How am I so bad at this?
Updating a blog that is… damn. I feel like “oh hey, I haven’t updated the blog in a while, I should do that.” I look, and it’s actually been over two months. What? … oh well. Lot’s to tell.
TOGETHER THIS TIME went great. It was an amazing production to be a part of. The music was fun, the people were cool, and getting to perform in such a storied theater as the Lucille Lortel was an honor. Safe to say though, skateboarding (which I had to “do” in the show) won’t be going on my ‘special skills’ list any time soon. Thanks to everyone involved. It was really a blast. But, as with everything, it ends and you’re left thinking… now what?
Well first, I left Planet Hollywood. Thank god. It was awful – long hours, little money, breaking my back… not worth it. So NOW I’m working at Eataly – a venture headlined by Mario Batali and Joe and Lydia Bastianich. Yeah not too shabby. Bobby Flay even stopped by last week. It’s quite the experience though, so if you have the cash (little pricey) you should stop on down to 23rd and 5th and get a taste of… Eataly. Get it? See what they did there? Brilliance.
Some more exciting news: I’m going back to the Bowery! THE BOWERY BOYS, by David H. Bell, Jeremy Cohen and Aaron Thielen, is coming to New York! I was involved with the world premiere production at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire a couple years back, and now a reading is being put up at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s (NAMT) Festival for New Musicals. The Festival has been a launching point for countless other musicals to receive further productions, including shows that moved to Broadway, like THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE. It’s essentially a chance for the writers to sell the show to an audience of industry members, and I’m so excited that I was asked to be involved. In the original production I played the role of Paolucci, but for the reading I’m going to be reading Mickey McGuire – the antagonist amongst the boys. Should be fun!
I’m also going BACK TO CHICAGO (!!!) for the holiday season to reprise my role as Peter/Dick/Ghost of Christmas Future in A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Drury Lane Oakbrook. I can’t wait to be back in the Chi. I love it during the holidays. All lit up and pretty like. Speaking of which I should probably change the backdrop of this blog… seeing as how I no longer live there… eh. Maybe someday. (meaning I’ll never get around to it)
Aaaand lastly, in a couple days I’m heading down to DC to see my friend Greg Maheu in CHESS at the Signature Theatre. Hope he doesn’t suck. 
