Monthly Archives: October 2013
THANKING MY LUCKY STARS
10/22/13Last night was really cool. The annual benefit for the Dramatists Guild Fund happened at the Edison Ballroom on West 47th Street, and Marsha Norman and I were asked to participate, along with a whole passel of truly amazing composers, lyricists and playwrights. There are lots of events every year where actors support other actors, but it was really special and unusual to be part of an event where writers were supporting other writers. I wasn’t just on the same program as my peers and heroes, I was in the same ROOM as they were – look around, there’s SteveRead More »
THE WINNERS OF THE JRB KARAOKE COMPETITION!
10/17/13Lynn Shore is a California guy. Did some shows, did some “General Hospital,” did some comedy at the Improv, lots of commercials. Plays the trumpet, the piano, emcees every now and then. About ten years ago, he decided to take it easy on the performing, he developed software, he lived by the beach with his wife of 23 years and his son. But after years away from the stage, the mid-life crisis hit and he determined to get back in the game. One night, he saw the posting for my karaoke competition and he got behind the mic to sendRead More »
APPARENTLY YOU SHOULD SEE “HONEYMOON IN VEGAS”
10/11/13“Honeymoon In Vegas” opened last Sunday at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn NJ, with an amazing cast including Rob McClure, Brynn O’Malley, Nancy Opel, David Josefsberg, Matt Saldivar and the one and only Tony Danza. I guess it went well, because the reviews from the papers all say the same thing: We’re a hit! For the first time in my life, I wrote a show that got a rave in the NY Times. Let me tell you, it’s a surreal feeling. Here’s the whole thing, or you can look at it on the Times website: FROM RING-A-DING SWAGGER TORead More »