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presents got musical! an evening showcasing new musicals in development at NMI at The Colony Theatre Thursday, June 4, 2015 7:30 PM got musical! presented by the Academy Repertory Company (ARC) Members of the Academy Repertory Company Elise Dewsberry, Scott Guy, David Holmes, Christopher Maikish, Andrea Press, Tedd Szeto, Christina Valo, Peter Welkin Guest Artists: Chris Bunyi, Allie Costa, Sara Gonzales, Randy Guiaya, Amanda Kruger, Paul Marchegiani, Shannon Martinous, Conchita Belisle Newman, Curtis Rhodes, Rehyan Rivera At the Piano: Ron Barnett Tell Me How It Feels Lyrics by David Rackoff, Music by Morgan Hollingsworth the Ensemble “As for Bagels” from BAGELS THE MUSCIAL Book and Lyrics by Chana Wise, Music by Carl Johnson David, Andrea, Peter, and the Ensemble “One Small Step” from INVISIBLE Book by David Hollingsworth, Lyrics and Music by David Orris Christopher and Randy “Goodtime Girl” from THE ANARCHIST GIRL Book and Lyrics by J. Linn Allen, Music by Cris Wo Christina “Something Only You Can See” from OFF THE WALL Book and Lyrics by Sarah Rebell, Music by Danny Abosch Amanda and Randy “The Tingling ” from SPARK Book & Lyrics by Bill Nelson, Music by Joseph Trefler Curtis and Christina “The Girl I Need To Be" from INVINCIBLE Music and Lyrics by Mark Sonnenblick, Book by Charlie Polinger Conchita "Better" from LOBSTERS LIVE FOREVER Book and Lyrics by Sam Chanse, Music by Bob Kelly Andrea "My True Love" from SPELLBOUND by Ben Boecker Allie "Swim Forever" from REPORTING LIVE by Michael Finke Elise "I'm Tired Of That" by Andre Catrini Ron "The Giant Beside the River" from LEGENDS AND LORE Book by Jacob Combs, Lyrics and Music by Madeline Myers Randy, Tedd, Peter, and the Ensemble “Darby” and “Marry Me” from DARBY O’GILL AND THE LEPRECHAUN QUEEN Book and Lyrics by Scott Guy, Music by Ron Barnett the Ensemble, and Peter “Melodrama, Melodrama” from WHEN BUTTER CHURNS TO GOLD Book by Peter Welkin, Music by Ron Barnett, Lyrics by Randi Wolfe David, Scott, Paul, Shannon, Sara, and Curtis “Doin’ a Doo-Wop” from OKLAHOMA IN WISCONSIN Book and Lyrics by Richard Castle, Music by Matthew Levine David, Andrea, Tedd, Christina, and Peter “Not Soon But Now” from NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR SUPPRESSION OF VICE Book by Joel Bailey, Music by Jake Anthony, Lyrics by Patricia Zehentmayr the Ensemble new musicals ...inspiring the writers and actors... Danny Abosch J. Linn Allen Jake Anthony Joel Bailey Ron Barnett Ben Boecker Chris Bunyi Richard Castle Andre Catrini Sam Chanse Jacob Combs Allie Costa Elise Dewsberry Michael Finke Sara Gonzales Randy Guiaya new musicals ...invigorating Scott Guy David Morgan David Holmes Hollingsworth Hollingsworth Carl Johnson Bob Kelly Amanda Kruger Matthew Levine Christopher Paul Marchegiani Shannon Madeline Myers Maikish Martinous Bill Nelson Conchita Belisle David Orris Andrea Press Newman David Rackoff Sarah Rebell Curtis Rhodes Rehyan Rivera Mark Sonnenblick John Sparks Tedd Szeto Joseph Trefler Christina Valo Peter Welkin Chana Wise Cris Wo new musicals ...ineffable Randi Wolfe Patricia Zehentmayr Hollywood Piano Co. is the official piano supplier for NMI www.hollywoodpiano.com biographies *member of Actors’ Equity Association Danny Abosch (Music, Off the Wall ) is a composer/lyricist whose musicals include Fancy Nancy The Musical (Off-Broadway 2012-2014, National Tour 2013-2015, Cast Recording available on Ghostlight Records), Placebo (winner of the 2012 PMTP Development Award, workshop at the Pasadena Playhouse directed by Ryan Scott Oliver), Off The Wall (First Prize winner of NMI’s 2014 Search for New Musicals), and Miles & Me (2014 workshop at the Musical Theatre Factory in NYC). Originally from Deerfield, IL, Danny is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.M. in Music Education), and of NYU’s M.F.A. Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Three of Danny’s songs have been chosen by William Finn for his concert series “Songs By Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists You Probably Don’t Know, But Should”. Danny lives in New York City and is currently working on two new musicals. J. Linn Allen (Book and Lyrics, The Anarchist Girl ) has been a journalist, theater critic, teacher, playwright and writer of short stories, plays and musicals. He has won two Samuel Shubert Fellowships, a Shubert national playwriting award and a Washington University traveling fellowship. His musical, The Anarchist Girl , was a winner in the 2014 Academy of New Musical Theatre/New Musicals Inc. international Search for New Musicals. His musical, Getting Everything , was performed in showcase at Chicago’s Commons Theatre, and his songs were featured in the 2013 First Act Feedback Festival in New York and the 2013 Dramatists Guild convention cabaret in Chicago. Jake Anthony (Music, New York Society for the Suppression of Vice ) works as a composer, vocal coach, and Music Director in the LA area. Jake’s LA theater work includes Snoopy! (McCadden Place Theater), as well as the West Coast premieres of Splendora and Songs from an Unmade Bed at Celebration Theatre. He serves as Music Director of ANMT’s Performers' Workshop, and conducts the "theatrichorale” Perpetual Surrey . As a composer, Jake co-wrote the 15-minute musical Oh God, We're Gonna Die! with Jeff Marx (co-author of Avenue Q ), and three full-length shows, Now and Then a Hero (book and lyrics by Larry Todd Johnson), Wanting Miss Julie (book by John Sparks and lyrics by Patricia Zehentmayr), and New York Society for the Suppression of Vice (book by Joel Bailey and lyrics by Patricia Zehentmayr). Joel Bailey (Book, New York Society for the Suppression of Vice ) works as a producer and writer in the entertainment industry. After joining ANMT in 2010, his short musical, Photo Finish , written with Jan Roper (music) and Eve Weston (lyrics) in ANMT’s Core Curriculum was produced during the fall of 2014 in Hollywood at Studio C. John Sparks and the 4X10 Ensemble recently staged a developmental production at ANMT of New York Society for the Suppression of Vice , written by Bailey (book), Jake Anthony (music), and Patricia Zehentmayr (lyrics). Joel is currently working with composer Ron Barnett on a new musical, Katrina & Other Things That Blow , set in post-Katrina New Orleans. Ron Barnett (Music, When Butter Churns to Gold and Darby O’Gill , ARC Music Director) is a composer living in Los Angeles, where he is Director of Music and Sacred Arts at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in Glendale. Prior to this appointment, he was for ten years Resident Musical Director and Composer at the Fulton Theatre, a LORT D house in Lancaster, PA. His musical Around the World in 80 Days , with book and lyrics by Julianne Homokay, premiered at the Fulton Theatre (Lancaster, PA) in March 2007. He wrote music and lyrics for A Christmas Carol , with book by Fulton playwright-in-residence Barry Kornhauser, which received a 2001 Red Rose Award and was published by Dramatic Publishing in 2013. Ben Boecker (New Voices Merit Finalist) is a singer/songwriter, musical director, and teaching artist working in New York City and on Long Island. His one-act musical, Spellbound! (NMI Merit Award 2015, UNC Sam Selden Award 2012) recently received its second NYC staged reading. His ten-minute musical, with collaborator Jessica Fleitman, God of Love, was accepted to the West Village Musical Theater Festival in 2014. Ben is a proud member of the BMI Advanced Musical Theater Writing Workshop and the Dramatists Guild. He also recently appeared Off-Broadway in The Devil of Delancey Street. www.benboecker.com Chris Bunyi (Guest Artist) is a graduate of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts at UC Irvine. After receiving his B.A. in 2012, he decided to start focusing his efforts on comedy which is why he immediately started working for his uncle in dentistry. It all makes perfect sense. Don't think too much about it. In addition to working with ANMT in the recent production of New York Society , Christopher is currently a student of the Upright Citizen's Brigade where he just finished performing a well received comedy sketch show called Danny Cohen's Genius Genius . He hopes you enjoy tonight's showcase and that his bio isn't so long that it get cut sho- Richard Castle (Book & Lyrics, Oklahoma in Wisconsin ) is thrilled to have his latest show represented in g ot musical 2015 . Along with composer Matthew Levine, he was honored to have his musical The Angel of Painted Post presented at the 2014 Stephen Schwartz ASCAP/ DreamWorks Musical Theatre Workshop. Other projects include book and lyrics for the vampire musical Bloodline (music by Clifford J. Tasner), the L.A. Latino Theater Company’s production of L.A. Carmen (lyrics), and the grown-up Hansel & Gretel musical, Witch Is It? Four of his shows have been featured in the LA STAGES New Musical Festival. Richard’s songs have been performed in cabarets in both New York and Los Angeles. He holds a BA degree from the USC School of Theatre, and is a proud member of ANMT and the Dramatists Guild. www.RichardCastle.com Andre Catrini (New Voices Merit Finalist) Recipient of the 2014 ASCAP Foundation Cole Porter Award, Andre is a proud member of ASCAP and the BMI Lehman Engel Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop as well as the founder and a current member of the writing forum The Circle Songbook (visit www.circlesongbook.com for more information). Most recently, Andre was represented as the composer for an original dance/theatre piece, The Wolf , which premiered in February 2015. Presently, he is at work developing two new musicals for which he is writing the music and lyrics. For music inquiries and to hear more of Andre's work, visit his website at: www.andrecatrini.com Sam Chanse (New Voices Merit Finalist) is a writer based in New York.