Harris Burdick pictures

I forgot I had some production photos of The Mysteries of Harris Burdick the musical I wrote the book for with composer Chris Miller and lyricist Nathan Tysen that we did up at Barrington Stage Company for Bill Finn's Musical Theatre Lab.

Below the brilliant Donna Lynne Champlin and Michael Winther.


Matt Caplan stopped the show with The Exterminator Song.


Below-- the marvelous Lynne Wintersteller singing and acting her guts out.


Matt Caplan surrounded by attacking "birds" Lynne Wintersteller, Charlie Brady, and Caroline McMahon.


Charlie Brady contemplating one of Chris Van Allsburg's hauntingly beautiful drawings.


Matt Caplan and Caroline McMahon looking on as Donna Lynne Champlin sings of how Lynne Wintersteller got her "Just Dessert."


Donna Lynne and Matt breaking hearts.

Ring of Fire

I am home! It was a long time away but an incredibly fruitful one. The response to Ring of Fire has been amazing and I'm really proud of the work. Amarillo audiences greeted the show with cheers, tears, and an instantaneous standing ovation at the show's end.

Here are some shots from the show taken by Phoenix's wonderful casting director Mark Minnick. I took them from his website www.thefollowspot.blogspot.com).

Besides seeing many of our cast, you'll get to see the terrific and flexible set of Walt Spangler, Mike Baldassari's stunning lighting, and Anne Kennedy's fun and sexy costumes. You will not get to hear Craig Cassidy's great sound design or the truly, truly, brilliant and thrilling new arrangements and orchestrations by the fantastic Steve Bishop. I was given a great deal of freedom in reimagining the show, and I added text from Cash's biography which Steve also underscored beautifully. He is amazing and I can't wait to work with him again. The show was also another chance to work with my great friend and collaborator Karma Camp who choreographed the show.

This first shot is of the Opening of the show with Jeremy Wood in the cowboy hat and Scott Stacy sitting:


Here is the full company doing Jackson at the end of Act 1:


Here is Steve Benoit in the sequence dealing with the early death of Johnny Cash's older brother Jack:


Here is a picture Folsom Prison Blues:


The full cast in Orleans Parish Prison:


And the full cast singing the finale, I've Been Everywhere:


I hope to post more pictures soon.