Sandra Okuboyejo first came into my life a couple of months ago for Women of the Wings: A Celebration of Female Musical Theatre Writers Volume 1, and I am all the better for it. Sandra is a junior BFA Musical Theater major at Pace University. While actively involved in the performance aspect of her career,…
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Music Magic Q&A Series: Kailey Marshall
Kailey Marshall is a force. She’s a force of light, a force of strength, a force of energy and creativity and truth and beauty that you’ll be seeing on stages and hearing on your various devices for the foreseeable future. I’m so happy Kailey has agreed to participate in our Q&A Series, and I’m looking…
Behind the Scenes: Lucky Disaster Volume 4
Hello Beautiful People, Lucky Disaster Volume 4 is two weeks from now. TWO WEEKS. And I’m not even sure where to begin with this behind the scenes feature – there’s just so much to say. And I’m trying to spare you all from a novel here. Let’s start with this – Lucky Disaster Volume 4…
Backstage with The Write Teacher(s): #DUETSat54 Part 3
Hello Beautiful People, WELL, it happened! The first ever DUETS concert happened at 54 Below on May 2nd, at 11pm. I’m…thrilled. But, before I say anything else, gratitude must be paid to the composers, my band, and my brilliant cast – Joe Iconis, Ryan Scott Oliver, Rob Rokicki, Zoe Sarnak, Will Buck, Nick Grinlinton, TJay…
DUETS with The Write Teacher(s)
Hello Beautiful People, Oh, goodness gracious. I don’t even know where to begin. Two weeks from now, DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) happens at 54 Below. EEK! This idea, of DUETS with The Write Teacher(s) has been percolating in my brain for quite some time now. I wanted to have a night of theater that highlighted…
A Write Teacher(s) Review: JASPER IN DEADLAND
Hello Beautiful People, “Somehow you gotta break that water, kick and pull through it…” Well, let me just say – this song hit me like a ton of bricks. In the gut. In the heart. In the head. I think I stopped breathing when Matt Doyle was singing… …but wait, I’m getting ahead of myself….
Beyond Broadway: Buck60 Productions and Broadway South
Hello again from Beyond Broadway! This month, we’re speaking with Carolyn D. Miller, a Producer who has worked both on Broadway with Memphis: the Musical and in the Regional Theatre scene. Her most recent project is her own production company in NYC called Buck60 Productions and an outreach and service program called Broadway South. AKR: …
COMING SOON: LOVE SONGS at 54 Below
Hello Beautiful People, V-Day is a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls. V-Day is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest,…
Music Magic Series: Ryan Scott Oliver
Hello Beautiful People, Ryan Scott Oliver is a 2011 Lucille Lortel Award Nominee, a 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipient, and the composer/lyricist for 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, Mrs. Sharp, Darling, Out of My Head, Quit India, The Frog Prince Continued, and Jasper in Deadland – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. He’s also the director of music at…
A Write Teacher(s) Spotlight: 35mm
Hello Beautiful People, I grew up in New York. I grew up in the theater. I’ve seen more shows than I care to count. I’ve slept in the back rows of theaters where the light doesn’t quite reach…just to get a nap in. For fifteen minutes.When I was ten. And then fifteen. And then twenty-five…and…