Foreword / Lynn Ahrens --Training for the musical theatre -- Acting in musical theatre - the book -- How to use this book --Fundamentals of acting in musical theatre. Acting basics, the foundation -- Acting basics, step-by-step -- Making it matter -- Score and libretto analysis and structure. Musical analysis, listening for clues -- Working with words, the language of the lyric and libretto -- Elements of storytelling -- Character analysis -- The journey of the song. The journey begins -- Working with relationships -- Intensifiers -- Making it a performance. Discovering your phrasing -- Staging your song -- Rehearsal into performance -- Style in musical theatre. What is style? -- Style tags -- Style overviews -- The profession. Do you have the stuff? -- Auditioning -- A winning attitude