After seeing the Broadway adaptation I was hungry to check out the source material. Happily, I was as pleased as pirates plundering a’plenty with both. The book, Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, supposes what might have been the origins of the mythic boy and other favorite characters from J. M. Barrie’s classic … Continue reading »
During my extended absence from writing on the blog, we successfully opened The Clifton Monroe Chronicles: Episode 1 – The Case of the Scarlet G. I was in New Orleans for the opening weekend (and helped by running the light board while working with the press) and enjoyed watching this co-creation get standing ovations each night. … Continue reading »
The Associated Press is reporting that Robert Sherman, one half of the legendary Sherman Brothers, passed away Monday in his home in London. The Sherman Brothers were “unknown heroes” to me as a child. I knew their songs by heart, sang them relentlessly, and wore new grooves in my Disney LPs, listening to their music over … Continue reading »
The Sixth Annual Broadway Beauty Pageant will take place on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 8PM at Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC). If you’ve never been, GO. If you’ve been, GO AGAIN! It’s an incredible night filled with stellar performances and stunning physiques. And, by attending, you are helping out the Ali Forney Center whose mission … Continue reading »
In 1998 I was enjoying a two-week run of Cabaret at the Clarence Brown Theatre. This was a University production (not to be confused with the professional company on the campus of UTK) and I was excited for my mom and stepdad to see this sort of naughty, sort of sexual, very-much-in-the-vein-of the Roundabout’s Broadway revival that I was … Continue reading »
The Clifton Monroe Chronicles We are constantly surprised (pleasantly) by the generosity of our friends, family and future fans. Last night we hit the 70% mark (see our Mattie Meter update below)! We have 44 days to go… and that’s just $13.41 a day left to raise. So, we hope you will share this project’s … Continue reading »
Our show, The Clifton Monroe Chronicles, is almost halfway to the fundraising goal of $2000! We hit $946 today but still have a way to go. Check out the latest update from our Mattie Meter below. Thanks and keep spreading the word and if you haven’t yet pledged please do over at Kickstarter. We can’t express how much we … Continue reading »
Ren has written the first installment in what will be the ongoing, behind-the-scenes story of The Clifton Monroe Chronicles. A snippet is below but to read the entire first installment please check out the show’s blog here. The real start of The Clifton Monroe Chronicles is a mystery to us too. Thomas and I were living in … Continue reading »
Exciting news… a show that I co-created is premiering in New Orleans in April!! While I know many of you won’t be able to attend the premiere, I’m hoping you will support the project through our Kickstarter campaign. Our goal is $2000 but ANY pledge you can make will truly help. Plus, there are rewards … Continue reading »
Ok, so Baby August isn’t on Broadway, but this weekend I finished a painting for some of my dearest friends who recently welcomed their baby boy to the world. Since both work in and around the theatre district I created this scene of “baby Broadway” characters standing on a cartoon rendering of the Red Steps … Continue reading »
