[Hail, fine people. This entry is old and has now been superseded by another entry. If you want more information about auditioning for “13”, then go hither and follow the instructions therein.] You’ve heard about my new show, 13. You’ve heard rumbles that there’s going to be a Broadway production. You’ve listened to the songsRead More »

Chris Goss writes: I am currently at the beginning of my career as a television writer. You spoke at my college several years back, California State University, Fullerton, and I found a tremendous amount of honesty in how you addressed both the performers and the audience. My question pertains to how success has changed youRead More »

Sometimes on long flights, the person sitting next to me will notice that I’m editing music on my computer and ask what sort of music I write or something like that, and after I explain that I write musicals, that person will inevitably ask, “Oh, anything I’ve heard of?”, and I’ll smile and say thatRead More »

It’s no big deal to admit this: I have been known to spend hours searching for my name online. I have been known to do this every day. Most days, the rewards are negligible. Some days, however, there’s this: Anyway, back to the Planet Earth. Or not. As the title of this entry proclaims, IRead More »

I’ve played a couple of really cool places in my time. The first time I played Carnegie Hall was in 1992, when I was 22 years old and accompanying the Tonics (you can hear it here, and there’s even an adorable picture of me hiding in the mass of people on the front cover), andRead More »