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“Thank you for making me enjoy a musical, in a special way.”

Posted on November 18, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

THE SPOOKY EMPIRE INTERVIEW Scott C. Biery from Guru Reviews interviewed me in conjunction with “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” screening at the Spooky Empire Film Festival in Orlando, where my musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation won … Continue reading →

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NEUSCHWANSTEIN – King Ludwig’s Fairy Tale Castle

Posted on September 22, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

On a high hill flanked by the Tegeler Mountain in the Bavarian Alps sits Neuschwanstein, King Ludwig’s “Fairy Tale Castle”. King Ludwig didn’t look far to build his fantasy castle. Hohenschwangau Castle, where Ludwig was raised, lies just across the … Continue reading →

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P&P – Intimations of the Horrors to Come

Posted on June 25, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Next week “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, the follow up to my first musical Edgar Allan Poe short film adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“, goes into production. So now is a good time to share … Continue reading →

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An HIV Positive Gay Man’s Advice on Living in the Age of Covid

Posted on June 27, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

My friend Tim Cusack posted this on Facebook: “For all the straight white people whining about how wearing masks is inconvenient and uncomfortable, how you miss human contact and all the things you used to be able to do, bemoaning … Continue reading →

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