The Lyrics

Musical theater is an art form that requires a thorough command of language in order to convey the thoughts and emotions of a variety of characters in a variety of situations. Before writing, lyricists must first know how to write. A lyricist doesn’t have to be a great poet or playwright, or even have a great deal of training or education. But education and experience can only help. The better-read and educated lyricists are, the more varied and well-constructed their lyrics are likely to be. And the better their command of language, the greater the variety of people for whom they can write appropriate lyrics. A lyricist who stopped learning in high school might be able to write lyrics for Babe Ruth to sing, but not for Albert Einstein. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.