I Wanna Be Like Brett Boles!

Today I Wanna Be Like Brett Boles! Brett Boles is a musical theater composer and lyricist whose work has been professionally performed regionally and in workshops in NYC. Most recently, a workshop of his musical Time Stops was presented at MTC starring Norbert Leo Butz and Elizabeth Stanley. He’s most well known on social media (with over 650K followers collectively on TikTok and Instagram) for providing “The M Tea” giving viewers an inside look as to how some of their favorite music has been crafted. A former schoolteacher, Brett has launched a program to educate budding composers in musical theater the keys to writing a successful musical. We get to chatting all about that, what makes Disney music unique, that time he went to Sondheim’s house for dinner and much more!I WANNA BE LIKE BRETT BOLES CHAPTERS1. 00:00 Intro2. 04:40 Brett’s I Wanna Be Like You as a Kid3. 08:20 Musicianship History4. 10:25 Ithaca College5. 12:45 BMI6. 17:40 Working With Collaborators7. 20:18 Sondheim’s Three Pillars8. 30:25 Crafting A Story9. 32:50 Scene To Song10. 39:05 Adaptations and Thoughtful Songwriting11. 52:02 The M Tea & Social Media!12. 1:02:10 Disney Sensibility13. 1:10:57 The M Tea Paid Program14. 1:14:14 Time Stops!15. 1:22:55 Time Signatures16. 1:29:50 Best Sondheim
Musical/Meeting Sondheim/Here We Are17. 1:34:53 Using Your Voice to Diversify Music18. 1:39:18 Pastiche19. 1:41:44 Ratatouille Musical???20. 1:44:00 Envisioning Your Writing21. 1:45:50 Sondheim’s Chair/Library Of Congress22. 1:52:15 State of The Industry23. 1:56:00 Musical Theater Trivia24. 2:01:10 Dream Guest Manifestation25. 2:03:00 Brett’s I Wanna Be Like You NOW!