The choreographer says she wished he had auditioned originally, and he tells her that he actually did. Not to drugs, or booze. In this case, it's the lightheaded buzz of winning over as many people as possible, as opposed to going where the love already is - where someone is already saying, I like you, I want you, I need you.
We write that person off. HE must be crazy. We cast loyalty off as nepotism, and get all starry-eyed about making the next group of people love us. You can fight it, but it isn't going to change - at the time of this book's printing, nobody has figured out how to live forever.
At home, not so much. You should mostly be striving for equality in your partnerships, and avoid amassing a list of your partner's flaws. Put another way: Try not to be the boss of your love life so much as the co-producer of your relationship. You hire the nice guy. Nice doesn't go out of style. Nice goes with everything.
Nice is the little back dress of adulthood. Whatever your oddities may be - from dressing up like comic book characters to being obsessed with motorcycle repair - there's a place where your thing is everyone's thing.
Get to that place, any way you can. It's genuine and all about trying to be a better person. With some sassy musical references thrown in. What's not to love? Mar 31, D. Driver rated it it was amazing. This book is so delightful. I think it's a must-have for middle school and high school theater classes. It's not targeted toward young people, but the messages are so uplifting that I think young people particularly boys will be motivated by it.
I'm a huge fan of Federle's novels, and I bought this book for my musical theater daughter as a Christmas present. Of course, I'm a Theater major myself, so it all appealed to me as well. The book is broken into small chapters, each with a different po This book is so delightful. The book is broken into small chapters, each with a different point to make. Federle takes a concept like "Leave the Drama on the Stage" and does four things: he explains what the phrase means to theater people, he shares a bit from his life as a performer, he expounds on how to use this concept to be a better person if you are a performer yourself, and then he finds a way to make it work in the non-theater real world.
I have to admit that if you aren't in any way affiliated with theater, this is probably not the self-help book for you. But even if you've only done theater in school or are just a fan of going to shows, it will have appeal. My favorite parts are the little insights to his life on Broadway as a dancer. I want him to write a full autobiography about that someday because I want to know so much more! In general, his message is about kindness and doing right by others.
This is a message that I firmly believe in. Good for all ages and a great gift. Go get a copy. Apr 30, Megan Miller rated it liked it. See, here's the thing. Which I really really reallyreallyreally do not approve of or agree with or like.
He is a fabulous writer. And he stuffs some really solid life advice in here that I loved. I like the way he phrases things, I like his humor, I like his tenacity. Also, he has a lot of fun anecdotes about his experiences in theatre, interacting with some super famous people.
That was cool. So, idk. To be honest, I only bought it cause I like the t See, here's the thing. To be honest, I only bought it cause I like the title and I wanted to display it on my bookshelf. But I did have fun reading it, it's really short and easy, and I do encourage people to within reason explore different perspectives and worldviews. So for those reasons, I do recommend it. It's called Doing. Sometimes nothing is more powerful than the person who keeps completely mum.
Lol "When you're on the receiving end of feedback in your own life, resist the impulse to get defensive. There's wisdom in who you were, back before you knew you had to be somebody. Jun 29, Marie Andrews rated it really liked it.
As a massive fan of musicals, I really enjoyed this book! Tim gives 50 pieces of advice that he has learnt and discovered when he was younger and during his career. Each piece of advice is fairly short, around pages each, which makes it an easy and quick read, or something you can pick up if you have a spare 5 minutes or read it in one sitting which I did!!!
Throughout there are lots of references to various musicals not just the old musicals either which made me love it even more! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of musicals and theatre, and even if you aren't, there are still some valuable things that can be learnt and you never know, you might find yourself discovering a new passion!!
Jun 08, Laura rated it liked it Shelves: net-galley , self-help , humour. Although I could with a bit of artistic licence manipulate each of the analogies to fit my own life, I felt that this book would be much better suited for someone who is in the performing arts themselves, such is the heavy focus on musicals and suchlike throughout this book.
It is however certainly a fun take on a self-help book, and much easier to read than the dreary self-help books full of lectures an 'Life is Like a Musical' is a book full of theatre-based analogies for situations in life. It is however certainly a fun take on a self-help book, and much easier to read than the dreary self-help books full of lectures and lessons. There are plenty of life lessons which the reader can certainly take some learning from, but on the whole I'd say this book is better suited as a gift for individuals in similar fields.
Thanks NetGalley for this copy. Sep 28, Mandy rated it really liked it. It was fun diving into this self help book written by a Broadway performer and talented writer. I enjoyed the personal stories, name drops and casual mentions of musicals Tim had been in and around over the years.
He kept me interested and made me think about how I truly can bring these aspects and ideals into my own life. A great read or gift for fellow fans of the Great White Way. Thanks to NetGallery for giving me an advanced copy for a fair review. Oct 05, Emily Ross rated it it was amazing Shelves: reviewed , musicals , reading-challenge , free-for-reviews , kindle-books , net-galley. I loved this book! As a theatre lover, how could I not love a theatre-themed self help book? For once, I knew all the references, which is incredibly rare for me.
It was written with wit and humour and it was just incredible. While most of it seems like common sense, it is the advice you need to hear for everyday life. Oct 02, Sam rated it really liked it. I thought the advice was good, and I really enjoyed all the references to theater throughout the book. Federle's anecdotes from his life as a theater performer and writer were interesting. And the chapters are all nice and short, making this a perfect book to pick up in small bites.
It is also a quick read. Jan 05, Ilaria rated it really liked it Shelves: theatre , self-help-and-motivational. Spectators began to express concern as the conversation seemed as if it was about to turn physical. A police officer quickly stepped in to break up the escalating fight. But as a woman started singing "Consider Yourself" from "Oliver!
Dancers joined one by one until about 40 performers were in unison. By the end of the number, the two men had made amends, as part of the routine, symbolizing the sense of unity and inclusion the performers and producers of this show strive to evoke. Full Song List. Next to Normal. Murder Ballad. Tick, Tick Contemporary Broadway. Book Musical. Female Star Vehicle. Show History. Critical Reaction.
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It stretched social relationships. The role of music is to touch a group of people, metaphorically. And once that's in place, it can use music to coordinate work. You can work in rhythm with each other. And this is why human society evolved, arguably through sharing sound with each other. Why is rhythm so important to humans?
Insects do it. Katydids or bush crickets can pulse in regular time in mass choruses. Interestingly, birds can't do it. Apes have no rhythm.
They can't sing either. But humans, with a great synthesizer, can bring all these things together. Rhythm is organization. The routines which organize life.
You have habits, comings and goings. For the first hominids, about 4 million years ago, it was so important to start walking upright because the regularity of footfalls forges links between the brain and muscular exertion, and indeed, sound. And not just that, but also a sense of time, because once you have a pattern of footfall, you can predict what will happen next.
And that sets in place a very important ingredient of human music, and why our music is haunted by the rhythm of walking. So you could argue that rhythm is all encompassing, because life is all about routine and regularity.
How did music evolve to correlate with chemical reactions in our brains and bodies? It reduces cortisol, which creates stress. Music is so complex because it brings together so many different things inside our brains and bodies. Music triggers memory, it induces feelings, regulates your breathing, hence the link with mindfulness and the rhythm of breathing, the rhythm of the heart rate. Once you start to dance, the rhythm of your body has so-called peripheral feedback effects, where the motions of your hands and your legs feed back into the brain.
It's doing so many things. I don't think that literature does that. Painting doesn't do that. You can't dance to a painting, you can't dance in mathematics. So in harmonizing all these different elements in music, that's what creates good mental and physical health, and why music makes you feel better.
And in a sense, it's like a book—he turns music into a literate culture. So if you want to know what the monks are singing at the far corners of the Empire, you don't have to send soldiers out there, because you can guarantee that they literally sing from the same hymn sheet as the monks in Rome. The problem is that you're turning music into an object.
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