Good Pain and Bad Pain: Talking About Writing Musicals (in Canada)

In this article, Canadian Theatre Review interviews Canadian musical theatre writers Anika Johnson, Barbara Johnston, Britta Johnson, and Colleen Dauncey about their work. They share their thoughts on the craft of writing for the musical theatre, the importance of Fringe Festivals in developing new musicals at the grassroots level, the challenges of integrating dance into an already resource-starved development process, and how being young women shapes their approach to writing.