Author Archives: Shoshana G.

Countdown to 2013: 2012 Theater

Last year I saw 93 shows/readings/cabarets. This year I saw 99— 6 more than last year! I am happy that the number has gone up from last year (last year was the first year the number had gone down!) but I’m also … Continue reading

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I’M THANKFUL FOR: The TV Version

I like the idea of doing a TV version of what I’m thankful for. 1. I am thankful for HBOGO and ShowtimeAnytime, which allow me to watch all my cable shows. Even though I’m behind in all of them, at … Continue reading

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I’M THANKFUL FOR…

Thirteen years ago, when I was a senior in high school, I had an assignment to write an “I’m Thankful For” piece–a list of fun things for which we were thankful, organized by rhyme and alliteration–modeled after a piece in … Continue reading

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10 Takeaways from Singing Rodgers and Hammerstein at Carnegie Hall

Friday night, October 12, the choir I sing in, Essential Voices USA, sang in the New York Pops concert, Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, with soloists Kelli O’Hara, Paulo Szot, and Aaron Lazar. The experience was … Continue reading

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CONCERT: SINGING RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN AT CARNEGIE HALL

I’m singing at Carnegie Hall this Friday night, October 12, in this concert: The New York Pops Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein Performers The New York Pops Steven Reineke, Music Director and Conductor Aaron Lazar Kelli … Continue reading

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A Musical Theater Writers Clubhouse

Just last week I was talking with a few musical theater writers, and the topic of “people to watch” and “people you should know” list came up. I said that those list make me want to quit musical theater. Today, … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Allyson Kaye Daniel sings “My Name is Mildred Loving”

“My Name is Mildred Loving” Lyrics: Shoshana Greenberg Music: Jeffrey Dennis Smith Singer: Allyson Kaye Daniel Presented at Obamarama: Songs for Justice September 22, 2012 Duplex Cabaret Theatre “My Name is Mildred Loving” was inspired by a profile of Mildred … Continue reading

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Essay: Yom Kippur and The X-Files episode “One Breath”

One year on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, I used the mid-day break to watch The X-Files. I randomly popped in the season two episode “One Breath” and realized that Mulder’s journey throughout this episode relates wonderfully to the … Continue reading

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“My Name is Mildred Loving” part of Obamarama! Concert 9/22

A song of mine (with composer Jeffrey Dennis Smith) is in this concert tonight. The song, “My Name is Mildred Loving,” has only been performed one other time, so I’m looking forward to seeing/hearing it performed again. The song is … Continue reading

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Starting a Website

Welcome to my first website. Part website-part blog. Susan Sontag wrote in her journal in December 1957, “In the journal I do not just express myself more openly than I could to any person; I create myself.” (Reborn: Journals and … Continue reading

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