A big "Thanks!" from the front lines…

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hello 'Pond (especially devs):

My newest musical, "The Quest", opened its workshop production run last night 
in Victoria, Canada.

All scores generated on Lilypond, of course! Can't imagine doing what I have to 
do in any other engraving software:

1. thanks to stylesheets, my scores look better than anything sent out by the 
commercial MT publishing/licensing companies, right from the very first 
compilation;

2. with the help of the edition-engraver, my tweak time is minimal, 
high-impact, easy to maintain/update, and persistent through multiple versions;

3. the many, many engraving elements/conventions specific to musicals 
(text/dialogue integration into score, safety measures, vamps, etc.) are so 
easy to work with; 

4. when a change comes (as they do fast and furious during the workshop 
process!), I make a change in the source and then simultaneously generate four 
different scores (vocal/choral, piano/conductor, full, and tech), all looking 
like a million bucks.

A huge thanks to everyone who makes Lilypond so great — I'll be sure to mention 
y'all in my Tony acceptance speech. ;)

Best,
Kieren.