Author Archives: dannyashkenasi

About dannyashkenasi

I'm a composer with over 40 years experience creating music theater. I'm also an actor, writer, director, producer, teacher and general enthusiast for the arts.

Pit and Pen On-Line June 8

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screens June 8 on-line via the Brooklyn International short Film Festival The Brooklyn International short Film Festival will make select shorts – including yours truly’s musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation – available … Continue reading

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The Romford Experience

Audience Award for Best Performance Goes to Danny Ashkenasi in “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” at the Romford Film Festival Above is a selfie I took right before the Q&A after the late night screening of my … Continue reading

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P&P Hometown Honors

It’s extra sweet when the acknowledgement comes from the city of one’s birth… UPDATE 5/31/23 – “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” was honored as semi-finalist in the Berlin New Wave Film Festival:

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P&P – DAY 8 – Hanging On For Dear Life

Even if you’ve only so far seen the poster(s) or trailer for “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my musical short film adaptation of the classic Edgar Allan Poe story, you’ve encountered the above image of the protagonist … Continue reading

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P&P in ROMFORD

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” plays the Romford Film Festival in London May 29 The Romford Film Festival in London starts this Wednesday and runs through May 30th. “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my … Continue reading

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My own personal NEW YORKER CARTOON captions

The New Yorker magazine features a cartoon caption competition, where they print a captionless cartoon image and invite their readers to submit caption suggestions. Three submissions are then put up for a public vote to determine the final winner. Every … Continue reading

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New York’s Little Island

Rising from the waters of the Hudson River where Pier 54 used mark the western end of 14th Street, the man-made Little Island is Manhattan’s newest park attraction. From its website: “Little Island opened on May 21, 2021 as an … Continue reading

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MOMA Selfies

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P&P’s LONELY WOLF CITATIONS

LONELY WOLF FILM FESTIVAL HONORS “THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM – A MUSICABRE” IN FOUR CATEGORIES The Lonely Wolf 2023 International Film Festival London just announced the line-up of honored films. “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” is … Continue reading

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P&P’s SFAAF AWARDS

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” Receives 5 Awards 3 Honorable Mentions plus the 2nd Audience Award from the South Film and Arts Academy Festival

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APRIL BBG SPLENDOR

Colorful Impressions at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on a Mid-April Day The Brooklyn Museum as seen from the BBG Many more cherry blossom pics, and flower selfies, are at the end of this post…

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Astoria Filmmaker’s Club Article

The Astoria Filmmaker’s Club on-line journal has published a short article by Kendall Mullenhour about me and my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, which the Triborough Film Festival (sponsored by … Continue reading

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SPRING WELCOMING in PARK SLOPE

Ed and I returned home after a week in Naples, Italy (plenty photo posts on that forthcoming), and new Spring blossoms welcomed us back in our neighborhood and garden.

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2 ANNUAL ROBINSON FILM AWARDS for P&P

“The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” wins Best International Short and Best Soundtrack at the Annual Robinson Film Awards in Naples, Italy Robinson Film Award winners gathering on stage at the end of the festival Tuesday, April 11 … Continue reading

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Rosenkavalier Remembrances and Ruminations

Childhood Anecdote and Queer Cornucopia Last Tuesday I attended “Der Rosenkavalier” for the first time. Or rather I attended all three acts of Richard Strauss’ opera “Der Rosenkavalier” for the first time. Family lore has it that I attended Act … Continue reading

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PODCAST INTERVIEW LIVE!

Karl Kaefer from the Deviant Legion Network interviewed me about “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” This Thursday at 4pm EST I was interviewed live on Blog Talk Radio. The interview is now be archived at this link: … Continue reading

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