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SONGS AND STORIES WITHPAUL SCOTT GOODMANPaul Scott Goodman performed anevening last July at Makor, a programof the 92nd Street Y. With a host oftunes from the composer-lyricist’s catalogue,the show featured Ta r z a n’ sNatalie Silverlieb, singer- s o n g w r i t e rSabrina Stone and stage/screen veteranEllen Foley performing alongwith the author.THE STORY OF MY LIFEs c o re and orchestrations by N e i lBartram (Advanced), book by B r i a nH i l l, pre m i e red last November atC a n S t a g e’s Berkeley Street Theatrein To ronto. Directed by ManhattanT h e a t re Club veteran Michael Bush,the intimate, two-person show starredTony Award winner Brent Carver andB ro a d w a y ’ s J e ffrey Kuhn. A r a remusical without source material, T h eStory of My Life is a tender, musicalcelebration of lifelong friends and thepowerful bonds that can tie two peopletogether forever.THAT TIME OF YEARconcept and lyrics by alumni L a u-rence Holzman and Felicia Needlema n, was a revue highlighting “thejoys and anxieties of the holiday season,”according to press notes. Directedand choreographed by A n n e t t eJolles, its score a score featured musicby BMI alumni Sanford Marc Cohen,Nicholas Levin, Donald Oliver, KyleR o s e n, Brad Ross, and Wendy Wi l f.The show played at the York Theatreduring the 2006 Christmas season.THE TUTORThe multi-award-winning stagemusical, book and lyrics by Maryrose8Wood (Advanced), music by AndrewG e r l e (participating collaborator) isplaying a February 28–April 8 limitedrun at the Spirit of Broadway Theaterin Norwich, Connecticut, under thed i rection of Artistic Director B r e t tB e r n a d i n i. As described, “The Tu t o rtells a fresh, funny, contemporary taleof romance, art, and what it re a l l ytakes to get into Princeton.” SaidWood: “A few years ago I met a coupleof 20-somethings struggling to beartists and make a living in New YorkC i t y. Many of them were equippedwith Ivy League degrees, which Ifound rather dazzling because I comef rom humbler stock (I’m the firstwoman in my family tree to attendcollege at all, in fact). And the bestwork these brainiacs could find wastutoring rich kids! It was all verydizzying and took hold of my imaginationin the kind of way that generateslots of ‘what-if’ story ideas. Addto this that Andrew and I had a desireto write a small, contemporaryshow—our previous musical had al a rger cast and was set at the turn ofthe century—and The Tu t o r w a sborn.” For tickets, call (860) 886-2378or visit w w w. s p i r i t o f b r o a d w a y. o r g.For detailed information about theshow, visit www.tutormusical.com.In FestivalGLOBAL SEARCH (CARDIFF)FESTIVALThe Global Search for New Musicalsshowcase, a regular feature of theC a r d i ff International Musical TheatreFestival held annually in Wa l e s ,this year off e red five musicals(abridged, NAMT conference style).
Four of them were by BMI Wo r k-shop writers, and all of those four,and/or their authors were pre v i-ous award and honors winners:• About Face, Music by J e ff r e yLodin (alumnus), Book & Ly r i c sby David Arthur ( L i b re t t i s t s )• The Fabulist, Music & Lyrics byDavid Spencer ( C o m m i t t e e), Bookby Stephen Witkin ( a l u m n u s )• Like You Like It, Music byDaniel S. Aquisto, Book & Ly r i c sby Sammy Buck (both Advanced)• Top of the Heap, Music by JeffreyLodin (yes, Jeff was representedby two shows), Book & Ly r i c sWilliam G. Squier (alumnus).9KANSAS CITY CROSSROADSMUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVALTheatre League, Inc., the KansasCity-based national musical theat re presentation and pro d u c t i o nc o m p a n y, which has satellite presentingprograms in a number ofAmerican cities, introduced Missouriaudiences to readings ofseven new works over two weekendslast July at their first annualmusical theatre festival.S t a g g e r i n g l y, workshop memberswere represented in 6 of the 7works chosen:The Count of Monte Cristo,book and music by Philip deBlasi, lyrics by Jane Landers (bothalumni) based on the novel byAlexandre Dumas.F rog Kiss, An Unlikely Romance,book and lyrics by C h a r l e sL e i p a r t, music by Eric Schorr(alumnus), in collaboration withDaniel B. Brambilla, an adulttwist on the fairy-tale The Fro gPrince.Route 66, book by Jerold Goldstein& William Squier (alumnus),music by Fred Stark, lyrics byS q u i e r, about a big-city journalistand a bohemian photographerassigned to create a photo essay ofthe historic Route 66.Thorstein Veblen’s Theory of theL e i s u re Class, book and lyrics byCharles Leipart, music by RichardB. Evans (alumnus), about an outof-workeconomics professor in1900, New York City who takes his‘Theory of the Leisure Class’ to theFifth Avenue Vaudeville Theatrestage.Too Good To Be Tr u e, book byalumni Amy Coady and G e r a l dS t o c k s t i l l, lyrics by Coady, musicby Stockstill, loosely based on thelife of Elmyr de Hory, one of themost notorious art forgers of the20th century.Dakota Sky, composed by DeborahWicks La Pama, libretto byKathleen Cahill, directed byalumna Amy Coady, inspired bythe letters and diaries of then u m e rous single women whohomesteaded the plains ofWyoming, South Dakota, and Coloradoat the turn of the century.THE SECOND ACT PROBLEMa play by Carey Lovelace( L i b rettists) was featured at the30th Annual Samuel French Off -O ff Broadway Original ShortPlay Festival last June. The shows t a r red Julie Fitzpatrick and D a r-rel Blackburn and was directed byAllison Talis.DAHLIA: A MUSICAL CRIMEBook by Yvonne Adrian (Librettists),Music and Lyrics by L u c y
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