How to Perform in Movie Musicals with Director Dave Solomon (Disney's 'Beauty & The Beast')

Submit a question!Curtain up on movie musicals! Writer-Director Dave Solomon, whose work has spanned Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast movie to Broadway's Elf musical, joins host and actor Robert Peterpaul to discuss breaking into the wondrous genre, and what he's learned from titans like Dolly Parton and Wicked's Jon M. Chu. 5, 6, 7, 8...This special episode covers:• How to carve out your own path and trust where it leads • Shifting performances for the stage versus the screen• Locking into tone without forcing “big” choices • Choosing an audition song that fits the project and fits you • What directors look for in collaborators • Technical skills for movie musicals from lip syncing to CGI• Working with legends like Dolly Parton and on the new Crazy Rich Asians musical• Creating original work in an oversaturated content landscape  and more!DAVE SOLOMON is a New York City-based writer and director for theatre and film. He’s been Associate Director to Scott Ellis, Joe Mantello, and Bill Condon on sixteen Broadway productions, including Elf, Side Show, Tootsie, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 9 to 5, Curtains, and Assassins. In film, he worked as assistant to Oscar-winner Bill Condon on Mr. Holmes and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and as Associate Director to Scott Ellis on A Christmas Story Live.Solomon recently directed and contributed additional book material for the new musical Already Perfect in London and staged a concert reading of The Rink for Classic Stage Company with John Kander, Jessie Mueller, Beth Leavel, and Santino Fontana. He’s directed national tours of Elf and Tootsie, the Japanese premiere of Tootsie, and is developing the new musical Pump Up the Volume.His film work includes Brenda & Billy (and the Pothos Plant), starring Santino Fontana and Sarah Stiles, which premiered at Tribeca, and the award-winning Photo Op, featured in over 25 festivals including Palm Springs ShortFest and Outfest.A Vassar College graduate, Solomon has also taught and served as guest artist at numerous acting studios and institutions.www.dave-solomon.com This is - How We Role. Discover fresh casting calls at castingnetworks.com.Follow Host, Actor and Producer Robert Peterpaul (Amazon's Sitting in Bars with Cake, The Art of Kindness podcast) on Instagram @robpeterpaul and learn more at robertpeterpaul.com.Follow Casting Networks on social media for casting news, interviews and more:InstagramThreadsFacebookLinkedInYouTube