Happy 95th birthday to Carol Channing. I’ll never forget the time that she was a guest on an awards show I conducted. I wrote an arrangement of Hello Dolly for
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Well, China has been quite an adventure. I am so happy to have had the opportunity to experience this amazing country, but am ready to move on. I will take
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Nick has recently returned home from his travels to China and Korea. The stops in Malaysia and Singapore were canceled, but Nick was very pleased to be able to spend
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Well, we’ve just finished our first two weeks of rehearsal in Longgang and we’ve already had two run-throughs. Fairly smooth run-throughs at that; the cast is doing a terrific job
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On July 21, Nick travels to the Far East (no, not the Hamptons… China!) to begin work on a new production of 42nd Street.  The show will run for four
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Nick has just returned from a cruise to Athens, Dubrovnik and Rome where he conducted for Lorna Luft. They sailed on the Holland America line’s flagship MS Amsterdam and received
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The Plexiglass Slipper opened on November 25 and has received wonderful notices across the board. Running in rep at the Asolo through Jan 4, the show is a delightful re-telling
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Nick’s been contracted to be the musical director of The Plexiglass Slipper, for the Asolo Theatre in Sarasota. The Asolo’s 500-seat main theatre is a lovely 16th Century Scottish opera
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Sisters of Swing is well on its way to becoming a real winner. The show opens at the Pennsylvania Center Stage in State College, PA on July 14, with previews
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The Helen Hayes Awards were a terrific time, and while Nick didn’t receive the award, it truly is, cliches be damned, “an honor just to be nominated.” Unfortunately, Big River
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