The end of 2010 is upon us, friends, and so I take this opportunity to reflect on the past year and to spread good news for the future! The past twelve months have seen the usual berserk whirlwind of activity in JRB-land: I produced and played on tracks for Stuart Matthew Price, Kevin Odekirk, andRead More »

Mark Shenton’s full blog entry can be found here. Something extra for the weekend… by MARK SHENTON The Stage UK, 27 September 2010 On Friday, [I went] to the Garrick for the West End concert debut of Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown, who I’ve previously seen do shows at the New Players and Purcell Room;Read More »

Willkommen, bienvenue, hellobama! It’s going to be a very exciting September – the Caucasian Rhythm Kings and I are crossing the pond to bring our phantasmagoric extravaganza to the benighted peasantry of Europe, with some amazing singers along for the ride! First stop: HAMBURG! This will be my first time performing in Deutschland and I’mRead More »

The Festival of New American Musicals first appeared in Southern California in 2008, and since then, the folks over there have been spreading the word about musical theater all around the region, bringing under their umbrella a wonderful diversity of shows, concerts, classes & competitions, so that even the sourpussiest curmudgeon will find something toRead More »

Joyful greetings! A lot of firsts in this month’s update! This weekend marks my first concert in San Francisco! (Well, San Mateo, to be precise, but close enough.) I’ll be doing a show on Saturday, July 24 at Broadway By The Bay‘s Bayside Performing Arts Center starting at 7 pm. I hope I’ll see youRead More »