Just finished two amazing weeks at Berkeley Rep’s Ground Floor summer residency lab, where Carson Kreitzer and I did a  complete rewrite of RUNWAY SIXTY-NINE, our musical about Strippers, Gentrification, and the cleanup of Times Square. We then proceeded directly to Santa Rosa, California, where the show will be read as part of the Summer Repertory Theatre, housed at Santa Rosa Junior College. A truly amazing group of students has been learning 28 songs in less than one week. On [...]

It’s always a thrill to work at New Dramatists. This week’s Creativity Fund Workshop gave Carson Kreitzer and I the opportunity to dive back into our musical RUNWAY SIXTY-NINE with fresh new energy and eyes. The cast was phenomenal, bringing incredible talent and skill to the work. Special thanks to our director Wendy McClellan Anderson, for her insight and dedication to the project, and to New Dramatists, for giving our show the development home it needs.

Just back from New York, where I had the time of my life composing 5 new pieces with 5 new collaborators for 5 brilliant singer-actors as part of the 2011 Composer-Librettist Studio at New Dramatists. The studio began with several days of collaborative and team-building exercises, followed by work on music-theater principals. Then, we were off to the races– composers and librettists were paired up, a new team every 2 days, with material being turned around every 48 hours, culminating [...]

I had a blast speaking about human trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia at BINA LA this past Wednesday. BINA is a network of Israeli and American Jewish professionals ages 25-45 in Los Angeles who seek to create meaningful connections with Israel and each other through cutting edge programming revolving around educational, cultural and social events tied to Israel. A great group of  people dedicated to making a difference in the world. Looking forward to the next event! View the VIDEO here: http://www.binala.org/content/human-trafficking-thailand-and-cambodia

Emmy Award-Winner Scott Liggett joins the Investment Team! Click below to read more: Till Death Do Us Part- Producers Plan Chicago Production