Afore mentioned Head Turning Cast

Laila Robins

Whitney Bashor

Jessica Grove

Kate Wetherhead

Lauren Worsham

Matt Doyle

Charlie Brady

Jessica Snow Wilson

Anne Nathan

Valerie Wright

Nick Sullivan

Hannah Laird

Sarah Shahinian

Veronica Kuehn

Anne Letscher

Lauren Nolan

Katie Henley

Good, good, friends.

Book Writer/Composer/Lyricist Daniel Zaitchik, cast member Charlie Brady, and Music Director Deborah Abramson. Some of my most fulfilling, satisfying, and joyful theatrical experiences have been with these three so I'm really looking forward to making some more with them this summer.

The first day of Deborah teaching this beautiful score-- to a head turning cast.

The O'neill Musical Theatre Conference

Well I'm getting to spend two weeks at one of my favorite places in the world. And with views like this... who could blame me?

The view of Long Island Sound from the back porch of The Mansion.

The view of Long Island sound from my room.

The view of The Mansion from my room.

A Title Change

Our very talented and very smart librettist/composer/lyricist changed the title of the show today from:

To:

Our Terrific Cast

Danny Binstock as Sam.

Patty Goble as Mom

Christopher Shyer as Dad.

And our terrific multitasking ensemble:

Danielle Frimer

Douglas Hummer-Price

Miles Jacoby

Emily Jenda

Jason Reiff

YIMT Meet and Greet

First day with all three casts of Cancer, Pop, and Invisible Cities together for the meet and greet.

Artistic director, and also the director of Pop, Mark Brokaw having a laugh with producer Beth Morrison.

Luther Creek is playing Andy Warhol in Pop!

Music Director for Pop! David Loud with Cristen Paige who is playing Edie Sedgwick.

Cristen and Mark

Yale

Just arrived and already loving it.

A Great Summer

About to start an amazing summer. First up:

Yale School of Drama and Yale School of Music announce the selections to be workshopped at Yale Institute for Music Theatre, June 7-21, 2009

The YALE INSTITUTE FOR MUSIC THEATRE (Mark Brokaw, Artistic Director; Beth Morrison, Producer) announces the three original music theatre works to receive two-week workshops in New Haven, June 7-21.

The three selected works are:

Cancer? the musical Music, Book, and Lyrics by Sam Wessels About to graduate from college, intrepid Sam had a lot in front of him. He had an acting career to start, musicals to produce, and the mysteries of adulthood waiting to uncover. Then for a graduation gift, he got leukemia. Cancer? the musical is an ingenious, funny, heartfelt, and unsentimental depiction of Sam's roller-coaster ride through the first dizzying nine months of his diagnosis and treatment—and how the cure ended up transforming his life long after the cancer itself was gone.

Sam Wessels is a 2008 graduate of the University of Utah Actor Training Program, where he received his BFA. He has written four musicals and is working on his fifth. His first musical,Notes on a Sunday, was produced by the University of Utah in 2008. Rectum! was given a staged reading this winter at the Salt Lake Acting Company. At the University of Utah, he appeared as Bobby Strong in Urinetown, Baby Face in Happy End; and acted in and composed music for The Caucasian Chalk Circle and The Winter's Tale.

Then up to the O'neill Musical Theatre Conference for:

Then down to Signature Theatre in Arlington Virginia for:

21/24: July 23 & 24 Signature launches a new series called 21/24 as part of the American Musical Voices Program – the Next Generation, funded by the Shen Family Foundation. After 21 days of preparation and polishing, on July 23 and 24, two new musicals will be presented in concert in the MAX Theatre, performed by some of Signatures' outstanding artists. The concert performances include The Hollow, book by Hunter foster (Kiss of the Spider Woman), music and lyrics by Matt Conner (Nevermore) and directed by Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer; and The Boy Detective Fails, book by Joe Meno, music and lyrics by Adam Gwon, and directed by Joe Calarco. July 23 at 6:00 21/24: The Hollow July 23 at 8:15 21/24: The Boy Detective Fails Starring Danny Binstock, Chris Bloch, Sherri L. Edelen, Eleasha Gamble, James Gardiner, Sam Ludwig, Channez McQuay, Amy McWilliams, Margo Seibert, Thomas Simpson, Chris Sizemore, Stephen Gregory Smith, Russell Sunday, Stephanie Waters, and Bayla Whitten July 24 at 6:00 21/24: The Boy Detective Fails July 24 at 8:15 21/24: The Hollow Starring Danny Binstock, Chris Bloch, Sherri L. Edelen, Eleasha Gamble, James Gardiner, Sam Ludwig, Channez McQuay, Amy McWilliams, Margo Seibert, Thomas Simpson, Chris Sizemore, Stephen Gregory Smith, Russell Sunday, Stephanie Waters, and Bayla Whitten

Great News!

I'm getting to spend part of the summer in one of my favorite places in the world.