Hello Beautiful People, Once again I found myself at Joe’s Pub, in the company of people I love, admire, and respect. The pub was packed, and eager to hear the music of one supremely talented musician, the one and only – Drew Gasparini. It’s not hard to write wonderful things about Drew’s music. Anyone who’s…
Hello Beautiful People, Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the very last show of the 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival, Castle Walk, book, (music, and lyrics by Milton Granger, with additional materials by Jere Lee Hodgin.) The premise of the show is thus – It’s 1938, RKO is making “The Story of Vernon…
Hello Beautiful People, When I first heard that Benjamin Endsley Klein was directing Bend in the Road at the New York Musical Theatre Festival, I knew that it was one of the shows that I had to see. If you saw Ann, you know exactly what I’m talking about. (If you didn’t, well, that’s a…
Hello Beautiful People, On Sunday I had the pleasure of attending The Music Box – A Celebration of Lady Composers at the PTC Performance Space as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival. Oh. My. Goodness. If you missed it, well, kick yourself now. The writers, Masi Asare, Lydia Benecke, Suzy Conn, Julianne Wick Davis,…
Hello Beautiful People, On Saturday evening, I had the pleasure and privilege of seeing A Lasting Impression, by Zoe Sarnak at Joe’s Pub. Full disclosure: like many of the artists and musicians and composers I have gotten to know over the past year, Zoe is someone who’s become a true friend. But lets not be…
Hello Beautiful People, Full disclosure – I have a soft spot in my heart for 90s pop songs, groups, songstresses, and I loved Britney Spears when she first came out. I’m talking pre shaved head, pre babies, pre 55 hour marriage in Vegas. I loved Britney Spears in the days of braided pigtails and plaid…
Hello Beautiful People, On Friday I had the pleasure and privilege of attending a performance of Figaro! (90210) at The NSD Theater in the West Village. And I cannot emphasize the words pleasure and privilege enough – it truly was a remarkable theatrical event. Love, marriage, friendship, family, dreams, aspirations, and yes, immigration reform are…
Hello Beautiful People, You have until May 25th to get a dose of therapy, love, and theater all in one evening. LOVE THERAPY, a new play by Wendy Beckett, will be playing at the DR2 Theatre in Union Square until May 25th, and I assure you it is worth every penny. Before I start to…
Hello Beautiful People, On April 26th Deidra and I went to see Joe Iconis & Family at 54 Below, and I urge you to get your tickets to their next show on May 5th. I mean what better way to spend Cinco de Mayo with a group of phenomenal musicians, singers, and actors? But alas,…
Hello Beautiful People, Prepare yourself for a gush fest. A gushy, mushy, love type of fest. Tonight, I had the honor and pleasure of attending the eleventh edition of the If It Only Even Runs A Minute concert series, the brain child and masterpiece of Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Kevin Michael Murphy, and Caleb Hoyer. My….