For over fifty years, the 92nd St. Y on the Upper East Side of Manhattan has hosted virtually every luminary of the musical theater through its Lyrics and Lyricists series. I am so proud to have added my name to that roster with an epic show this past May, with a stage finally big enoughRead More »

Often in these pages I have spoken about seeing Closer Than Ever at the Cherry Lane Theater in 1989 and the powerful effect it had on me. Among the many repercussions of that evening was my total devotion to Sally Mayes, who took New York by storm in that show and has had a gloriousRead More »

Some things involving Hal Prince really only make sense in the context of Hal Prince, so I won’t take up your time attempting to explain why we did our first production of Prince of Broadway in Tokyo, but it’s true, we did, in 2015. (Here’s a photo of Reon Yuzuki coming down the steps forRead More »

The world has changed a lot since my last concert in London, in 2019, and I’ve changed a lot with it. For reasons both obvious and not, I’ve gone from doing 20 to 30 concerts a year to doing maybe four or five. And so when Lambert Jackson asked whether I would consider doing aRead More »

I’m sitting at my desk working on mixes for the cast album of THE CONNECTOR and it suddenly occurred to me that I should let you know that we only have two weeks left – 16 more performances to watch this incredible cast and hear this incredible band at this wonderful theater on this gorgeous set. I’ll be playing all 16 shows andRead More »