Joe Deer is the Distinguished Professor of Musical Theatre, emeritus at Wright State University, and an experienced director, choreographer, and veteran Broadway actor, dancer, and stage manager. An internationally respected master teacher for over thirty years, he is also the author of Directing in Musical Theatre. [...]

Rocco Dal Vera was Professor of Theatre at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music where he headed the Division for Musical Theatre, Acting, Opera, Dance, Arts Administration, Theatre Design and Production. He was the author and editor of six books, including Voice: Onstage and Off with Robert Barton.

Introduction Part One: Fundamentals of Acting in Musical Theatre 1. Acting Basics - The Foundation 2. Acting Basics - Step-by-Step 3. Making It Matter Part Two: Score and Libretto Analysis and Structure 4. Musical Analysis - Listening for Clues 5. Working with Words - The Language of the Lyric and Libretto 6. Elements of storytelling 7. Character Analysis Part Three: The Journey of the Song 8. The Journey Begins 9. Working with Relationships 10. Intensifiers Part Four: Making it a Performance 11. Discovering Your Phrasing 12. Staging Your Song 13. Rehearsal into Performance Part Five: Style in Musical Theatre 14. What is style? 15. Style Tags 16. Style Overviews Part Six: The Profession 17. Do You Have the Stuff? 18. Auditioning 19. A Winning Attitude