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Write Your Own Musical From Start To FinishWrite Your Own Musical From Start To Finish
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Write Your Own Musical From Start To Finish

Pasek & Paul's Official Coaching App
Pasek & Paul's Official Coaching App
  • Learn all of Pasek & Paul's songwriting secrets
  • Follow a personalized curriculum & write your own musical
  • Get real-time AI feedback on all your songs
Pasek & Paul
Created byPasek & Paul
Musical-theatre songwriting duo behind 6x Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, and The Greatest Showman.
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You mentioned you're having trouble identifying the song moments in your show. Here's a lesson from Benj and Justin to show you exactly what to do!

Today's Lesson

20 min • Song Spotting Your Musical

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Achieve your goals

Achieve a lifelong dream & write the musical inside of you

With this app as your creative partner, unlock the secrets of world-class musical theatre songwriting. Step by step, you’ll learn how to craft compelling stories, write show-stopping songs, and develop your own original musical from the ground up. Build your skills with hands-on practice, expert guidance, and personalized feedback—so you can bring your vision to life on stage.

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Nice job!

You crushed your goal of finishing 3 original songs this month.

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Learn Pasek & Paul's complete creative process

Dive deep with 13+ hours of exclusive lessons, in-depth guidance, and months of hands-on projects from the award-winning songwriting duo.

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Write your own original musical

Follow each step to craft songs and stories, then bring your musical to life—no guesswork, just real progress every month.

feedback

Get instant, personalized feedback along the way

Receive AI-powered coaching on your songs and lyrics, so you can improve your writing with clear, actionable insights.

The only app you need

The #1 musical theatre songwriting coach. In your pocket.

This app guides you through the entire process of writing songs for musical theatre, step by step, with expert insights from Pasek & Paul. Each week, you'll dive into guided songwriting sessions, creative prompts, and interactive exercises—helping you craft compelling stories, melodies, and lyrics for your own musical. The app adapts to your progress, offers real-time feedback, and personalizes every activity to your skill level, interests, and creative goals. Everything you need to write your musical is right here.

Write Your Own Musical From Start To FinishWrite Your Own Musical From Start To Finish
Take the quiz to get your personalized plan

Write Your Own Musical From Start To Finish

Pasek & Paul's Official Coaching App
Pasek & Paul's Official Coaching App
  • Learn all of Pasek & Paul's songwriting secrets
  • Follow a personalized curriculum & write your own musical
  • Get real-time AI feedback on all your songs
Pasek & Paul
Created byPasek & Paul
Musical-theatre songwriting duo behind 6x Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, and The Greatest Showman.
Background
Hero image

Your coach

You mentioned you're having trouble identifying the song moments in your show. Here's a lesson from Benj and Justin to show you exactly what to do!

Today's Lesson

20 min • Song Spotting Your Musical

Continue session
Take the quiz to get your personalized plan
Achieve your goals

Achieve a lifelong dream & write the musical inside of you

With this app as your creative partner, unlock the secrets of world-class musical theatre songwriting. Step by step, you’ll learn how to craft compelling stories, write show-stopping songs, and develop your own original musical from the ground up. Build your skills with hands-on practice, expert guidance, and personalized feedback—so you can bring your vision to life on stage.

Feature image

Nice job!

You crushed your goal of finishing 3 original songs this month.

music_note

Learn Pasek & Paul's complete creative process

Dive deep with 13+ hours of exclusive lessons, in-depth guidance, and months of hands-on projects from the award-winning songwriting duo.

edit_note

Write your own original musical

Follow each step to craft songs and stories, then bring your musical to life—no guesswork, just real progress every month.

feedback

Get instant, personalized feedback along the way

Receive AI-powered coaching on your songs and lyrics, so you can improve your writing with clear, actionable insights.

The only app you need

The #1 musical theatre songwriting coach. In your pocket.

This app guides you through the entire process of writing songs for musical theatre, step by step, with expert insights from Pasek & Paul. Each week, you'll dive into guided songwriting sessions, creative prompts, and interactive exercises—helping you craft compelling stories, melodies, and lyrics for your own musical. The app adapts to your progress, offers real-time feedback, and personalizes every activity to your skill level, interests, and creative goals. Everything you need to write your musical is right here.

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Daily Inspiration

Song Spotting

Today's Lesson

20 min • Song Spotting Your Musical

Start session

Lyric Reflection

Including everything you need to succeed:

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Step-by-step songwriting guidance from idea to finished musical

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Follow a proven process for developing story, lyrics, and music—tailored to your creative vision.

edit_note

13+ hours of exclusive, in-depth video lessons from Pasek & Paul

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Access Pasek & Paul 's full video library, packed with hands-on demonstrations and creative strategies you won't find anywhere else.

psychology

AI-powered feedback on your lyrics, melodies, and story structure

keyboard_arrow_down

Receive instant, actionable feedback to help you refine your songs and strengthen your storytelling.

star

Insider techniques from Tony, Oscar, and Grammy-winning songwriters

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Learn the exact tools, specific frameworks, and secrets used by Pasek & Paul in their hit musicals.

person

Write in character with guided exercises for authentic voices

keyboard_arrow_down

Master writing songs that capture your characters’ emotions, motivations, and unique perspectives.

timeline

Progress tracking to visualize your growth and creative milestones

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See your completed songs, track your streaks, and celebrate every breakthrough along your journey.

auto_stories

Story development tools for building compelling plots and song moments

keyboard_arrow_down

Map out your entire musical’s story arc and discover where songs will have the most impact.

quiz

Interactive quizzes to reinforce musical theatre concepts 

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Test your knowledge and deepen your understanding with quick, engaging quizzes after each module.

chat

24/7 AI coach chat for instant support and creative brainstorming

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Ask questions, get advice, or brainstorm ideas with your AI songwriting coach anytime you need help.

Created by Pasek & Paul

"We built this app to share our creative process and help you write your own musical with confidence"

Pasek & Paul

Pasek & Paul

Musical-theatre songwriting duo behind 6x Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, and The Greatest Showman.

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are Tony, Oscar, and Grammy-winning songwriters best known for their work on the six-time Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen, and the hit movie-musicals La La Land and The Greatest Showman. Their ability to integrate contemporary pop songwriting with the storytelling traditions of classic musical theatre has made them one of the most in-demand songwriting teams for stage, movies, and television projects today.

With this app, you'll get to join Pasek & Paul in the world of songwriting, learning, practicing, and crafting original songs side-by-side.

Preview of Pasek & Paul's Lessons
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Learn Pasek & Paul 's complete songwriting toolkit

Story-Driven Songwriting
Song Spotting & Finding Song Moments
Writing Melodies & Lyrics for Musicals
Choosing & Developing a Story
Composition & Musical Textures
The Musical Theatre Song Types
Reprises, Motifs & Repetition
Writing in a Character's Voice
Crafting a Musical Language & Style
Song Structure & Plot Development
Rhyme Scheme & Phonetics
Advanced Music Theory for Theatre
Writing for Performance
Workshopping & Collaboration
AI-POWERED COACHING

Every single day in the app is 100% personalized to you.

Built with powerful AI, this app is unlike anything you've ever used before. Your entire experience will be designed just for you.

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Craft a Character-Driven 'I Want' Song

Personalized Songwriting Session • 14 min

Write a compelling 'I Want' song for your musical, guided by AI that adapts prompts and feedback to your story, character, and musical style. You'll develop lyrics, melody ideas, and structure—all tailored to your creative vision.

What to do
assignment
Spot the Song Moment
3 min
chevron_right
person
Define Your Character's Desire
3 min
chevron_right
edit
Draft Your Hook & Motif
4 min
chevron_right
list
Shape the Song Structure
3 min
chevron_right
tune
Lyric & Melody Refinement
3 min
chevron_right
How it works

Write your own musical in 4 simple steps

It only takes a few minutes to get started

Onboarding Quiz

What’s your biggest songwriting goal?

Write my first original musical
Improve my lyric writing
Master storytelling through song
Finish more songs, start to finish
1

Complete the onboarding quiz

Share your musical interests, songwriting experience, and creative goals so the app can personalize your journey from the start.

Your Plan

Week 1

Foundations of Musical Storytelling

Spotting Song Moments
Choosing Your Story
Writing Your First Melody
Lyric Brainstorming
Week 2Upcoming

Advanced Songwriting Techniques

2

Get your personalized plan

Receive a step-by-step songwriting roadmap tailored to your style, skill level, and the kind of musical you want to create.

Today, April 2

6
V

Daily Inspiration

Prompt • 2 min

Song Spotting

Activity • 5 min

Write a Character Song

Session • 20 min

Lyric Reflection

Journal • 4 min

3

Follow daily tasks to stay on track

Each day, unlock guided songwriting prompts, interactive exercises, and feedback to help you build your musical piece by piece.

Your Progress

Songs Completed

7 total

+2 in the last week

JanuaryApril

Writing Streak

5 days

5 days in a row

JanuaryApril
4

Track progress & see real results

Watch your musical take shape as you complete milestones, celebrate achievements, and see your skills grow with every session.

It only takes 2 minutes to get started

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See why thousands of people love Pasek & Paul's app

Join others from around the world learning & creating alongside Pasek & Paul

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Pasek & Paul are authentic and real. I'm learning so much from seeing their genuine process shown vulnerably in front of me. I truly will never be the same in my songwriting and confidence. The lessons are clear, direct, and authentic.
Susan Lavelle's profile
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Susan Lavelle
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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This app is just mind-blowing. I knew Justin and Benj were an incredible duo, but this reaffirms my belief to even higher levels. It's knocking my socks off!
J
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John Frederick
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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It's amazing to be in the writers' room with Benj and Justin. They don't just lecture us. They really let us peek behind the curtain and watch their process — and throughout, they clue us in on both the magic and the "mechanics" of what they were doing.
Delilah Blake's profile
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Delilah Blake
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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I'm blown away by the music theory lesson that made more sense to me than anything I've ever studied about theory. I love watching Pasek and Paul create a musical, and I appreciate how charming and articulate they are. Mostly, I love learning so much about structuring a musical.
Cheryl Miller Thurston's profile
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Cheryl Miller Thurston
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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The app is flat-out great. The info is immediately useful to me. It has a good deal of technical and how-to info, which is just what I want, and the delivery is really special: Pasek & Paul convey a sense of spontaneity and even joy.
Jim Novak's profile
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Jim Novak
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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I've been involved with musical theatre most of my life, but love being taught more about the structure and content of musicals. It's helping me make sense of what I've loved and even created for decades. I love learning from these master creators.
Carrie Wrigley's profile
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Carrie Wrigley
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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The app is amazing how it describes everything and it's just soooo useful for my own work and really looking at my characters and their journey.
A
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Alicia Benbow
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
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I'm getting so many insights watching Pasek & Paul actually create a show from scratch. They are amazing.
Larry Bridges's profile
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Larry Bridges
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
FAQ

Your questions, answered

Who is this app for?
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What will I learn in this app?
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How much time do I need to dedicate to this app?
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Is this app suitable for beginners?
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How personalized is the experience?
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Can I get feedback on my work?
expand_more
What kind of support is available?
expand_more
Today's the day

Start writing your own musical with expert guidance

You’re only minutes away from getting your personalized musical theatre songwriting plan. Start achieving your creative goals today alongside Pasek & Paul.

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I'm traveling and only have 5 minutes today. Can you update my activities?
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Absolutely! I'll adjust today's activities so you can quickly brainstorm a song moment and jot down a few lyric ideas. This way, you’ll keep your creative momentum even on a busy day.
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Including everything you need to succeed:

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Step-by-step songwriting guidance from idea to finished musical

keyboard_arrow_down

Follow a proven process for developing story, lyrics, and music—tailored to your creative vision.

edit_note

13+ hours of exclusive, in-depth video lessons from Pasek & Paul

keyboard_arrow_down

Access Pasek & Paul 's full video library, packed with hands-on demonstrations and creative strategies you won't find anywhere else.

psychology

AI-powered feedback on your lyrics, melodies, and story structure

keyboard_arrow_down

Receive instant, actionable feedback to help you refine your songs and strengthen your storytelling.

star

Insider techniques from Tony, Oscar, and Grammy-winning songwriters

keyboard_arrow_down

Learn the exact tools, specific frameworks, and secrets used by Pasek & Paul in their hit musicals.

person

Write in character with guided exercises for authentic voices

keyboard_arrow_down

Master writing songs that capture your characters’ emotions, motivations, and unique perspectives.

timeline

Progress tracking to visualize your growth and creative milestones

keyboard_arrow_down

See your completed songs, track your streaks, and celebrate every breakthrough along your journey.

auto_stories

Story development tools for building compelling plots and song moments

keyboard_arrow_down

Map out your entire musical’s story arc and discover where songs will have the most impact.

quiz

Interactive quizzes to reinforce musical theatre concepts 

keyboard_arrow_down

Test your knowledge and deepen your understanding with quick, engaging quizzes after each module.

chat

24/7 AI coach chat for instant support and creative brainstorming

keyboard_arrow_down

Ask questions, get advice, or brainstorm ideas with your AI songwriting coach anytime you need help.

Created by Pasek & Paul

"We built this app to share our creative process and help you write your own musical with confidence"

Pasek & Paul

Pasek & Paul

Musical-theatre songwriting duo behind 6x Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, and The Greatest Showman.

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are Tony, Oscar, and Grammy-winning songwriters best known for their work on the six-time Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen, and the hit movie-musicals La La Land and The Greatest Showman. Their ability to integrate contemporary pop songwriting with the storytelling traditions of classic musical theatre has made them one of the most in-demand songwriting teams for stage, movies, and television projects today.

With this app, you'll get to join Pasek & Paul in the world of songwriting, learning, practicing, and crafting original songs side-by-side.

Preview of Pasek & Paul's Lessons
Video thumbnail
Video thumbnail

Learn Pasek & Paul 's complete songwriting toolkit

Story-Driven Songwriting
Song Spotting & Finding Song Moments
Writing Melodies & Lyrics for Musicals
Choosing & Developing a Story
Composition & Musical Textures
The Musical Theatre Song Types
Reprises, Motifs & Repetition
Writing in a Character's Voice
Crafting a Musical Language & Style
Song Structure & Plot Development
Rhyme Scheme & Phonetics
Advanced Music Theory for Theatre
Writing for Performance
Workshopping & Collaboration
AI-POWERED COACHING

Every single day in the app is 100% personalized to you.

Built with powerful AI, this app is unlike anything you've ever used before. Your entire experience will be designed just for you.

music_note

Craft a Character-Driven 'I Want' Song

Personalized Songwriting Session • 14 min

Write a compelling 'I Want' song for your musical, guided by AI that adapts prompts and feedback to your story, character, and musical style. You'll develop lyrics, melody ideas, and structure—all tailored to your creative vision.

What to do
assignment
Spot the Song Moment
3 min
chevron_right
person
Define Your Character's Desire
3 min
chevron_right
edit
Draft Your Hook & Motif
4 min
chevron_right
list
Shape the Song Structure
3 min
chevron_right
tune
Lyric & Melody Refinement
3 min
chevron_right
How it works

Write your own musical in 4 simple steps

It only takes a few minutes to get started

Onboarding Quiz

What’s your biggest songwriting goal?

Write my first original musical
Improve my lyric writing
Master storytelling through song
Finish more songs, start to finish
1

Complete the onboarding quiz

Share your musical interests, songwriting experience, and creative goals so the app can personalize your journey from the start.

Your Plan

Week 1

Foundations of Musical Storytelling

Spotting Song Moments
Choosing Your Story
Writing Your First Melody
Lyric Brainstorming
Week 2Upcoming

Advanced Songwriting Techniques

2

Get your personalized plan

Receive a step-by-step songwriting roadmap tailored to your style, skill level, and the kind of musical you want to create.

Today, April 2

6
V

Daily Inspiration

Prompt • 2 min

Song Spotting

Activity • 5 min

Write a Character Song

Session • 20 min

Lyric Reflection

Journal • 4 min

3

Follow daily tasks to stay on track

Each day, unlock guided songwriting prompts, interactive exercises, and feedback to help you build your musical piece by piece.

Your Progress

Songs Completed

7 total

+2 in the last week

JanuaryApril

Writing Streak

5 days

5 days in a row

JanuaryApril
4

Track progress & see real results

Watch your musical take shape as you complete milestones, celebrate achievements, and see your skills grow with every session.

It only takes 2 minutes to get started

starstarstarstarstar

See why thousands of people love Pasek & Paul's app

Join others from around the world learning & creating alongside Pasek & Paul

Quote
Pasek & Paul are authentic and real. I'm learning so much from seeing their genuine process shown vulnerably in front of me. I truly will never be the same in my songwriting and confidence. The lessons are clear, direct, and authentic.
Susan Lavelle's profile
starstarstarstarstar
Susan Lavelle
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
This app is just mind-blowing. I knew Justin and Benj were an incredible duo, but this reaffirms my belief to even higher levels. It's knocking my socks off!
J
starstarstarstarstar
John Frederick
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
It's amazing to be in the writers' room with Benj and Justin. They don't just lecture us. They really let us peek behind the curtain and watch their process — and throughout, they clue us in on both the magic and the "mechanics" of what they were doing.
Delilah Blake's profile
starstarstarstarstar
Delilah Blake
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
I'm blown away by the music theory lesson that made more sense to me than anything I've ever studied about theory. I love watching Pasek and Paul create a musical, and I appreciate how charming and articulate they are. Mostly, I love learning so much about structuring a musical.
Cheryl Miller Thurston's profile
starstarstarstarstar
Cheryl Miller Thurston
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
The app is flat-out great. The info is immediately useful to me. It has a good deal of technical and how-to info, which is just what I want, and the delivery is really special: Pasek & Paul convey a sense of spontaneity and even joy.
Jim Novak's profile
starstarstarstarstar
Jim Novak
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
I've been involved with musical theatre most of my life, but love being taught more about the structure and content of musicals. It's helping me make sense of what I've loved and even created for decades. I love learning from these master creators.
Carrie Wrigley's profile
starstarstarstarstar
Carrie Wrigley
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
The app is amazing how it describes everything and it's just soooo useful for my own work and really looking at my characters and their journey.
A
starstarstarstarstar
Alicia Benbow
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
Quote
I'm getting so many insights watching Pasek & Paul actually create a show from scratch. They are amazing.
Larry Bridges's profile
starstarstarstarstar
Larry Bridges
VERIFIED CUSTOMER
FAQ

Your questions, answered

Who is this app for?
expand_more
What will I learn in this app?
expand_more
How much time do I need to dedicate to this app?
expand_more
Is this app suitable for beginners?
expand_more
How personalized is the experience?
expand_more
Can I get feedback on my work?
expand_more
What kind of support is available?
expand_more
Today's the day

Start writing your own musical with expert guidance

You’re only minutes away from getting your personalized musical theatre songwriting plan. Start achieving your creative goals today alongside Pasek & Paul.