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The great Sondheim burst of the 1970’s was a decade of work unequalled by any other Broadway songwriter. [The Bock/Harnick run from “Fiorello” in 1959 through “The Rothschilds” in 1970 may be comparable, but that was their entire output. Sondheim, both before and after the 70’s, is responsible for several more musicals, including arguably three […]
I’ve been plugging away at a pseudonymous mystery series, but I’ve tried to keep a musical project going simultaneously. For the last few years, it’s been an adaptation of “Gilgamesh,” for which I am doing the book and my old Lehman Engel Workshop classmate Lawrence Rush is doing the score. More on that as we […]
My synagogue hosts the recent traditional Purim debate, which in the past has been on the relative merits of hamantaschen vs. latkes. This year, however, they changed the topic to Pastrami on Rye vs. Lox with Bagels. I was proud to represent Team Pastrami. Here are my prepared remarks: I turned 60 this past Sunday, […]
Coming Events
I will be appearing this Saturday, May 11th, at the iScream for Mysteries event sponsored by the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop. Location: Shiremanstown United Methodist Church, 125 East Main Street, Shiremanstown, PA.
And MURDER AT THE WHITE PALACE, the sixth Sparks and Bainbridge mystery, will be out in July! Already the recipient of rave reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus!
My old friend, Dan Frischman, has had a long career in show biz. He is now hosting a Youtube series about seniors and how they are switching up their lives. In episode three, he is featuring yours truly! Learn the deep childhood roots of our lives and friendship! It’s
here!
Hey, Sparks and Bainbridge fans! THE LADY FROM BURMA, the fifth in the series under my Allison Montclair AKA, came out last July 25th!
The series got a great review on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour! You can read the transcript here. (It’s toward the end.)
I have added demos for two new shows: “Doreen,” a one-act with composer Dave Hall, and “Gilgamesh,” for which I did the book and Lawrence Rush wrote the score. Check out the Musical Theater Page!