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Category Archives: Writing
StageStruck! VI: Women and the American Musical Conference
Thank you so much to the organizers of the StageStruck! conference and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., one of the most amazing places in this country. It was such an honor to talk about musical theater for three … Continue reading
Cabaret Video: A Moonlighting Fan Song
The first of the videos from my May 1st is up! This is a very special song for me, another fan song I wrote with the great Rob Hartmann, this time for the television series Moonlighting. For those who know … Continue reading
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New Cabaret Show: Everybody Says Not to Be This Way: Songs of Julia Meinwald and Shoshana Greenberg
I’m so excited to be putting together a cabaret with Julia Meinwald again! Join us at the Duplex in NYC on Thursday, May 1st at 7pm for Everybody Says Not to Be This Way: Songs of Julia Meinwald and Shoshana … Continue reading
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Remembering William Finn
Another teacher of mine has passed, the great musical theater writer William Finn. The last time I saw Bill Finn was at the off-Broadway opening of A Strange Loop in 2019, at the after-party at the West Bank Cafe. Bill … Continue reading
Happy New Year/2024 in Review
Happy New Year! I thought I’d do a year in review roundup again. As I said last year, I’m not one for New Year’s as a holiday. In fact, I hate New Year’s and I wrote a song about it. But … Continue reading
Happy New Year/2023 in Review!
Happy New Year! I thought I’d do a little year in review roundup. I’m not one for New Year’s as a holiday. In fact, I hate New Year’s and I wrote a song about it. But I do love taking stock … Continue reading
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Days of Rage Industry Reading
Days of Rage, the musical I’ve written lyrics for, with book and music by Hyeyoung Kim, had an industry presentation on December 4th. We had a fantastic cast and team, and I’m so proud of everyone involved. Days of Rage has … Continue reading
An Interview with the Writers of the Musical Black Hole Wedding
Renewable Energy is coming to the New York Musical Festival–in the form of the new musical Black Hole Wedding. In this satire of energy politics, a corrupt oil baron battles a shy geek and his fiancé in the face of a large and powerful black hole. I talked to writers Katherine Brann Fredricks (words) and Paul E. Nelson (music) about musicalizing a black hole, researching and writing about a chicken bone fuel generator and an electronic sniffer, and why you shouldn’t call this a sci-fi musical. Continue reading
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New Cabaret Show: “Not Coming Back”
On Sunday, November 4th, I debuted my new cabaret show, “Not Coming Back.” It was a wonderful afternoon at the Duplex Cabaret Theatre on Christopher Street. My cabarets are a hybrid of storytelling, songs I wrote, and existing musical theater … Continue reading
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DAYS OF RAGE WORKSHOP AT TOWN STAGES
As part of our Sokoloff Fellowship at Town Stages, Hyeyoung Kim and I are doing two mini-workshop presentations of our new musical Days of Rage on Wednesday, October 17th at 7pm and Thursday, October 18th at 4pm at Town Stages in Tribeca. Days of … Continue reading
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