Offers a contemporary, integrated approach to singing in musicals that results in better-trained, smarter performers everyone wants to work with. In this new, thoroughly updated edition of the paperback, directors and teachers of musical theater will find guidance in developing and leading musical theater elements, classroom workshops, and the world of professional auditions and performances. Singing and acting terminology, Use of microphones, recording devices, and other technology, Vocal and physical warm-ups, movements, and gestures, Creating a character, Finding subtext, interpreting music and lyrics, and song structure, Collaborating with other actors, Keeping a performance fresh and new, Using social media and online audition sites.--Adapted from back cover.;Introduction. The elements. Voice ; Body ; Acting -- The classroom. Workshop one: beginning ; Workshop two: intermediate ; Workshop three: advanced ; Master class -- Practical use. Audition ; Rehearsal ; Performance -- Conclusion -- Permissions -- Contributors' biographies -- Authors' biographies -- Student companion ebook and www.actingthesong.com -- Index.