Noteworthy Narratives
Michael Gordon ShapiroMusicals, the creative process, and everything.
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A Pretty Good Good Idea
Disclaimer: I love Waitress the musical. I get choked up at key moments despite knowing exactly what’s coming. I listen to the cast album without provocation. I compare performances of different actors in the same role. Etc.
I say “disclai...
2025 Wrapup
Older pic, timeless situation.
Deep thanks to everyone who has read my blog this year, be they new subscribers or readers since inception. Also to those who for some reason follow me on Substack without subscribing. I hope you are ghost-su...
Back to Back to the Future
With Back to the Future: The Musical currently on tour, I thought I’d share some thoughts I wrote on social media after seeing the show in London. What’s below differs from my usual blog posts in that it’s informal, originally aimed at my f...
How (Not) to Seek a Collaborative Partner
I frequent several online forums for musical-theater-creating types. I often come across posts like this:
Hi group! I’ve finished the script of my new musical about Maurice Kahn, personal assistant to Ghengis Kahn. I’ve written book and...
K-Pop Demon Diegesis
Let’s look at a fancy film school word: diegetic. In visual media this means something that exists in-world, something that characters in the story can perceive. It may be easiest to understand through contrast. Non-diegetic elements includ...
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I'm a composer who writes music for film, games, the concert hall, and the theater. My musicals tend to be family-friendly nerd fare. You hear me on the Game Audio Hour and MusicalTalk podcasts.
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