Anyone can listen to it?
My oldest granddaughter’s name is Elle. The song Elle in Regretting was inspired by my experience holding her when she was a newborn.
You Get Another Call
I’ve been married 30+ years. I have three kids. (Now I have three grandkids). No surprise I tend to write about marriage and motherhood from the perspective of a married woman with children.
Sing our Songs!
Just when I was wondering what I could possibly blog about, Danny and I got a request for sheet music for two of the songs from the show!
Recap and Update
Regretting Almost Everything. A musical about Love. A musical about Sex. A musical about Kids. About marriage.
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NAMT Finalist
It’s been so long since the last blog post that I had to go back and read one to remind myself of how I had approached them.
A year later...
One year ago today, Danny and I released the Regretting Almost Everything (Concept Album) starring Beth Leavel and Jeff Blumenkrantz.
Elle (Acoustic Version) Feat. Beth Leavel - OUT NOW!!!
Elle (Acoustic Version) featuring the incredible Beth Leavel is available on ALL streaming services.
New Year - New Music
Happy New Year! Welcome to the first blog post of 2024. (I know you’ve been waiting for it.)
Elle featuring Amy Weintraub - out today!!!
Today we released a version of “Elle” sung from a different perspective: When Beth sings the song on the album, she is Elle’s grandmother. This new recording is sung by Amy Weintraub, a young woman. She sings as Elle’s mom.
New Single Out Now!
How Do You Measure a Marriage? (Acoustic Version) now available to stream!
HDYMAM (Acoustic Version) THIS WEEK
How Do You Measure A Marriage? (Acoustic Version) dropping this week!
Prepare to be blown away by Beth’s gorgeous rendition of How do You Measure a Marriage with a completely new accompaniment! PRE-SAVE HERE
How Do You Measure a Marriage? (Acoustic Version)
How Do You Measure a Marriage? (Acoustic Version) dropping Oct 27th
We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming release of the How Do You Measure a Marriage? (Acoustic version), once again featuring the incomparable Beth Leavel.
Female Musical Theater Writers - Part II
As promised in the last post, here’s the count of female creatives on upcoming Broadway shows:
Not counting the Melissa Ethridge show, there are 23 writers of book, music and/or lyrics on the 10 upcoming Broadway musicals announced as of 10.2.23. Of the 23, 4 are women, 19 are men.
Female Musical Theater Writers - Part I
Regretting Almost Everything is a two-person musical comedy with book and lyrics by an older woman who sees the world through the lens of motherhood.
Bookwriting - Part III
After you’ve come up with the spine of a scene, a challenge unique to writing the book of a musical is deciding what’s spoken and what’s sung, and how to move between the two. Where does the music start?
Main Line Philly Sex - Lyric
Regretting Almost Everything is two-person musical comedy about marriage. Clay’s passion for Anne has waned, and she needs more. Anne has to tell Clay how she feels, and he has to respond, in song.
Bookwriting - Part II
There are two writers to whom I return for inspiration and solace when I’m writing:
Sarah Ruhl and Rick Rubin.
Bookwriting - Part I
When it comes to writing a musical, Danny and I find the book is the hardest thing to get right. And though I’ve lost track of how many musicals I’ve written, one thing I know is that the process of writing the book is different every time.
Duets!
It’s not surprising that a two-person musical comedy about marriage would include lots of duets. In fact, if you’re looking for musical comedy duets, go no further.