re: Best Schools to Pursue Musical Theatre Writing?
Oh man. I remember four years ago. I was about to graduate from Interlochen Arts Academy. A music composition major. At that point in my life, all I wanted to be when I grew up was Sondheim or Andrew Lloyd Webber or better yet, Boublil & Schonberg. I, too, was OBSESSED with musical theatre writing (book, music, lyrics, orchestrations). At Interlochen, my private teacher did whatever he could to derail me from this obsession. They did not consider musical theatre "real music". It had "melodies...
