Hello Beautiful People, There’s a reason he is known as Jason SweetTooth Williams, as JSW has to be one of the kindest, sweetest, most genuine people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting, someone whom I am honored to be able to call a friend. He is a singer, a writer, an actor, and part…
Tag: Joe Iconis
Actors & Actresses Q&A Series: Molly Hager
Hello Beautiful People! Molly Hager radiates sunshine. She has, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful voices in new musical theater today – she’s soulful, through and through. There are a select group of people that have that certain something that great performers, great artists, are made of, an intangible quality that makes it…
Smash Hour
Hello Beautiful People, One hour. 3,600 seconds. 6o minutes. ONE HOUR. That’s how long it took for the Hit List Concert at 54 Below to sell out. And oh my goodness, what a beautiful thing. I’m going to go ahead and say it now, perhaps that was the worst move NBC did, canceling this show…
Rob Rokicki and Friends at The Cutting Room
Hello Beautiful People, Just last week I had the pleasure and privilege of seeing Mr. Rob Rokicki and Friends play at The Cutting Room in New York City. This is the point in the article where I gush. Where I use kitschy clichés like, this was music to my ears. MUSIC. TO. ONES. EARS. And as…
Movers & Shakers Q&A Series: Rob Rokicki
Hello Beautiful People, Rob Rokicki is a gem of a man, and he also happens to be an actor, songwriter, and music director. He is proud graduate of the University of Michigan and is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Actor’s Equity, and an alumnus of the Tony award winning BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. Rob…
COMING SOON: Rob Rokicki and Friends featuring Megan Hilty
WHO: Rob Rockicki, Megan Hilty, Julia Murney, Joe Iconis, Brian Gallagher, Emma Hunton, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Nick Dalton, Satchel Jones, Amanda Flynn, Lauren Marcus, Erica Swindell, Molly Hagar, Rachel Lee, Seth Eliser, Zach Jones, Molly Dunn, Ray Cetta, Eric Loehr, Michael Ruby, Luca Padovan, Mike Rosengarten, Micah Burgess AND MORE! WHAT: A night of music, of…
Joe Iconis & Family Rock 54 Below
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,…
The Goodbye Song
Hello Beautiful People, I went to go teach my class today, and walked into a somber classroom. A good friend of one of my students had died from a heroin overdose. She was what, nineteen? And yet…I’m not surprised anymore. And that makes my heart a little bit. Aw hell, it breaks my heart a lot…
Music Magic Series: Mr. Joe Iconis
Hello Beautiful People, As fate would have it, I happened to interview Mr. Joe Iconis the week after Jeremy Jordan sang “Broadway, Here I Come!” on the season two premier of Smash. I tell you this, because Joe wrote the song – and it’s outstanding. But Joe is no stranger to the musical theater writing…
The Write Teacher(s) Playlist: March Tunes
Hello, everyone! Time for another installment of The Write Teacher(s) Playlist! If you haven’t seen my February picks, check them out! Before that, though, I thought I’d inform you of some super cool updates regarding the two bands I’ve written about, The Head and the Heart and Dawes. The Head and the Heart recently announced a…