Look! We Wrote a Quarantine Showtune!

Sondheim said, “Art isn’t easy,” and these days of COVID-19 definitely present their artistic and collaborative challenges. I’m super proud of my friends who decided to push past the problems we’re all experiencing to continue creating together. I’m delighted to share this quarantine showtune that Nathan Cann and I wrote for Leanne Borghesi, and I’m honored it was a featured video on Playbill yesterday!

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THE SHOWBROADS Are Baaaaaaack! Get ready NYC and SF!

After their standing room/sold out debut November, these “dueling divas” are back to heat up the stage with their brassy belts, boa-ography & over the top comedic chops with and array of  “showstopping number after showstopping number.” Arrangements/Musical Direction by seasoned composer Dana P. Rowe (Witches of Eastwick, Blackbeard, The Fix, and Zombie Prom). Dana leads a tight combo with Don Kelly (drums), Jim Piela (sax/clarinet) and Jamie Mohamadien (bass).

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Avery Sommers Rules The Laurie Beechman Theatre with FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS

Blackbeard‘s unique immersive staging thrusts the audience entirely into the action like never before. Get an in-depth look at the inventive behind-the-scenes magic to launch a world premiere musical in this five-part series. Meet the writers, explore Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer’s vision and hoist the sails as the show takes off during the final dress rehearsal.

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THE SHOWBROADS leave them wanting more!

Blackbeard‘s unique immersive staging thrusts the audience entirely into the action like never before. Get an in-depth look at the inventive behind-the-scenes magic to launch a world premiere musical in this five-part series. Meet the writers, explore Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer’s vision and hoist the sails as the show takes off during the final dress rehearsal.

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BLACKBEARD SEMINARS: Into Legend We Sail – Captaining a New Musical

Blackbeard‘s unique immersive staging thrusts the audience entirely into the action like never before. Get an in-depth look at the inventive behind-the-scenes magic to launch a world premiere musical in this five-part series. Meet the writers, explore Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer’s vision and hoist the sails as the show takes off during the final dress rehearsal.

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BLACKBEARD June Premiere at Signature Theatre in VA

Set sail with the most infamous pirate of all time in a riotous, rowdy high-seas adventure from John Dempsey and Dana P. Rowe, the creators of The Witches of Eastwick, Brother Russia, Zombie Prom, and The Fix.

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Signature Revs Up For One Helluva Spin

CBS This Morning, September 18th, 2015 “The Fix” The first two Republican debates had plenty of theater, but a play near Washington is bringing its own political intrigue. “The Fix” captures the absurd and sometimes seedier side of politics, at times hitting a little too close to home. Julianna Goldman reports from Arlington, Virginia. Click…

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