It’s been a busy year, and keeping a blog for my website is unfortunately the last thing on my radar, so here are a few big moments of the year that deserve highlights! “Amberland: A Folk Musical” in concert at the IGNITE Festival, April 13, 2025 Co-Produced by Prospect Musicals and Ring of Keys Cast … More 2025 Updates
Check out the music video for the song I co-wrote with my collaborator Brooke Trumm, which won Write Out Loud in 2024, performed by the incredible Betsy Wolfe! You can, of course, also find the song on your favorite streaming platforms.
I’m so thrilled to announce that the song “Fade Away” written by Brooke Trumm and myself was chosen as one of the winners of the 2024 Write Out Loud Contest! This was one of the songs we wrote for our 10-minute musical, A Piece of the Past, which was written for Prospect Theatre’s Musical Theater … More Write Out Loud Winners!
This month, I was thrilled to be featured by Playbill as part of their Songwriter Series! We recorded 4 songs from my show “Amberland” at the Playbill office in midtown, and these singers really brought their all to the music. Check out the full episode on Playbill’s website here, or head to their Instagram to … More Playbill Songwriter Series
Head to Symphony Space on November 18th at 7:30pm for a night of new mini-musicals! This year, I was chosen as part of Prospect Theater Company’s theater lab, which selects 9 writing teams to each create a new 10-minute musical around a shared theme. This year’s theme was “Potluck: A Musical Feast” and I couldn’t … More 10-Minute Musical Premiere 11/18!
Almost exactly a year after my last EP release, I’m putting out another one! “Never Far Behind” is a 4-song, folk/acoustic album of all new music that I’ve been working on over the past year or so. Most of the songs have lyrics having to do with reflecting on past stages of life. The album … More “Never Far Behind” EP out 9/29!
Video shot and edited by PrimmeCreativeActors: Lola Johnson on drums, Gabby Borges on bass Keep an eye out for the full album on your streaming sites on 9/30, and pre-save on Spotify here!
Click here to pre-save the album! “Reimagine: I” is an EP from Will Shish featuring three re-recorded songs from his 2010 album “The Right Words for the Wrong People”, which was the last album he put out before he began his transition. As a transgender man on hormone replacement therapy (HRT), transitioning meant both his … More “Reimagine: I” EP Out 9/30
Today we released the first official single from my show “The Regulars: A Folk Musical” featuring Broadway and TV actor Laura Benanti! Here’s some easy access links to give it a listen: Click here to listen on your chosen streaming platform Click here to read the article on What’s On Stage And here’s the official … More “Edie’s Reckoning” – New single from “The Regulars”
I am so thrilled with the fantastic concert version of “Addy & Dahlia: A Fairytale Musical” we put on in January at The Secret Theater! We will have more videos coming this year, and hopefully a staged performance in the future. If you’d like to hear some of the music, you can find the 4 … More “Addy & Dahlia” in Concert
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