Are you thinking about writing a musical but need some initial guidance?
Our Feedback and Advice service has been designed to assist you at any stage of your musical writing journey. A professional practitioner reads a piece of work and provides specific feedback on it or more general advice on your writing or the musical theatre industry. We can access leading practitioners in the world of musical theatre to help you, and this service is available to both MMD members and non-members.
It couldn’t be easier to get started, simply select from the options below then click on the ‘submit now’ to begin the process.
This is a full musical book reading & score review of up to 16 songs. Writers receive a 1-hour feedback session with the reader either in person or online.
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Have your synopsis & up to 3 songs reviewed. Get feedback on your song craft at a 1-hour feedback session with a reader.
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Have a 50 minute general advice session on the one of the below topics;
Fundraising advice
Writing craft advice
Industry advice
Career advice
Rights and contracts advice
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Several times a year, MMD members may sign up for a 30–minute meeting with an entertainment lawyer to receive advice on subjects such as contracts or intellectual property rights. These sessions are limited in number but free of charge to members. Details of the next upcoming sessions are announced on social media and in the fortnightly Friday Mail Out newsletter.
Occasionally, MMD offers its members an exclusive opportunity to meet with U.S.-based writer, teacher, dramaturg, and former MMD board member, John Sparks for a free feedback session on a new musical theatre piece. These are 1-to-1 sessions and last an hour at a time. They are a benefit of membership and completely free. When this offer is available, it is always publicised on our socials, website and in the Fortnightly Members Mailout.
John was the founder/co-Director of the Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop, Inc. (1979-2002) and has been the Founding Director of ANMT/NMI from 2002 to the present. He founded the Writers’ Workshop at Theatre Building Chicago in 1987 and also served TBC as Artistic Director from 1999 through 2009. John has mentored the work of over 250 musical theatre writers.
As an Overseas Member, I particularly appreciate MMD's Feedback & Advice Service in that it allows those who can’t attend the classes and services in London to avail themselves of the very best one on one dramaturgical help on the planet… Far superior to anything I’ve found in the States. A serious playwright could do no better than to avail themselves of this service.
C J Ver Burg, Overseas Member
Aron Sood is a composer, orchestrator, and musical director, specialising in musical theatre. Highlights during my time at the University… Read more
Visit Website Aron Sood is a composer, orchestrator, and musical director, specialising in musical theatre. Highlights during my time at the University of Birmingham included musically directing shows such as Jesus Christ Superstar and American Idiot, and orchestrating Techies!
In 2019, Aron wrote the music and lyrics for a new musical, Sidekick, which had a short UK Tour, finishing at The Other Palace and then a two-week run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Aron is currently writing a new musical called 'Reality Bites', with BBC Producer Dave Payne.
Louis Barabbas is a writer, performer and on-call firefighter, best known for caustic love songs and energetic stage shows. He… Read more
Visit Website Louis Barabbas is a writer, performer and on-call firefighter, best known for caustic love songs and energetic stage shows. He is also an active member of the Musician’s Union, occupying seats on the Live Performance, Writers and Regional Committees and is a project leader for the Culture Collective funded by Creative Scotland.
Previously he was artistic director of Debt Records and front man for The Bedlam Six. In addition to this he worked as one of the in-house moderators at Tom Robinson’s Fresh On The Net resource, wrote a monthly column for Sounds Magazine, presented a weekly radio show, was on the advisory board of Un-Convention and mentored for Brighter Sound. He is the author of Jocasta: A Musical Tragedy and is currently working on new theatre projects with Leeds Playhouse and Edinburgh Lyceum.