Okay, so I've a play based on the P.G. Wodehouse novel A Gentleman of Leisure. It's a romantic comedy about a dashing millionaire who makes a bet that he can rob a house. He meets a three-bit crook and passes himself off as a renown international thief. He meets a girl, falls in love, hijinks ensue, and in the end - and here's the big spoiler alert - we discover he actually is a renowned international thief. It's an homage [...]
First Public Performance of Tom Jones the Musical The other week we did our first public performance of songs from my show Tom Jones the Musical. I was really happy with the way it went. We performed at The Rockwell Table and Stage out here in Los Angeles as part of the Foundation for New American Musicals' program Musical-Cal. I was fairly nervous about how the songs would be received, but it couldn't have gone much better. We had a great [...]
Tom Jones - Spend the Night With Me Yesterday Paul and I got together to record a new song for our musical Tom Jones the Musical. The song is called "Spend the Night With Me." It's a seductive duet between Tom and Mrs. Waters (later in the show there's a jaw-dropping reveal of who Mrs Waters really is). We'll record the singers at a later date. Right now Paul sings both parts. And all of the backup parts. Here it [...]
First Public Performance of Tom Jones the Musical I'm excited to announce that Tom Jones the Musical will be part of the Musi-Cal show at the Rockwell Table and Stage on Sept 10. I'm thrilled because this will be our first ever public performance of songs from the show. We'll do 4-5 songs. Cast We've put together a fantastic cast. Deedee Magno Hall One of the nicest people you'll ever meet. She won the 2018 Ovation Award for Best Actress in [...]
I know I've done this poll before but I'm doing it again. Sue me. This September, Tom Jones the Musical is scheduled to be part of Musi-Cal, a program of The Foundation for New American Musicals. Can I get a Woot-Woot!? We have a 20-22 minute set. Paul and I are figuring out which songs we want to perform. Here are the songs we have recorded so far. We may have a new song or two to choose from by [...]
Fake Account on Facebook? Think again. Look, here's the deal. Don't waste your time reporting a fake account on Facebook. If you do, you'll quickly discover you're wrong. And no one likes to have their mistakes pointed out to them. And why do I say this? Because I recently reported a fake account on Facebook and the good folks at Facebook told me several times that I was wrong. I thought I had a case as tight as a duck's [...]
A Film About the Magic of Creating Theatre I love the theatre. It's been the one constant in my life. Well, that and my depression. I love the theatre because it is magical to me. It's a place where people come together for the purpose of telling a story. Actors, writers, directors, lighting designers, set designers, costume designers, the list goes on and on. All coming together to tell a story. Brandi Underwood, the founding artistic director of the Fat [...]
Fat Turtle Theatre Company Nails the Quest for Don Quixote The Fat Turtle Theatre Company (I love that name) in Indianapolis just closed an extremely successful run of my play The Quest for Don Quixote. "In adapting the unadaptable, this hilarious play about a play about an immortal character that transcends his literature, bends the rules enough to blend medieval chivalry with Pinkie Pie from 'My Little Pony.'" Yep, one character is a closeted bronie. You can read the whole review [...]
Fat Turtle Theatre Goes on a Quest for Don Quixote The Fat Turtle Theatre Company in Indianapolis, IN is producing my new-ish play The Quest for Don Quixote. It's my most personal play, based on real events in my life. It's about a writer who struggles with the fear of failure, depression and the sometimes paralyzing fear of life. And it's a comedy. I sat down, via Skype, with director Aaron Cleveland, the other day to talk about the play. I believe [...]
Tom Jones the Musical Demo Recordings I was in NYC not so long ago, recording demos for my new musical Tom Jones the Musical. I've been posting about the sessions and have come to the final song we recorded. I'll Always Love You "I'll Always Love You" is the final song in the show. The feel good, everything ends happily song. It's Tom and Sophie's wedding song. It's also the last song we recorded in NYC. Despite having a lot [...]
