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TELL-TALE OMENS
What is this about? Have I decided to add cartoonist to my jack-of-the-arts-box? No. I am quite aware that my drawing skills are more on the feeble side. These sketches are for practical reasons, which however are … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Literary Lyricism, Musicabilia
Tagged cartoon, Edgar Allan Poe, graphic art, music theater, musicabre, o, sketch, The Tell-Tale Heart
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HAIKU NEW YORK
The sky is paper Bleeding upward from the edge There are ink towers My brother will be There to meet me at the dock Has it been five years? Now there are seagulls Wheeling and diving … Continue reading
Posted in Chamber Works, Literary Lyricism
Tagged a cappella, Angels in America, Anita Hollander, Ellen McLaughlin, haiku, harbor, Immigration, Jeannie Im, Lovette George, music theater, New Dramatists, New York, Nicky Paraiso, Patrick Mellen, seagulls, Statue of Liberty, through-composed
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SPEAKEASY CAMPAIGN VIDEO PREVIEW – plus Audition and Facebook News!
Speakeasy Kickstarter Fundraising Campaign Video: Above is a sneak peek at the video we created for our upcoming Kickstarter fundraising campaign for Speakeasy. Look forward to the fundraiser being launched in a little over a week. Meanwhile you can now … Continue reading
MERMAIDS AND WIZARDS AND DRAGONS: The Kindergarten Fairy Tale Opera Project
I have already written about how First Grade Operas are created by the students at the Brooklyn Children’s School, and posted one, two, three examples. If the First Grade Opera Project is the creating original music theater equivalent of riding … Continue reading
Posted in The Teaching Artist
Tagged children, date rape, dragon, fairy tale, Kindergarten, mermaid, music theater, musical, Opera, roofie, snow dragon, teaching artist, wizard
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FIRST GRADE OPERA #1: Astronaut Alice and the Moon Aliens
ALICE: I told Lollipop I would never ever forget him or leave him and now he is gone. I can’t find him. DIGGER: Alice, we will find him together, just like we found the moon rocks. Don’t give up, we … Continue reading
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Tagged alien, astronaut, Brooklyn Children's School, composing, first grade, lyrics, music, music theater, Opera, space, teaching artist, video games
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