In Urban Agenda Magazine: “We Remember Alan Jay Lerner Well: The ‘My Fair Lady’ Lyricist’s Centennial”

“We Remember Alan Jay Lerner Well: The My Fair Lady Lyricist’s Centennial” was published in the Holiday 2018 issue of Urban Agenda Magazine. I interviewed Amy Asch and Dominic McHugh, the editors of The Complete Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner (Oxford University Press, 2018). I also interviewed several producers and performers about Lerner’s work and legacy.

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In Urban Agenda Magazine: “Thinking Outside the Box Seats: Opera Theatre of Montclair’s Educational Outreach”

“Thinking Outside the Box Seats: Opera Theatre of Montclair’s Educational Outreach” was published in the Fall 2018 issue of Urban Agenda Magazine. I interviewed Mia Riker-Norrie, the founder and general director of Opera Theatre of Montclair; Joyce Korotkin, an art teacher at Renaissance at Rand Middle School, who designs sets for OTM; and Elizabeth Hastings, the conductor of OTM’s production of Hansel and Gretel.

In Musical Theater Today, Vol. 2: “The Evolution of the Broadway Musical Heroine: A Conversation with Katie Welsh”

Musical Theater Today Vol. 2 includes my interview with singer, scholar, and Princeton University alumna Katie Welsh. We discussed her one-woman show The Evolution of the Broadway Musical Heroine, which was presented at Feinstein’s/54 Below in July of 2017. We also discussed the gender dynamics in a variety of musicals, as well as her time at Princeton.

Musical Theater Today Vol. 2 is published by Yonkers International Press. To learn more, and/or order the book, click here.

In Princeton Magazine and Urban Agenda: “Into the Blue: The U.S. Air Force Reserve Turns 70”

“Into the Blue: The U.S. Air Force Reserve Turns 70″ has been published in the Summer 2018 issues of Urban Agenda Magazine and Princeton Magazine. I interviewed five Reservists from the 514th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, as well as aviation historian Dr. Richard Porcelli, author of Floyd Bennett Field and Naval Air Station Atlantic City.

In Princeton Magazine and Urban Agenda: “The Power of Music and Dance”

“The Power of Music and Dance: The Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins Centennials” was published in the Spring 2018 issues of Princeton Magazine and Urban Agenda Magazine. I interviewed Andrew Byrne, the artistic director of Symphony Space; Ivy Weingram, the curator of “Leonard Bernstein: The Power of Music,” an exhibition at Philadelphia’s National Museum of American Jewish History; and Allen Greenberg, a director of the Jerome Robbins Foundation.

In Urban Agenda Magazine: “Musical Community Building”

“Musical Community Building: The Choirs of the Performing Arts School at bergenPAC” was published in the March 2018 issue of Urban Agenda Magazine. In this article, I interviewed Becky Serico, the managing director of the Performing Arts School; Pastor Jeffrey A. Bryant, the director of the chorus; Norma Wellington, a jewelry designer who supports the scholarship fund at The Performing Arts School;and Jacqueline Lutz, a member of the Chamber Chorus.

“Of the Holy Trinity” Included in New Music Festival

My choral anthem “Of the Holy Trinity” was included in the New Music Festival presented by Christ Church Fitchburg on September 30, 2017. A Gala Concert that evening featured premieres of piano, organ, and choral sacred music by composers such as Sean R. Glenn, Jeffrey Zane Hansen, Donald H. Sanborn III, and Heather Niemi Savage.