wicked and later became "Glinda the Good." Now she wants to share her advice for starting and nurturing a career in the theater. Waiting in the Wings is the essential guide for anyone who wants to have a theatrical career, whether they're complete newbies or already have some professional credits.
Based on everything she learned on her journey to New York, including 10 years on Broadway, Tiffany shares the information that you need to succeed in theater. Everyone's path is a little bit different, but the principles for success are always the same. With advice on auditions, how to become the performer they want to hire, developing relationships with cast mates, finding a reputable agent, the importance of reputation, and the best way to shape and build your career, Tiffany covers every aspect of the business. You'll learn what it takes to be successful and where to best spend your time and effort as you navigate the "great mystery" of pursuing musical theater. In an industry that is famed for its insider secrets, Tiffany draws back the curtain, giving readers the knowledge and tools they need to follow their dreams. If you're one of those people Waiting in the Wings for a big Broadway career, Tiffany Haas's book is the one resource you need to land a big role, stand in front of those footlights and let it go!

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Notice
  4. Dedication
  5. A Message to Aspiring Singers, Dancers, and Actors
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. 1. It Took 72 Auditions
  8. 2. Life on Broadway
  9. 3. Your Options as a Performer
  10. 4. What That Guy Taught Me About Reputation
  11. 5. Who Else Would You Be? All About Auditions
  12. 6. Preparing for an Audition or Performance
  13. 7. Agents and Managers
  14. 8. Video Auditions
  15. 9. Lessons on Persistence
  16. 10. The Business of You
  17. 11. Union or Nonunion?
  18. 12. Tips from a Casting Director
  19. 13. Child Actors
  20. 14. Avoiding Scams
  21. 15. You’ve Never Arrived
  22. 16. The Show Must Go On
  23. 17. Serving Your Audience
  24. Parent to Parent
  25. Glossary
  26. Index
  27. About the Authors
  28. Newsletter Sign-up
  29. Contents
  30. Copyright