SONG-SPOTTING One of the better ways to select the point of entry for a song is to wait until after the structure of the show is figured out. The three creative elements (book writer, lyricist, and composer) can then determine if the show is truly ready to be written. At that point there ought to be a meeting of the minds over the location of the emotional moments of the story. More often than not, songs are used for emotional focus. A song can easily replace a dialogue scene in which one or more characters convey their fears or sorrows or happiness or love, or if there is a moment when one of
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