Music Director

Resumé Highlights

BROADWAY

Annie Get Your Gun – Reh. Pianist /Key 1 (dir.Graciela Daniele/Jeff Calhoun) Marquis Theatre
A Chorus Line – Reh. Pianist/ Key. 1 & 2 (dir. Bob Avian, Baayork Lee)       Schoenfeld Theatre

OFF BROADWAY

Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey – Music Director/ Arranger       Stardust Theater
Seussical, The Musical! – Music Director  (dir. Marcia Milgrom Dodge)   Lucille Lortel Theater
Anne of Green Gables – Music Director   (dir. Tyler Merchant)                  Lucille Lortel Theater
Junie B Jones – Music Director (dir. Peter Flynn, choreo. Dev Janki)         Lucille Lortel Theater
The Little Dancer – Music Director/Arranger (Dir. Richard Vida)                                    Theater 71
Falsettoland – Music Director   (dir. Alan Muraoka)     The Vineyard (Dimson) Theater
Naked Boys Singing! – Music Director         New World Stages/47th Street Theater/Theater Four
In Transit – Music Director  (dir. Joe Calarco)    O’Neill Theater Center (CT),The York Theater
Bespoke (4 new mini musicals) – Music Director  (dir. Patricia Birch)      The York Theater
Monica! The Musical – Music Director    (dir. Casey Hushion)                                          NYMF
Doonesbury Flashbacks/Emperor’s New Clothes – Asst. M.D.   (dir. Liz Swados)    La MaMa
The Bakers Wife – Music Director  (dir. Karen Oster)                                      The Mint Theater

TOUR

Burlesque To Broadway – Music Dir./Arranger/Orchestrator                   Century Artists Mgmnt.
Naked Boys Singing! – Music Director --  Natl. and Canadian Premier Tours Martian Entertmnt.
Seussical, The Musical! – Music Director  (dir. Marcia Milgrom Dodge)             TheaterworksUSA
Junie B Jones – Music Director (dir. Peter Flynn, choreo. Dev Janki)                TheaterworksUSA
Swiss Family Robinson – Music Director (dir. Tony Phelan)                                   TheaterworksUSA
Civil War Voices – Music Director / Arranger                                                   The Barter Theater (VA)
A Christmas Carol – Music Director – European                           American Drama Group Europe

CRUISE SHIPS

Norwegian , Silver Seas, and P.&O. Cruise Lines – Music Director               Jean Ann Ryan Prod.
                   (Approx. 25 Different Shows total)

REGIONAL

The Bridges of Madison County— Music Director (dir. Merete Muenter)                    ATG (NJ)
A Chorus Line (2014) – Music Dir.  (dir. David Bennett, Kerry Casserly)  5th Ave Theater (WA)
The Most Happy Fella – Music Dir. (dir. David Bennett)                           5th Ave Theater (WA)
Curtains – Music Director   (dir. Clayton Phillips)                 Wick Theatre (FL)
West Side Story – Music Director (dir. Nathaniel Shaw)       Cortland Repertory Theater (NY)
Jack Frost (World Premier) —- Music. Dir. (dir. BJ Cleveland)                 Casa Manana (TX)
Carrie The Musical — Music Dir.  (dir. Jeremy Dumont)     Casa Manana (TX)
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson—Music Director                             Casa Manana (TX)
Big Fish – Music Director   (dir. Noah Putterman)                                 Casa Manana (TX)
Children Of Eden – Music Director/Key 1 (dir. Noah Putterman)  Casa Manana (TX)
Jekyll & Hyde – Music Director/Key 1      (dir. Noah Putterman)                             Casa Manana (TX)
Big River – Music Director   (dir. Eric Woodall)                                              Casa Manana (TX)
High School Musical – Music Director   (dir. Alan Muraoka)                          Casa Manana (TX)
Always, Patsy – Music Dir.  (starring Sally Struthers, Julie Johnson)              Casa Manana (TX)
A Year With Frog And Toad – Music Director                             Casa Manana (TX)
Home For The Holidays – Music Director/Arranger/Orchestrator            Westchester Broadway
Show Boat – Asst. Music Director  (dir. Glenn Casale)     North Shore Music Theatre (MA)
A Christmas Story – Music Director/Orchestrator                      Arizona Broadway Theatre (AZ)
Urinetown – Music Dir.   (dir. Malcolm Ewen)                                  The Weston Playhouse (VT)
Civil War Voices – Music Director / Arranger                                          The Barter Theater (VA)
Titanic – Music Dir. / Conductor   (dir. David Armstrong)           The Gateway Playhouse (NY)
Tick Tick Boom! – Music Director   (dir. Connie Shafer)          The North Carolina Theater (NC)
Blood Brothers – Music Director    (dir. Casey Hushion)         The North Carolina Theater (NC)
A Chorus Line – Music Director. (dir. Donna Drake, Michael Gorman)        Maine State Mus.Thr.
The Who’s Tommy–Mus. Dir./ Conductor (dir. Bruce Lumpkin/Richard Stafford choreo.) MSMT
Smile – Mus.Dir./Conductor     (dir. Chuck Abbott/choreo. ConnieShafer)                          MSMT
The Honky Tonk Angels – Music Dir.   (dir. David Ellenstein)    North Coast Rep. Theatre (CA)
Nunsense II – Music Director   (dir. Marilyn Farina)                              Theater-By-The-Sea (RI)
Jolson (World Premier)– Music Director / Arr.  (dir. Jay Berkow)    Florida Jewish Theater (FL)
Man Of La Mancha – Music Director / Conductor (dir. DJ Salsbury)   Arts Center/Carolina(SC)
The Fantasticks – Music Director   (dir. John Znidarsic)   Two Rivers Theater Company (NJ)
The All Night Strut – Music Director    (dir. Dennis Jones)           Sierra Repertory Theater (CA)
The Secret Garden – Music Director   (dir. Stephen Casey)           Bucks County Playhouse (PA)
Hello Dolly! – Music Director   (dir. Stephen Casey)           Pocono Playhouse (PA)
Into The Woods – Music Director         St. Barts Players (NYC)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Music Director          St. Barts Players (NYC)
Fiddler On The Roof — Music Director/Conductor (dir. Stephen Nachamie)        Katz JCC (NJ)

CONCERTS/SPECIAL EVENTS

Annual Fundraiser for KATZ Jewish Community Center  - Music Director/Orchestrator
2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020*, 2021 - Cherry Hill (NJ)
Bad Boys of Broadway - MD/ Orchestrator/Conductor/Pianist               CASA MANANA (TX)
You and the Night and the Music (starring Dewey Moss) -   MD/Arr.  Don’t Tell Mama (NYC)
So Music Spring (starring James Donegan) - Music Director/Pianist                  The Triad (NYC)
Monday At The Moonstruck - Composer/Music Director/Pianist          Don’t Tell Mama (NYC)
Dallas Black Tie Dinner (honoring Terrence McNally) - Music Director                            (TX)
A Tribute to Motown - Music Director  (special event for the PGA- prod. by BKA)             (FL)
At The Movies - Hollywood Music Tribute - Music Director   (prod. By BKA)                  (GA)
On Broadway - Broadway Tribute - Must. Dir. (prod. By BKA)         The United Nations (NYC)
Laurie Wells in Concert - Music Director                                                              Various Venues
Camp Broadway - MD/Pianist (works with kids to present a show)             (NYC & ATLANTA)
Werk With Broadway - Pianist (Theater Intensive with Broadway stars training actors)   (NYC)

COLLEGE/SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS

The Beautiful Lady – Music Director / Arranger  (dir. Liz Swados) Abe Burrows Theater(NYU)
The Boyfriend – Music Director   (dir. Bob Durkin)         Marymount Manhattan College (NYC)
Once Upon A Mattress – Music Director (dir. Ryan Kasprzak)               Marymount M.C.(NYC)
Jesus Christ Superstar – Music Director                              Actors Studio Drama School (NYC)
Hair – Music Director     Laguardia H.S. of Perf. Arts (NYC)
Pippin - Music Director                                                            Spence School High School (NYC)
Smile – Music Director                              JJ Pearce High School (TX)
Script & Score  - Music Director/Orchestrator/Conductor /Co-composer                     SMU (TX)
Side By Side By Sondheim - Music Director/Pianist                                                     SMU (TX)
On Stage with Bob Hope - Music Direcotr/Conductor/Orchestrator                             SMU (TX)

WORKSHOPS

In Transit – Mus. Dir. (by Kristen Anderson Lopez, Sara Wordswoth, James Ford, Russ Kaplan
Degas – Music Director  (Dir. Richard Vida)
Jolson– Music Director / Arr.  (by Mo Hanon, dir. Jay Berkow)
Morgan Street – Conductor (by Anika Noni Rose, Jeremy Richards, Eugene Gwozdz)
Thrill Me – Music Director  (by Stephen Dolginoff, Dir. Martin Charnin)
The War of the Worlds – Music Director (by Stephen Dolginoff)
Abie’s Island Rose - Asst. Music Director (by Doug Katsaros, Richard Enquist, Frank Evans)
Junie B. Jones – Music Director (by Zina Goldrich, Marcy Heisler, Dir. Peter Flynn)
The Fishkin Touch– Music Director (by Greg Armbruster, David Javerbaum, Lenore Skenazy)

INSTRUCTOR/FACULTY

The Actors Studio Drama School, Marymount Manhattan College, The American Musical and
Dramatic Academy (AMDA), NYU Playwrights Horizons Studio , Camp Broadway, Stagedoor Manor
Theater Camp, Papermill Playhouse Summer Conservatory, Stella Adler Studios (Accompanist),
Herbert Berghof (HB) Studio (Accompanist), Lee Strasberg Institute (Accompanist)

RECORDINGS

Seussical The Musical (Off Broadway Cast) - Music Director
Anne Of Green Gables (Off Broadway Cast) - Music Director
Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey (Off Broadway Cast) - Music Supervisor/Mus. Dir.
You And The Night And The Music (Dewey Moss-vocalist, Cabaret) - Music Director/Arranger
Loving That Man (Niceto Festin - vocalist, Cabaret) - Music Director/Arranger

AWARDS

Best Music Director (2015)  WINNER (Big Fish) –  BroadwayWorld.com - Dallas Awards
Best Music Dir. (2016)  WINNER  (Children Of Eden) - BroadwayWorld.com - Dallas Awards
[Best Music Director (2016)  Nominated (Curtains) – BroadwayWorld.com - Miami Awards]
Choral Contest - Original Secular Composition (2017)  WINNER - SheetMusicPlus.com
Best Music Director (2017)  WINNER (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson)  - Dallas Awards
My String Orchestra piece, “…OF HEAVENLY JOY” was chosen to be premiered in NYC (2021)

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Music: Music Composition and Theory (Southern Methodist Univ. – SMU 1992)
Member of The BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop - Advanced Program