%0 Journal Article
%T Why Canadians Can't Write Musicals
%A Jim Betts
%J The Brock Review
%D 2012
%I 
%X The Canadian Musical Theatre community may include talented writers, directors and producers, but it does not exist in a properly functioning professional environment. In some respects, the Canadian Musical Theatre is closer to an "oral tradition" than a 21st Century art form. The community lacks leadership, focus, and resources. There is a significant need for effective training programs and realistic, well-supported development opportunities. The history of the Canadian Musical Theatre has some similarities to the history of the American Musical Theatre, but its development may lag about 50 years behind
%K musicals
%K theatre
%K music
%K Canadian
%U http://www.brocku.ca/brockreview/index.php/brockreview/article/view/403