Artist description I write musicals. I used to do book, music, and lyrics, but nowadays I leave the book to other poor saps. I have heard opinions all across the board as to how "mainstream" my shows are; I just tell the story and let people describe it how they will.

Music Style Musical Theater

Musical Influences William Finn, Richard Maltby & David Shire, Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Schwartz, John Kander & Fred Ebb, Steven Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens, Leonard Bernstein, Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones, Alan Menken, Joni Mitchell, Dar Williams, Indigo Girls.

Artist History DRAGONS: Performed in concert, Amherst College, 1997; Inaugural production of Silver Wordsmith Productions, 1998. Each production was recorded, though neither CD is very good. Revisions currently in progress, with a new book by Johnnie Lamar Odom II. THE MIRROR SONG: Workshopped and produced at Amherst College,1998-1999. Recorded live in performance. THE QUEEN IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE QUEEN: Book by Rachel Adelstein based on her original play. Preliminary reading at Amherst College, 1997. Demo recording made, 2000. THE BOY WHO DREW CATS: A children's musical, book by Brooke Pierce, based on a Japanese fairy tale. Recording made summer 2001. HERSHELE THE STORYTELLER: Book by Brooke Pierce, based on Yiddish folk tales. Reading in NYC, October 2002. Several one-act straight plays produced/read/won contests in Providence, the Pioneer Valley (MA), California, and New York City.

Instruments Piano-based; various other instruments

Albums DRAGONS (Amherst version); DRAGONS (Silver Wordsmith version); THE MIRROR SONG; THE QUEEN IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE QUEEN Demo recording; THE BOY WHO DREW CATS Demo recording

Press Reviews Local papers in Pensacola, FL, said some very nice (if uninformed) things about the Silver Wordsmith produciton of DRAGONS.

Location New York, NY - USA

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