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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.

TOP SHORTS AWARD

Posted on November 30, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  Just woke up to the news that Top Shorts Online Film Festival has given me their First Time Director Award for my short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“. As you can tell from the thumbnail picture Top … Continue reading →

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A BUCKETFUL OF SFAAF AWARDS

Posted on November 27, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

    5 “Best” and 2 “Honorable Mentions”   The South Film and Arts Academy Festival just announced their November awards.  And they bestowed a whole bucketful on “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“.   I submitted to the festival … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE TRAILER

Posted on November 21, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

It’s here! The trailer for “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre”!     A big thank you to Stolis Hadjicharamboulas, Tell-Tale‘s editor, for putting that together with me. Hope you enjoy it!   Meanwhile, several more festivals have made us … Continue reading →

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L’AGE D’OR AWARDS

Posted on November 19, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

UPDATE 2/25/20 Received notification that L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival has nominated “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” for their first annual Pigeon d’Or Award, in the following categories: Short Film Best Actor Film Score.   From their email: … Continue reading →

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Panaroma View of Grand-Staircase Escalante

Posted on November 18, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  I haven’t completed posting my tour of the Great Parks of the American Southwest.  Just took a little pause.  Coming up next, the Grand Canyon! But first, to re-whet the appetite, a quick panorama faraway view of the Grand … Continue reading →

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GOODBYE SPICER

Posted on November 11, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  Well, one long national nightmare is finally over…   It’s been too long.  He should not have been invited onto the show in the first place, because it was likely from the beginning and now has been painfully born … Continue reading →

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Tell-Tale Director Award

Posted on November 9, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

I received a directing award from the So You Think You Can Act competition. It feels a bit odd typing that, but it’s true; So You Think You Can Act recently added a directing category to their competition, and I … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE MERIT

Posted on November 9, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  Some more good early news for my film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“.   The IndieFEST Awards have given it two Awards of Merit:   Award of Merit: Actor: Leading (Danny Ashkenasi as Narrator) Award of Merit: Film … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE BEST ACTOR AWARD

Posted on November 5, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

Fun news! I was awarded a Gold Award for Best Actor in a Horror by the Best Actor Awards, a film festival based in Italy that awards acting awards every two months.     I submitted my performance in “The … Continue reading →

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An International Smorgasbord of QUEER CINEMA for 2019/2020

Posted on November 2, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  Last weekend I dove into NewFest 2019, New York City’s LGBTQ Film Festival, enjoying 18 screenings over 5 days.  Overall I did well, truly disliking only one of the 15 features and 26 shorts I saw. Here are my … Continue reading →

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Some Choice Quotes from “LESS”

Posted on October 19, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

I just finished Andrew Sean Greer’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel “Less”.  It’s a really good read, with lots of writing you just want to quote for the pleasure of it.  So I will.  Here are some choice bits from “Less”, … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE DELAY

Posted on October 16, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  It was June.  I was looking forward to finishing my short film “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“, based on my musical adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story.     I was feeling good.  Post production was coming … Continue reading →

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BRYCE CANYON – PEEKABOO & QUEEN’S GARDEN TRAILS

Posted on October 9, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  Hiking the Peekaboo Loop Trail and then the Queen’s Garden Trail in Bryce Canyon     After hiking and driving along the Bryce Canyon rim and taking the Navajo Loop Trail, we returned the next day to hike from … Continue reading →

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BRYCE CANYON – NAVAJO LOOP TRAIL

Posted on October 3, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  Entering the Canyon Walls of Bryce Canyon   After enjoying the awesome views of Bryce Canyon from all along the rim, it was time to go inside.  Here the view from the top at the Navajo Loop Trail.   … Continue reading →

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BRYCE CANYON AMPHITHEATER

Posted on September 26, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  A Place of Fantastical Beauty In the series of marvels that we saw in the our tour of the Great American Southwest, Bryce Canyon may easily be the most marvelous.  (Although how to compare Wonders of Nature each so … Continue reading →

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ZION!

Posted on September 20, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

  Announcing my new biblical musical extravaganza!?!   um, no – just an extravagant photo tour through Zion National Park in Southern Utah.     Right at the entrance into the park, one is greeted by this majestic vista. Let’s … Continue reading →

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