After you’ve come up with the spine of a scene, a challenge unique to writing the book of a musical is deciding what’s spoken and what’s sung, and how to move between the two. Where does the music start?

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There are two writers to whom I return for inspiration and solace when I’m writing:
Sarah Ruhl and Rick Rubin.

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When it comes to writing a musical, Danny and I find the book is the hardest thing to get right. And though I’ve lost track of how many musicals I’ve written, one thing I know is that the process of writing the book is different every time.

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