About The Directory of Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers The Directory of Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers Presents The Directory of Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers is a valuable resource that helps voice teachers, students and musical theatre professionals find well-written contemporary songs while making sure writers get directly paid for their work (we don’t take a cent of their earnings). The Directory The Concert features over 150 writers and 370+ songs, searchable by voice and song type. In addition, each song record has detailed information, including: key, A Celebration of Contemporary Musical Theatre range, tessitura, accompaniment difficulty, transposition availability and more. David Sisco founded The Directory project in January, 2012 with a blog Hosted by (www.contemporarmusicaltheatre.wordpress.com) and presented the project at the NATS (National Association of Teachers of Voice) National Seth Rudetsky Conference in Orlando, Florida in July, 2012. David and Contributing Editor Lorene Phillips worked with website designer Josh Levine to launch the www.contemporarymusicaltheatre.com in mid-November. In addition to Featuring Songs by growing the roster of writers and songs, and upcoming concerts and cabarets, David will present The Directory at the International Congress of Brad Alexander & Adam Mathias, Will Aronson & Voice Teachers this summer in Brisbane, Australia. Bill Nelson, Jeff Blumenkrantz, John Bucchino, Patrick Cook & Frederick Freyer, Anna Dagmar, David Gaines & Charlie Sohne, Jenny Giering, Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco, Michael Kooman & Christopher Dimond, Daniel Maté, Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen, Adam Overett, Rachel Peters, Nadav Wiesel, Sam Willmott, Michael Wartofsky and Barry Wyner Director Laura Josepher Music Director Matt Castle Monday, January 21, 2013 - 8 PM Second Stage Theatre The Concert It Just Wasn’t Meant to Happen (Calvin Berger) Nick Blaemire Barry Wyner Seth Rudetksy, Host Hold My Hand (Hush) Jeff Blumenkrantz Jeff Blumenkrantz Blue Horizon (Homade Fusion) Elizabeth Stanley Michael Kooman & Christopher Dimond Please, Belize Harry Bouvy Nadav Wiesel (orchestrated by: David Sisco) Will You Know Me? (The Rochester Knockings) Morgan Billings Patrick Cook & Frederick Freyer I Don’t Think of You (It’s All Good) Kenita R. Miller (The Untitled Daniel Maté Song Project) I’m Just Glad Robin De Jesús Daniel Maté David Gaines & Charlie Sohne (orchestrated by: Oran Eldor) Unexpressed Lucas Steele & John Bucchino Mediocre Man Mary Testa John Bucchino Rachel Peters Rock City (See Rock City & Other Destinations) Bryce Ryness Without Your Love (Running Back) Darius de Haas Brad Alexander & Adam Mathias Michael Wartofsky My Sky Kristine Reese Director Adam Overett Laura Josepher So I Chased The Setting Sun Sheri Sanders Band Anna Dagmar Piano/Conductor: Matt Castle Reeds: Giuseppe Fusco, Violin: Joe Brent, Cello: Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf, I’m Sitting Next to Estella (Standardized Testing: The Musical) Sam Tedaldi Bass: John Convertino, Drums: Michael Blancaflor Sam Willmott Production Stage Manager Han Solo Jason Gotay Jana Llynn Will Aronson & Bill Nelson Assistant Stage Manager I Can’t Walk On Randy Redd Joel Krause Jenny Giering (orchestrated by: Matt Castle) Make-Up Disappear (The Burnt Part Boys) Andrew Samonsky Pamela Bob, Rebecca Robles Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen We are proud to use a Steinway & Sons piano from the You Don’t Know Love (Falling to Earth) Mamie Parris Concert & Artist department at Steinway Hall for this performance. Tom Gualtieri & David Sisco We would like to thank our media parter: Roberto Araujo Photography Lorene Phillips (Producer) Sopranos, an operatic sketch comedy (Fringe NYC), Many Tanks Operatic Sketch Comedy (Lark Theatre). (Asst. Director) Fred Stroppel's Tales from Manhattan Woods (adapt. Strauss' Die Fledermaus) (Wings Theatre). (Opera roles This evening would not have been possible without the energy and performed) Mohawk Valley Opera, Opera Nova, Brooklyn Repertory Opera, Opera New York. Chorister: Syracuse Opera. (Conducting) Scarlatti’s Eraclea (world enthusiasm of the following people: premiere) with Opera Nova, Facets of Love at St. Bart's, AFRAID with Brooklyn Repertory Opera, Former Director Marble Collegiate Church’s Children of the World Jim Augustine Joshua Bouchard Vivian Chiu Choir, Town Hall, Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall. Debra Chou Betty Ciacchi Toni Dolce Jenny Dubnau Anthony Gilroy Josh Levine David Sisco (Producer) - Founder & Curator of The Directory of Contemporary Robert Mahon Sundar Mudaliar Bill Nelson Musical Theatre Writers (Twitter: @mustheatretoday). David is proud to teach Brandon Piper Rachel Routh Steinway & Sons private voice at Marymount Manhattan College. For more information, please see Greg Turner Jason Walters Jonathan Whitton his bio with Tom Gualtieri above. www.davidsisco.com SECOND STAGE PERSONNEL In addition, are deeply grateful to all those who contributed to make this concert possible, with particular thanks to the following individuals: Jason Walters Building Manager Robert G. Mahon III Technical Director Featured Player Amanda Tamny Stage Manager Anonymous Susan McBee Carl Johengen Stephen Sury Deck Carpenter Joan Ross Sorkin MuTTT Huang Audio Master Bridge Chervenka Light Programer Starring Role Josh Maszle Audio House Manager Joshua Schliefer Anonymous Chris M. Ardizzone Tracy Bidleman Greg Turner Ticket Sales Manager Thomas Gentile Clay Hale Seung-Hee Han Jonathan Whitton Asst. Box Office Manager Brian Hurst Maurice Johnson Karen Lindblom John Sicree Lisa Smith Harold Theurer Angela Winter ABOUT THIS EVENING’S BENEFACTOR Producer The Dramatists Guild Fund is the public charity arm of the Dramatists Guild of America. Its mission is to aid and nurture writers for the theater; to fund non-profit Danita Geltner Carol Phillips Mary Schroyer theaters producing contemporary American works; and to heighten awareness, appreciation, and support of theater across the country. Seth Rudetsky (Host) is the afternoon Broadway host on Sirius/XM radio. His talk show “Seth Speaks” is also featured on Sirius/XM. Seth’s new web-based entertainment network, SETH TV premiered in June, 2012. Since the premiere, Keep in touch with The Directory SethTV has featured stars like Patti LuPone, Gavin Creel, Megan Hilty, Patrick Wilson, Martin Short, Laura Osnes, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ana Gasteyer, and many Website: www.contemporarymusicaltheatre.com others. Seth has appeared on the Emmy-Award-winning Kathy Griffin Show on Twitter: @mustheatretoday Bravo and starred in They’re Playing Our Song opposite Sutton Foster in a benefit Facebook: Directory of Contemporary Musical Theatre Writers for the Actor’s Fund. Seth's first young adult novel My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan was published by Random House in 2012. As a musician, Seth has played piano for more than a dozen Broadway shows including Ragtime, Les Miz and Phantom and was the vocal coach for the Legally Blonde reality show on MTV. He was the Artistic Producer/Music Director for the first five annual Actors Fund Fall Concerts PRODUCTION TEAM including Dreamgirls with Audra MacDonald (recorded on Nonesuch Records) and HAIR with Jennifer Hudson (recorded on Ghostlight Records, Grammy Nomination). Matt Castle (Music Director). Over 70 new works: York Theatre, NYU, Seth spent two years as a comedy writer on The Rosie O’Donnell Show (three Emmy Playwrights Horizons, Barrington Stage, Sundance Institute, Weston Playhouse, nominations). As an actor, he played Arnold in the Gallery Players production of O’Neill Center, Signature Theatre, the Triad, NYMF, and CAP21. Also: Romance in Torch Song Trilogy, had roles on “All My Children” and “Law and Order: CI” and Hard Times starring Lillias White, Cape Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse, many made his Broadway acting debut in The Ritz (dir. Joe Mantello) for The Roundabout cabarets. As orchestrator: TheatreworksUSA, George Street, Sacramento Theatre Theater playing Sheldon Farenthold and singing “Magic To Do” in a (devastating) Company, Kennedy Center, Enter Laughing and LingoLand cast albums, plus unitard. He’s written the books The Q Guide to Broadway and Broadway Nights, chamber and concert music. As actor: Peter in the 2006 Broadway revival of both in their fourth printing. Broadway Nights was also released as an audio book on Company, Willy/Jitter in The Musical of Musicals. www.MattCastle.com audible.com featuring himself, Jonathan Groff, Andrea Martin and Kristin Chenoweth. He also recently starred as Jeff in [title of show] at the George Street The Judy Jacksina Company, Inc. (Press Representative) is a publicity, public Playhouse. Currently, he writes a weekly column at Playbill.com and tours his show, relations and marketing company whose expertise is concentrated in the Deconstructing Broadway. For more info visit www.SethTV.com entertainment field, with specific attention to the promoting, publicizing and marketing of theatre and films. The company also works in the music industry with occasional forays into the art and publishing worlds. The subject of stories in The PERFORMERS New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, the firm has also garnered its share of marketing industry accolades. Whether it be a stadium concert, Morgan Billings: Broadway: The Sound of Music (Revival; U/S Marta and Gretl). a Broadway event or a gallery opening, the Jacksina Entourage believes in the now New York: The Secret Theatre's Little Women (Amy), a reading of the children’s highly regarded adage, “If you publicize it, they