I had been warned that the crowd at the early show was likely to be kind of subdued. Monday night in Pittsburgh, mostly subscribers, older folks, nothing bad but good to know in advance. To our surprise, that was definitely not the case. We did two sold-out shows for festive, rowdy Pittsburgh audiences and weRead More »

Let’s start this story by referring to the picture below this paragraph. That frame of video represents the real beginning of my career in the New York theater. See that dark-haired kid on the right at the piano, onstage at New York’s legendary Carnegie Hall on June 10, 1992? That’s all 6’2″ and 120 poundsRead More »

I don’t know about how it works in your house, but in our little corner of show business, the first Tuesday of September feels like someone shot a starter pistol in Times Square and suddenly there’s a guy screaming “BACK TO WORK, YOU WEASELS!” and everyone is running frantically to their desks. I hadn’t heardRead More »

Analyzing the opening number, “The Whole World Changed,” featuring Yehudi Menuhin, Philip Glass, cameos from two of my previous scores, our next Commander-in-Chief cast in resin, a Yeti with a Tony Award, and so much more!

Last week, I started a new video series called “The Deep Dive,” where I’m delve into the writing process of The Connector in obsessive, microscopic detail. Here’s Issue #1, where I spend about eight minutes talking about … the first measure of the show. And now, I’m happy to announce Issue #2 is live andRead More »