"Dramatic stage singers today are more hard-pressed than ever to deliver original, truthful and personal performances with bravura. Stephen Purdy's new text contains insightful, invaluable wisdom that gives modern stage performers the tools and the wherewithal to do this in a way that nurtures their individuality and fosters their artistry."

- Placido Domingo

Opera Singer and Conductor

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"This book is wonderful, a unique and invaluable publication."

-Allen Hubby

Owner - The Drama Bookshop, New York

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"Stephen Purdy's Musical Theatre Song is a major contribution to musical theatre scholarship"---

                -The Journal of American Theatre and Drama

 

"Stephen Purdy takes you on a journey (which is concise as well as personalized) through a sequence of challenges designed to help you bring about innovative, personal and effervescent musical performances. If you are a performer who is looking to have a successful career in the musical theatre industry then Stephen Purdy's MUSICAL THEATRE SONG is a must."

-NY Theatre Guide

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"It's about time that somebody put a real, relevant text out there about theatre song preparation and choice. As a music supervisor, arranger and orchestrator of many "rock" and "pop" Broadway, West End and Internationally produced musicals I'm extremely sensitive in the casting process to a singer's ability to execute story-based song performance and "act" the song. This is in addition to having chosen material that works for them personally. Purdy's knockout book gives modern musical theatre performers the essential ingredients they need to accomplish these things and so much else."

                                       -Ethan Popp, Grammy-nominated producer, Tony-nominated orchestrator, Musical director and supervisor of "Rock of Ages", Tina, "Motown", "Back To The Future" and "The Lost Boys"

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"We love Musical theatre songs, and we love MUSICAL THEATRE SONG, a handy dandy how- to guide to superior song performances written by New York based Stephen Purdy. This articulate and entertaining gem for the musical theatre performer steers them to truth and originality in song delivery, traits all too absent all too often."

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                            -The WEST END                                         (London) Theatre Review

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