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The list below chronicles the various staged readings and concerts I’ve participated in since arriving in New York City. Pictures, sounds and more details coming soon!
 

 

May 19, 2008 — Reading
Title: Selections from Talk To The Dead
(Music by Frederick Freyer, Book and Lyrics by Patrick Cook)
Location: Musical Mondays Theatre Lab, Snapple Theater Center, NYC
Role: Mr. Wiley, a stubborn resident of Hydesville, New York

April 30, 2008 — Reading
Title: Selections from Wallenberg
(Music by Benjamin Rosenbluth, Lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman)
Location: Temple Habonim, NYC
Role: Ensemble

April 28, 2008 — Reading
Title: Selections from Wallenberg
(Music by Benjamin Rosenbluth, Lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman)
Location: Residence of Gale and Roy Geronemus, NYC
Role: Ensemble

February 27, 2008 — Concert
Title: "A Million Tomorrows" from Wallenberg
(Music by Benjamin Rosenbluth, Lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman)
Location: Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NYC, Gateways Organization Gala Banquet
Role: Ensemble

October 23, 2007 — Demo Recording
Title: The Jerusalem Syndrome
(Music by Kyle Rosen, Lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman)
Location: Uptime Recording Studio, New York City
Roles: Father Bernard, Mr. Lowenstein, Mr. Sobel/King David and others

October 22, 2007 — Reading
Title: The Jerusalem Syndrome
(Music by Kyle Rosen, Lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman)
Location: York Theatre, New York City
Roles: Father Bernard, Mr. Lowenstein, Mr. Sobel/King David and others

October 26, 2006 — Reading
Title: Selections from A Million Tomorrows (formerly Wallenberg the Musical)
(Music by Benjamin Rosenbluth, Lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman)
Location: Residence of the Swedish Ambassador,  New York City
Role: George (the Swedish Minister of Finance)

September 25, 2006 — Concert
Title: Monday Nights, New Voices
Location: The Duplex, New York City
Songs:
"Something's Comin'" from West Side Story
             "Hold My Hand" by Jeff Blumenkrantz

July 31, 2006 — Reading
Title: Wallenberg the Musical
(Music by Benjamin Rosenbluth, Lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman)
Location: Ripley Grier Studios, New York City
Role: George (the Swedish Minister of Finance)

July 30, 2006 — Demo Recording
Title: Song selections from Anna’s Chocolate Tree
(Music by Marshall Pailet, Lyrics by Al Pailet)
Role: Michael (Anna’s mischievous and jealous older brother)

June 7, 2006 — Demo Recording
Title: Song selections from a new musical by Louise Beach
Location: Laughing Buddha Studios, New York City
Roles: Various

February 27, 2006 — Demo Recording
Title: Song selections by composer Charles Bloom
Location: Uptime Recording Studio, New York City
Roles: Various

February 6, 2006 — Staged Reading
Title: Meet John Doe by Andrew Gerle and Eddie Sugarman
Location: Carousel Dinner Theatre, Akron, Ohio
Role: Beany (a high-strung newspaper assistant with a dark side)

January 15, 2006 — Demo Recording
Title: Song selections from Wallenberg the Musical
(Music by Benjamin Rosenbluth, Lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman)
Location: John Kilgore Sound and Recording, New York City
Roles: Various

January 12, 2006 — Demo Recording
Title: Song selections from The Jerusalem Syndrome
          (Music by Kyle Rosen, Lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman)
Location: John Kilgore Sound and Recording, New York City
Role: Mr. Murphy (a nice Jewish tourist who thinks he’s Noah...without an ark

November 29, 2005 — Demo Recording
Title: Song selections by composer Charles Bloom
Location: Uptime Recording Studio, New York City
Roles: Various

October 9, 2005 — Demo Recording
Title: Song selections by composer Charles Bloom
Location: Uptime Recording Studio, New York City
Roles: Various

September 25-26, 2005 — Staged Reading
National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s 17th Annual Festival
Title: Selections from Meet John Doe by Andrew Gerle and Eddie Sugarman
Location: Dodger Stages, Stage 2, New York City
Role: Beany (a high-strung newspaper assistant with a dark side)

June 28, 2005 — Demo Recording
Title: Selections from Wanda’s World and other songs by Beth Falcone
Roles: PJ, the school bully, and others

June 13, 2005 — Demo Recording
Title: The Town of Titipu by Russell Taylor and Salme Dahlstrom
Location: Uptime Recording Studio, New York City
Role: J-Boy, a New Wave Skater-Punk denizen of Japan

June 6, 2005 — Song Presentation
Title: Selections from Wanda’s World by Beth Falcone
Location: Drama Guild, New York City
Role: PJ, the school bully, and others

May 20-27, 2005 — Staged Reading
Title: Monica, The Musical!
          (Music by xxx, Lyrics by xxx)
Location: Theatre 3, New York City
Role: George Stephanopoulos, a certain flamboyant press secretary

May 12, 2005 — Staged Reading
Title: Act I of Meet John Doe by Andrew Gerle and Eddie Sugarman
Location: ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop, New York City
Role: Beany, a young newspaper man with plans up his sleeve

May 3, 2005 — Song Presentation
Title: Selections from Wanda’s World by Beth Falcone
Location: Drama Guild, New York City
Role: PJ, the school bully, and others

May 2, 2005 — Song Presentation
Title: Selections from Wanda’s World by Beth Falcone
Location: BMI Workshop, New York City
Role: PJ, the school bully, and others

March 28, 2005 — Song Presentation
Title: Selections from Wanda’s World by Beth Falcone
Location: BMI Workshop, New York City
Role: PJ, the school bully, and others

March 28, 2005 — Song Presentation
Title: Selections from Depression: the Musical by D.D. Jackson and Carl Kissen
Location: BMI Workshop, New York City
Role: The Therapist and others

March 10, 2005 — Song Presentation
Title: Selections from Wanda’s World by Beth Falcone
Location: BMI Workshop, New York City
Role: PJ, the school bully, and others

March 8, 2005 — Song Presentation
Title: Selections from Wanda’s World by Beth Falcone
Location: Drama Guild, New York City
Role: PJ, the school bully, and others

October 19, 2004 — Staged Reading
Title: Swimming Upstream by Al and Marshall Pailet
Location: CAP21 Studios, New York City
Role: Zach and Beryl, two VERY different high-schoolers

October 3, 2004 — Concert
Title: Little Buckets: The Songs of Al and Marshall Pailet
Location: The Tank, NYC (New York Music Theatre Festival)
Role: CJ, Beryl and others

September 20, 2004 — Song Presentation
Title: Selections from Wanda’s World by Beth Falcone
Location: BMI Workshop, New York City
Role: Simon

June 17, 2004 — Staged Reading
Title: Greed: The Musical by Barry Libin
Location: John Houseman Theatre, New York City
Role: Ron Southborn, a spineless CFO

May 11, 2004 — Staged Reading
Title: Selections from Depression: The Musical by D.D. Jackson and Carl Kissen
Location: BMI Workshop, New York City
Role: Man on the Street 1

April 17, 2004 — Concert
Title: Miss Chicken Little by William Engvick and Alec Wilder
Location: The Collegiate School’s Bronfman Theater, NYC (Alec Wilder Celebration)
Role: Ensemble

October 27-28, 2003 — Staged Reading
Title: SEX! The Musical conceived by David Coffman
Location: John Houseman Studio Theatre, New York City (presented by AMAS)
Role: Man 1

June 30, 2003 — Staged Reading
Title: Enter the Musical by D.D. Jackson and Carl Kissen
Location: BMI Workshop, New York City
Role: Ensemble

February 4, 2003 — Song Presentation
Title: Selections from Warsaw by William Wade and T. Moore
Location: BMI Workshop, New York City

December 22-23, 2002 — Staged Reading
Title: Gabriel, Blow Your Horn by Bryan D. Leys and James Campodonico
Location: The West End Theatre, New York City
Role: Larry, a burnt-out activist

December 10, 2002 — Song Presentation
Title: Selections from Warsaw by William Wade and T. Moore
Location: BMI Workshop, New York City

November 14, 2002 — Demo Recording
Title: Letters and Love by Melissa Levis
Location: Uptime Recording Studio, New York City
Roles: Narrator, “Zachary Zuckerman Zinkle;” Dougie, “Dougie the Dinosaur;”

November 12, 2002 — Song Presentation
Title: Selections from Alice by William Wade
Location: BMI Workshop, New York City
Role: The Mad Hatter, a paranoid schizophrenic

October 14-15, 2002 — Staged Readings
Raw Impressions Music Theatre #7 (PHOTOS)

Location: Club LaMaMa, NYC
Title: Stand Up to Saddam by Svjetlana Bukvich-Nichols and Michael Maiello
Role: An Entertainer at Saddam’s Palace
Title: The Monkey of Oz by Robert Bledsoe and Jeffrey Stanley
Role: Walter, the Monkey of Oz

September 24, 2002 — Staged Reading
Title: I Love You, Jimmy Valentine
By: Robert Haber, Michael Roberts and John Znidarsic
Location: Donnell Library Theatre, New York City
Role: John, a nebbishy banker

September 28, 2001 — Staged Reading
Title: The Joys of Sex by Melissa Levis and David Weinstein
Location: NYU Black Box Theatre, New York City
Role: Brian, a repressed technophile

September 25, 2000 — Staged Reading
National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s 12th Annual Festival
Title: Selections from Convenience by Gregg Coffin
Location: John Houseman Theatre & Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, New York City
Roles: Ethan (a pushy boyfriend) and Young Vince (a troubled child)

March 21, 2000 — Staged Reading
Title: Abelard and Heloise by Greg Cullen, Stuart Marland and Tom Polum
Location: New Dance Group, New York City

May 27, 1999 — Staged Reading
Title: Playing the Palace by James Merillat, Dick Pasqual and Andrew Douglas Roth
Location: Little Theatre at St. Paul’s, New York City
Role: Marcellus, a guard at Elsinore

April 8, 1999 — Concert
Songbook Reprise: James Merillat
Location: Donnell Library Theatre, New York City
Song Title: Selections from Radio Eyes by James Merillat and Dick Pasqual
Song Title: Selections from Playing the Palace by James Merillat and Dick Pasqual

January 26, 1999 — Concert
Songbook: Lewis Flinn and Clay Zambo
Location: Donnell Library Theatre, New York City
Song Title: “Are You Marvelous?” from Walls by Clay Zambo
Song Title: “One Look From Lucy” from Creator by Clay Zambo

December 16-19, 1998 — Concert
Title: Scrooge by Philip Stern
Location: The Lamb’s Theatre, New York City
Role: Bob Cratchit, clerk of Ebeneezer Scrooge

December 13, 1998 — Concert
A Musical Christmas Present
Location: Donnell Library Theatre, New York City
Song Title: “The North Poll” by Ron Kaehler

June 6, 1998 — Concert
On My Way to You
Location: Clark Studio Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City
Role: Featured Singer

Spring 1998 — Staged Reading
Title: 1942 by Horace Turnbull
Location: New Dance Group, New York City
Role: The Mailman, deliverer of good and bad news

Fall 1996 — Staged Reading
Title: Sandcastles, a new musical about the Beach Boys
Location: New Jersey
Role: Ryan, based on Brian Wilson
 
 



 
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