Songs For A New World Promos at Birdland and Feinsteins--July 2012

Songs For A New World at The York Theatre--July 2012

In July 2012 I co-produced Jason Robert Brown's SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD for a limited run to nurture emerging talent. Original director, Daisy Prince, casting director Andrew Zerman, producer Kyle Renick and star Jessica Molansky came for a talk back with the cast.

Andrew Zerman, Justin Fischer, Daisy Prince, Jessica Molansky, Kyle Renick
Bethany Christine Elkin, Patricia Simon, Ben Garrett, Krista Paoella, Diana Buchwald

You Tube Posts of Performances--Theatre On Park 1982 and Florida Atlantic University 1986 + Childhood Memories 2004

Ben Bagley's CONTEMPORARY BROADWAY REVISITED

I am on this CD thanks to Ben Bagley! The song is "Earthly Paradise" written for COLETTE COLLAGE by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. On the YOU TUBE it's at 5:01.

Links To Articles and Videos!

Here are links to various articles over the years on Playbill and Theatremania plus a link to the Gypsy-Run-thru of the last show I directed--SOUTH PACIFIC. No sets--and minimal props and costumes--just 47 students, one pianist and a very happy audience!

To start off--Here's Elaine Stritch, who visited my class to do her one woman show!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HU-ouTfOA0

Here's an article about how one of my students landed the lead in an Off-Broadway show!

http://www.playbill.com/article/how-a-college-sophomore-wound-up-leading-new-off-broadway-musical-sweetee

I've sponsored many workships for new writers.  Here's an article about VOW.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VOW-Workshop-Set-for-Marymount-Manhattan-College-131-21-20140130

I've enjoyed forming partnerships.  I've especially enjoyed working with The York Theatre Company at Citicorp.

http://www.playbill.com/article/young-performers-sing-new-show-tunes-in-metropolitan-music-revue-june-20-at-the-york-com-120412

Here are some students talking about two January Projects I sponsored.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cZtcJkwiww

Larry Fuller directed three shows under my sponsorship.  Here is are articles.

http://www.playbill.com/article/fuller-to-stage-marymount-york-theatre-summer-revue-com-149273

http://www.mmm.edu/live/news/183-celebration-of-noel-cowards-work-features

Pat Birch has done five shows with students under my sponsorship.

http://www.playbill.com/article/birch-directs-readings-of-new-musical-road-to-ruin-com-165226

South Pacific Gypsy Run-thru--Directed by Pat Simon

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yset_chr_syc_mac_oracle&p=pat+simon+and+pat+birch+and+marymount+manhattan#id=3&vid=e429ee26d68616c3fbd6f716da90ceec&action=view

Here is an article about one of the early summer intensivs I sponsored with The York.

http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/07-2005/what-they-do-for-love_6352.html

I was the person who sponsored this for our students: Marty by Charles Strouse.

http://www.playbill.com/article/marty-to-be-revived-for-two-nights-only

Bill Russell directed his Elegies for us under my sponsorship.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Marymount-Manhattan-College-to-Present-ELEGIES-FOR-ANGELS-PUNKS-AND-RAGING-QUEENS-and-VOW-Jan-Feb-2014-20140116

Representative Sponsored Guest Artists

Arthur Laurents

Chita Rivera

Jerry Mitchell and Jack O'Brien

Betty Buckley with DROOD (Kirsten Kuhi)

Larry Fuller

Patricia Birch

Charles Strouse and Barbara Siman with the cast of CHARLEY AND ALGERNON

Martin Charnin and Shelly Burch

Stephen Schwartz

Steve Sondheim and Hal Prince

Marymount Manhattan College Directing Samples

BABY

SHE LOVES ME

SPEAKEASY

METROPOLITAN MUSIC

THE GRASS HARP

PLAIN AND FANCY

THE HUMAN HEART

RAGTIME

THE HUMAN COMEDY

 SOUTH PACIFIC

CAROUSEL