Here's another review of the Off-Broadway production of my play Around the World in 80 Days. It's a lovely review but this is what worries me: "This show, which just opened at the end of May, seems to be flying under the radar (I hadn’t heard a single thing about it beyond that subway ad)." Under the radar!? Oh no. We have to get this puppy out from under the radar and smack dab on the radar. It needs to [...]
Around the world in 80 Days? How about around the world in 180 days? Oceania Cruises announced today an epic 180-day Around the World cruise aboard the 684-guest Insignia, setting sail round-trip from Miami on January 10, 2015. The extraordinary voyage includes stops in 89 ports in 44 countries and will feature 11 overnight calls plus 4 two-night calls in Cape Town, South Africa; Yangon, Myanmar (Burma); Singapore, Singapore; and Shanghai, China. "We wanted to create a unique port-intensive voyage that reflects the [...]
Just when you thought the deals for my Off-Broadway show Around the World in 80 Days couldn't get any better, along comes this deal: Free tickets! That's right. Free. For a limited time you can get free tickets to the show. I know you're thinking, "Shut the French doors" but it's true. You can read about the deal on Ken Davenport's blog The Producer's Perspective.
Here's another review of the Off-Broadway production of my show Around the World in 80 Days. "There’s a lot to like here, and young audiences especially should get a kick out of this tour de force. I don’t know how long it’s going to run, but, if I were you, I wouldn’t wait 80 days to see it."
Since it just came out in Playbill I can now say that Josh Segarra is joining the cast of Around the World in 80 Days. Josh replaces Bryce Ryness, who is going into the Broadway musical First Date. Bryce was awesome in my show and I wish him loads of broken legs on First Date. Josh starts on July 2. He recently starred as Boland in the Off-Broadway musical Dogfight at Second Stage Theater, directed by Joe Mantello. He has appeared in the Emmy-winning Showtime [...]
The Creede Repertory Theatre PR department must be having a field day. Wildfires are blazing around the theatre and yet the shows are still going on. "The Hottest Ticket in Theatre!" "Surefire Hits!" "Creede Repertory - A Smokin' Good Time!" The ideas are endless. There's a great article in the Denver Post about the theatre and how they are dealing with the fires. There's a great video with the article. I just can't figure out how to post it here. [...]
Creede Repertory Theatre in Creede, CO has taken the old adage "the show must go on" and changed it to "wildfires are for pansies!" Despite three raging wildfires in Southern Colorado, the theatre is still opening my show Around the World in 80 Days tonight. Wildfires are for pansies! And exactly how do you get to the theatre? A police escort! "Highway 149 between South Fork and Creede is open to escorted traffic from 8AM to 10PM. Travelers going up [...]
I was commissioned to write a musical adaptation of the novel Tom Jones. Trying to schedule work time with my musical writing partner, Paul Mirkovich, has been tricky. Paul is the musical director of the TV show The Voice and his work schedule is insane. House elves have easier schedules (Ooo, Harry Potter reference geek alert). I'm hoping we'll have the music done by the end of the summer. In the meantime, I took the book for the musical and [...]
Want to make a couple of fathers happy this Father's Day? Make your dad happy by taking him to the Off-Broadway show Around the World in 80 Days. You'll laugh and laugh. You can show your dad you're financially savvy by using the code "Dad" and saving 50% on the tickets. And you'll make this dad happy by contributing ever so slightly to my daughter's college fund.
This is a total shout-out to my musical writing partner, Paul Mirkovich. Not that he needs a shout-out. From me, of all people. When we're not writing mind-blowing, earth-shattering musicals like China - The Whole Enchilada and the upcoming Tom Jones - The Musical, Paul is the musical director for the TV show The Voice. And Paul and his band rock that show. Paul also produced Nicholas David's latest EP. Nicholas debuted his song Say Goodbye this week on The Voice. And [...]
