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Song of the Week: “One More Time”
From Horizon Performed by Becca Ayers Time for your weekly dose of Horizon music, my little future ticket buyers! Today’s guest artiste is the wonderful Becca Ayers, who worked on my Hurricane show a few years ago, and who then … Continue reading
Song of the Week: “Horizon”
From “Horizon” Performed by Brad Greer & Eric Michael Krop I think I promised you guys some new music this summer, so here comes some! I’ve been writing this show with my friend Chip Klose, and we were in the … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Musicals, News
Tagged brad greer, chip klose, demo, eric michael krop, horizon, lofish, michael holland, musical theatre
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Them’s the Breaks: You’re Gonna Hiatus
Okay. So I am now on what is known in Showbiz Talk as a “break.” What this means in Regular Person Talk is that I find myself without a commission or paying job at the moment. It happens from time … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, News
Tagged "New York", blog, michael holland, musical theatre, unemployment
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Song of the Week: “In Galveston”
from Hurricane I wonder what gave me the idea to post this one…. This is actually the first song I wrote for Hurricane, and look at what brilliance Jesse Vargas poured all over it: he did the swell (or, as … Continue reading
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Tagged hurricane, In Galveston, jesse vargas, michael holland, musical theatre, song of the week
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Song(s) of the Week: “Prologue/The Oath/Hottest Day of the Year” (demo)
from 12 (a song cycle) This is the opening we came up with for the 12 Angry Men project (RIP), which happens in three phases. First, the Prologue, which functions as a mini-overture of sorts, introducing several thematic motifs and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12, 12 a song cycle, 12 Angry Men, David Simpatico, demo, michael holland, musical theatre, musical theatre sucks ass
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Song of the Week: “Lights Out”
from 12; a song cycle Here’s another tune from the ill-fated 12 Angry Men score – or is it…? Instead of relegating this material to a desk drawer, I’ve been advised to present it as a song cycle, “inspired” by … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Angry Men, demo, michael holland, musical theatre, song of the week
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Medieval Woman: Ladyblog, Ladyblog
We survived the Lady reading last week! And much as I hate to admit it, I actually learned a whole bunch of stuff. Most of it’s good news: we’re definitely onto something. There’s much rewriting/reconsidering to do (not to mention … Continue reading
Song of the Week: “Your Actions”
from 12 Angry Men This one comes during a lull in the bickering, when everyone’s taken a step back. The Foreman reflects on a troubled relationship with his own father, in counterpoint with Juror Number 8′s own cautious optimism at … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Angry Men, demo, fathers and sons, michael holland, musical theatre, song of the week
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Rehearsal of Fortune: Macbeth, I hear you callin’
I’m a little late with the blog this week – not that there’s been any sort of public outcry or anything – but I do have a good excuse. I was in rehearsal all day for a quick-and-dirty reading of … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, Davenport Studios, Lady, michael holland, musical theatre, reading, rehearsal
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Song(s) of the Week: “Take It Easy/Never Too Easy”
from 12 Angry Men Here are a couple more little tunes from the recently rejected (by email) score. These two occur shortly after the opening extravaganza (I’ll probably post a version of that at some point) – “Take It Easy” … Continue reading