Once again, I had the privilege to perform my musical, Turning Thirty, about my experience with testicular cancer, to an audience of nurses, social workers, case managers, counselors, and physical therapists. In partnership with Anne McSweeney of CEU Concepts, I presented the musical and together we held an interactive session to discuss the patient experience […]
I’m excited to announce an intimate Turning Thirty, The Musical performance. It is designed for healthcare professionals seeking CEU credits, and we’ll be discussing survivorship. It’s this Thursday evening, please register to come and/or share with those you think may want to attend. Thank you to CEU Concepts for the opportunity and to Garden Plaza […]
After hiring a Director, a Musical Director, actors, musicians, securing rehearsal space, and a month of scoring music, I finally began the week long workshop of my musical. On day one, between the music and script, we handed everyone an almost 200 page binder. Musical Director Michael Fauss began rehearsing the music with the actors, […]
Tomorrow the official workshop of my musical “Turning Thirty” begins. It has been a lot of work and exciting news pulling this all together, so let me just dive in and blab on about all the fun: The Showcase Performance Monday, June 10, 2013 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM (EDT) Theatrical Outfit Balzer Theater […]
I know it has been six months since my last update about my musical workshop that was successfully funded last summer through Kickstarter thanks to so many wonderful, generous people. Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts kept getting in the way of making the workshop a reality. So this year, I rebooted and started all over. I didn’t […]
Looking back at 2012 – Some things I’m happy I did: Made a children’s album Raised $10,000 for a professional workshop of my musical Completed 20 website projects and reduced costs by over $300,000 Passed the $50,000 mark raising money for Relay for Life Ran a half marathon Published another song with another music library […]
“Turning Thirty, The Musical” is my musical “dramedy” that explores what happens when a young couple debating starting a family is suddenly faced with a diagnosis of cancer. It’s based on my own true story, and I’m hoping you will help me take this story to a larger audience. I am raising money to do […]
Back in the early days of dreaming about a career in music, I was always looking for good information to help me achieve that dream. Oh sure, I would be lying if I said I didn’t imagine getting signed to a major label, touring, and performing in stadiums to thousands of adoring fans, but I […]
When I was undergoing treatment for testicular cancer, I began reading “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. For those of you not familiar with it, its basically a course to help you become more creative. Two of its main tenets are that you should journal every morning and have a block of time each week […]