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 CHAPTERS
1. 00:00 Intro
2. 04:40 Brett’s I Wanna Be Like You as a Kid
3. 08:20 Musicianship History
4. 10:25 Ithaca College
5. 12:45 BMI
6. 17:40 Working With Collaborators
7. 20:18 Sondheim’s Three Pillars
8. 30:25 Crafting A Story
9. 32:50 Scene To Song
10. 39:05 Adaptations and Thoughtful Songwriting
11. 52:02 The M Tea & Social Media!
12. 1:02:10 Disney Sensibility
13. 1:10:57 The M Tea Paid Program
14. 1:14:14 Time Stops!
15. 1:22:55 Time Signatures
16. 1:29:50 Best Sondheim Musical/Meeting Sondheim/Here We Are
17. 1:34:53 Using Your Voice to Diversify Music
18. 1:39:18 Pastiche
19. 1:41:44 Ratatouille Musical???
20. 1:44:00 Envisioning Your Writing
21. 1:45:50 Sondheim’s Chair/Library Of Congress
22. 1:52:15 State of The Industry
23. 1:56:00 Musical Theater Trivia
24. 2:01:10 Dream Guest Manifestation
25. 2:03:00 Brett’s I Wanna Be Like You NOW!
