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Science of Light's
BROADWAY TOMORROW MUSICAL THEATRE OF THE SPIRIT Founded 1983 by Elyse Curtis, Ph. D., Artistic Director, E-mail: Solministry@juno.com |
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Visual of The
Musical The Perils of Paul Book,
Lyrics and Music by Elyse Curtis Incidental
Music by Norman Curtis
Cast of “The
Perils of Paul” (1989) L
to R. Elizabeth Jarvis, Robert Johnson, Debbie Rubin, Karl Wahrheit (Paul),
and Jeff Waxx. Seated: Joseph Cadett, Broadway
Tomorrow opens its 25th year celebrations revisiting musicals that
have been previewed in concert or full productions over the years with a
visual of “The Perils of Paul,” a comic pop opera of the travels of the
apostle Paul. Described this way in
Tom Poster’s Page Six: Daily News Column: People Who Came
First, Pauline or Paul? What
came, “The Perils of Pauline” or “The Perils of Paul?” Elyse
Curtis tells all in her new pop opera that can be seen July 20-23 at the
Phipps Plaza Theatre on Venue: $10 at
Door |
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If you have a visual of your musical
concert or production or a live cast and would like to be a part of the 25th
Year Celebration E-mail us at: Solministry@earthlink.net. |
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Alumni send your
announcements to Solministry@earthlink.net. ALUMNI
ACIVITY – 2008 May Dottie Burman
– (Late) Singer/songwriter –Remembered at the 2008 April Norman Curtis
– Composer/pianist: song, “Summer in the City” Lyrics by Oscar Brown, Jr., in
on winning Cabaret Album, A Tribute To
Oscar Brown, Jr, by Linda
Kosut presented at Backstage- Mariska Shanice Phillips – Singer/Actress – Sweet
Mama Stringbean – Henry Street
Settlement’s Abroms Arts Center/Recital Hall – 466 Grand St., NYC 10002 –
April 3-27, 2008 Sandra Reeves-Phillips – Singer/Actress – Sweet
Mama Stringbean – Henry Street
Settlement’s Abroms Arts Center/Recital Hall – 466 Grand St., NYC 10002 –
April 3-27, 2008 February Ella Joyce – Creator/Actress – A Rose
Among Thorns (Rosa Parks) – Laurance Evans – Casting, The Negro Baseball
League, New Federal Theatre presentation at Abroms Arts Center Recital
Hall , 466 Grand Street, NYC 10002, Jan 31-Feb. 24th. ALUMNI
ACIVITY – 2007 CONGRATULATIONS
TO: Alan Menken, composer,
original board member and recipient of the Broadway Tomorrow 1984 Award for
“Little Shop of Horrors.” His musical,
Little Mermaid with lyricists Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater and
librettist Dough Wright opens at the Lunt-Fontaine Theatre on Broadway & August Van Dirk Fisher – Artistic Director, Riant
Theatre – Strawberry On-Act
Festival August 2-19 www.therianttheatre.com July Gerald J. Markoe - Composer. New CD “Healing Energy” Blessed by John
of God. www.astromusic.com June Norman Curtis – Composer/pianist: song, “Summer in the City” Lyrics by Oscar Brown,
Jr., in A Tribute To Oscar Brown, Jr. by Linda Kosut at The Triad,
June 1 & 8th. For review: www.cabaretexchange.com May DRAMA DESK
AWARD Congratulations to Donna Murphy, who won acclaim in Song
of Singapore, which had been a Broadway Tomorrow Preview, won the
Drama Desk Best Actress in a Musical Award for her performance in Love Musik. The award was tied with Audra Murphy of 100 Degrees in the Shade. Michael Colby (Lyrics) - May 23nd ( . May 11-June 17 the Actor
Co-Op in Hollywood will present TALES OF TINSELTOWN—composed by Paul Katz and
directed by Jeff Maynard More about this production at the
website: http://www.actorsco-op.org. April Michael Colby (Libretto) with Ned Paul
Ginsburg - Regional premiere of THEY
CHOSE ME! February Ella Joyce (aka
Cheron Hoye @ BT) as Rosa Parks in
A Rose Among Thorns, world premiere
Saturday 24, at 2 p.m. Naomi Bruton Main Stage, Black Academy of Arts and
Letters, Inc., Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex, 650 S. Griffin
Street, Dallas, TX 75202 – 214-743-2440 |
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ALUMNI
ACIVITY – 2006 December Michael Colby (Libretto) Meester
Amerika - The 7th
Annual Michael Colby (Libretto) Gerald Jay Markoe (Music) – Ludlow Ladd a comic
Christmas musical about a homeless orphan described as a fractured fairytale
reminiscent of Charles Dickens.
Sara Louise Lazarus will direct a cast including some of Broadway's top
talents. There will be 3 performances, tentatively slated for Dec/ 10
& September Walt Stepp – Playwright
– Why We Shot John: the
conspirators’ play at Alterered Stages; 212 West 29th St. (Between
7th & 8th Aves.) Sept. 7-October 1st. www.whyweshotjohn.com
. August Van Dirk Fisher – Artistic Director, Riant
Theatre – Strawberry On-Act
Festival August 4-13 www.therianttheatre.com July Gerald Jay Markoe – Musician/Composer – New CDs “Celestial Music for Sitar” with Subrato
Roy Chowdhury. $15.9 June Siegel - Lyrics, The
Housewives’ Cantata- July 29, 2006 - 7:30 p.m. - The Montauk Library
Auditorium, 871 Montauk Highway,
Montauk, NY - Admission Free
1-631-668-3377 – www.miraspektor.com
and www.theavivaplayers.com June Eric Frandsen - Performer
- Rock Musical: Piper’s Song
An Urban Tale - Staged Reading June 2, 3rd Theatre for the New
City, 155 First Avenue, NYC between 9th & 10th St. - 8 p.m. RSVP: May Miriam Fond
- Director - “It’s Good To Be Here!” - A Musical Revue -
The Body and Spirit Program of Rutgers Church – 236 West 73rd St.
May 19, 2006 – 7 p.m. Michael Colby – Book, Lyrics with Ned Paul Ginsburg music, They Chose
Me! through May 7 at TADA!, March Elyse Curtis – Panelist – “The Ins and Outs of Writers Workshops” at The Dramatists
Guild, the Professional Association of Playwrights, Composers and Lyricists,
March 30th – 5 p.m. Dramatists Guild, 1501 Broadway. Gerta Grunen
- Cabaret - “A Lighter Shade of Weill:” Kurt Weill’s
American Music – Danny’s, 346 W. 46th St. NYC 10036, 212-265-8133,
March 12,19,26 @ 4 p.m. www.gertagrunen.com. Paul Bogaev, Music – Tarzan, the Broadway
Musical, Richard Rogers Theatre – (Previews begin March 24) February Elyse Curtis - Lyrics & Music – Song of
Songs, musical in concert, Norman Curtis, Keyboard, Song of Songs,
musical in concert, Van Dirk Fisher – Artistic Director – The Strawberry One-Act Festival
January Michael Colby, Singing in We Are lights,
musical of Stephen Schwartz songs, Jan.
26, 2006 - Congregation Elyse Curtis - Lyrics & Music – The Bright
and Morning Star, musical in concert, ALUMNI
ACIVITY – 2005 October Veanne Cox – Performer – A
Mother, A Daughter and a Gun with Olympia Dukakis, Dodger Stages. August Michael Colby – Lyricist, A Michael Colby
Songbook, August 6 and 20 at Frank O’Donnell – Author, “About The
Rabbit” at Strawberry One-Act Festival Presented by the BT Alumni, Riant
Theatre, Van Dirk Fisher,
Founder/Artistic Director August 11-12, 2005 July Nancy
Scharff – “God
& Country Patriotic Concert!“ With Ecumenical Choir, Children's Choir and
Praise Band! February Van Dirk Fisher - Artistic Director, The Riant Theatre -The Strawberry One-Act Festival Info: www.therianttheatre.com |
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November/December Van Dirk Fisher –
Writer/Director/Performer – A Special
Gift, Nov. 26-Dec. 5, Barauch Performing Arts Center/Bernie West Theatre,
17 Lexington Ave. 9th Floor @23rd St. –(646)-623-3488 October Veanne Cox –
Performer - Last
Easter, Van Dirk Fisher –
Writer/Director/Performer – Rock-A My Soul
Oct. 15-31, Dillons, 245 W. 54th St. –(646)-623-3488 June Lawrence Evans –
Casting - Waiting to
End Hell National Black Touring
Circuit at 47th Street Playhouse, 304 W. 47th Street,
NYC through June 20th 212-239-6200. Gerta Grunen – Singer – “Let’s Revue” Danny’s Skylight Room Cabaret, 346 W. 46th
St., NYC – 212-265-8133 – Sundays June 6th & 13th at 4 P.M.
Wednesdays June 9th & 16th at 7.p.m. www.gertagrunen.com May Ilsa Gilbert – Librettist, Zoo International
with Lou Rogers, The Aviva Players at Triad Theatre, 158 W. 72nd
St. May 11th at Gerald Jay Markoe – Musician/Composer – New CDs “Meditation Music of Ancient Egypt” and
“Zen Meditations”. www.astromusic.com See related article. June Siegel – Lyrics, Ladies of Romance, The Aviva Players at Triad Theatre,
158 W. 72nd St. May 18th
at 7p.m (212-787-7921 or 212-362-2277. March/April Kathryn Layng
- “The Moonlight Room” at
The Becket Theatre. Frank O’Donnell – Author, book, The Witch of
Greenwich Village to be released April, 2004: “Evil gets a
make-over in The Witch of Greenwich Village in which romance is wedded
to the occult and the union is spiced with mystery, suspense and
adventure.” Pre-released price $7.95
in March. For more information and excerpt. Nancy Scharff - Singer, Guitarist, Pianist,
Songwriter, Worship Leader. Concerts: Saturday, March 6, 2004, Second Union
Church, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, March 21, 2004, St.
John Lutheran Church, Summerfield, FL, 8:15 AM & 10:45 AM Worship
Services, Sunday, March 21, 2004, The Church on the Square, The Villages,
Lady Lake, FL, 5:00 Concert, Friday, April 2, 2004, Reformed Church of Tinton
Falls, NJ, 7:30 PM, Saturday, May 29, 2004, St. Peter
Lutheran Church, Ocean City, Maryland. www.NancyScharff.com January/February Anita Hollander – Writer,
arranger, performer – Still Standing-
Theatre 315 – Feb 5-7 8.p. m. – Info: www.culturevulture.net/Theater2/Still
Standing.html |
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20th Anniversary
Awards L
to R.: Edward Kenny (Straight to the
Ace), Anita Hollander (Here I Stand),
Elyse Curtis, Founder/Artistic Director, Chuck Muckle (Mourning Becomes Ridiculous),
Sam Scardino (Dues) and Norman
Curtis, Musical Director |
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ALUMNI
ACIVITY - 2003 Kalimi Baxter – Actress – Three Sisters, Prospect Theatre Co. Collette Black – Director - What in the World –
John Houseman Studio Theatre. www.THENEWSICALREVUE.com Dottie Burman – Songwriter/Performer – Michael Colby – Lyricist – New CD of Quel
Fromage: 50 Years of Colby featuring Alumni performers: Stephen
Berger, Louisa Flaningam, Anita Holander and Polly Pen, and composers: Paul
Katz, Gerald Jay Marko and Jack
Urbont. www.2die4music.com/colby Veanne Cox – Actress
– Alan Ayckbourn’s Garden at the
Manhattan Theatre Club. Rick Crom – Music
and Lyrics – What in the World –
John Houseman Studio Theatre. www.THENEWSICALREVUE.com Van Dirk Fisher
- Writer, Director Gospel
Musical, Somebody’s Calling My Name
at the Heckscher Theatre– A Special
Gift – The Riant Theatre at the Producer’s club. www.therianttheatre.com – Nov. 28- Davis Gains – Singer on the Concert Album of Miss
Spectacular, New Jerry Herman Musical. Gerald Jay Markoe – Arranger, performer, CD
“Celestial Music for Yoga,” the melodies of Paramahansa Yogananda. www.astromusic.com Frank O’Donnell – Dramatist – Out There –
Reading at the Abingdon Theatre Company. Polly Pen – Lyricist/composer
with Laurence Klavan -Embarrassments The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia. June Siegel – Lyricist – Ladies of Romance - The Aviva Players – Guild Hall, East Hampton, LI. Cheryl Stern – Performer on Broadway in Jackie Mason’s Laughing Room Only The Brooks Atkins Theatre. Composer – |
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Broadway Tomorrow
Celebrates 20th Anniversary · Best of
Broadway Tomorrow to be Reprised · Gentle Spirit Chorus
Open to New Members · Sacred Theatre
and Music Performers for Previews ______________________________________ Broadway Tomorrow Celebrates 20th Anniversary & Alumni ·
Alumni Took A Nostalgic Look Back and Previewed Their New
Musicals ·
Here I Stand and Straight to the Ace Receive Broadway Tomorrow
Awards On
October 25th Broadway Tomorrow celebrated its 20th
Anniversary with a nostalgic look at some of the 70 musicals presented over
the years and got a preview of new musicals from its alumni: Michael Colby and Jack Urbont, Chuck Muckle and David
Eisner and Anita Hollander. At
this celebration, the Broadway Tomorrow award, the Oliver, was presented to Edward Kenny and Val Angrosini for their productions of Straight to the Ace and
to
Anita Hollander for the production of Here I Stand. The Special Award was presented to Norman Curtis for 20 years of service
as the house musical director. The evening was hosted by Artistic Director, Elyse Curtis. In
what turned out to be a metaphor for the celebration and reunion, Chuck Muckle reprised the song “Home Again,” from Electra the Untold Story (now Mourning
Becomes Ridiculous), which he
and David Eisner previewed at
Broadway Tomorrow on Feb 17, 1986. He also
previewed “Wake Up and Love Me” from his newest musical, Starboard Home, which
was recently previewed at Anita Hollander, who also appeared in Electra the Untold Story, sang
the title song from her musical, Here
I Stand, which had been previewed
on Sam Scardino
reprised his song, “A Happy Tune,”
from Dues, with book & additional lyrics and music by Elyse
Curtis, which previewed at Broadway
Tomorrow February, 1984. Before the evening ended,
we remembered some of our alumni have moved on to other stages in other
realms. Norman Curtis paid tribute to Ellie Serena by singing “Nah
Zdorvyeh” from her musical, Akulina, as we remember the
contributions of their talents as singers, lyricists, librettists, composers
and directors: Cynthia Belgrave, who directed Where is Soul Mate and performed
in and directed Broadway Sampler Townsend T. Brewster – wrote the Book & Lyrics for, Mascara
and Confetti a musical set in New Orleans at Madi Gras. Jon Delfin – Musical director for Here I Stand, Jan.
1984. Lila Levant – Wrote the Book and Lyrics for, Any
Body’s Child, Tony Michael Pann - Wrote
Lyrics and performed in One More Ride on the Merry-Go-Round previewed Ellie Serena – Wrote the lyrics and music for Akulina,
Nov 12,19,26, 1984, The Second Big Horse, and
Phineas
Finn, Donald Lee Taylor – Played the lead of Peter in Good Intentions, by
Elyse Curtis Karl Wahrheit, Sang in The Great Conway by Virgil
Engeran, Oct. 88, and played the title role in The Perils of Paul, Charles LaVont Williams – Directed Yvonne Warden in The Silver Fox Jack Eric Williams – Wrote the Music and Lyrics for Mrs.
Farmer’s Daughter, a musical about the film star Frances Farmer. The book was by Jack, Tom O’Horgan (of Hair fame) and Joseph Stockdale) |
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About
Broadway Tomorrow Twenty
years ago Broadway Tomorrow brought an innovation to musical theatre when
Artistic Director, Elyse Curtis created the concert preview genre. In the past 20 years she has provided a venue
for the presentation of hundreds of new musicals and created opportunities
for composers, librettists, lyricists, directors, musical directors and
performers to showcase their work and talents. Since its premier, many of the alumni have
moved on to Broadway including Veanne
Cox, Sharon Scruggs and Lorraine Goodman. On October 23rd. Cheryl Stern opened on Broadway in
Jackie Mason’s Laughing Room Only. Currently, Alan Menken, who received the first Award and went on to win
Oscars for his Disney scores, is returning to Broadway with his award-winning
Little Shop of Horrors and friend
of BT, Maury Yeston’s Nine, with Antonio Banderas repeated
its Tony winning streak. Other alumni
have moved to Off Broadway, Regional Theatre and Off Off Broadway and Song of Singapore, starring Donna
Murphy, created its own venue. Most
recently, alumni Van Dirk Fisher’s
Gospel Musical, Somebody’s Calling My
Name ran at the Heckscher Theatre and alumni Polly Pen’s musical Embarrassments begins previews in
November at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia. Go to Top |
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Best of Broadway Tomorrow to be
Reprised As we enter our 21st year, Broadway
Tomorrow plans to reprise the best of the musicals previewed over the past 20
years that are still aspiring to
Broadway. Composers are
invited to submit their work for reprise.
We will also be presenting new musicals for preview. Our main interest as usual is in
transpersonal, transformative or historical musicals presented in good taste. E-mail Elyse Curtis at SOLministry@juno.com
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Singers Are Welcome To Join Gentle Spirit Chorus If you
wish to nourish your spirit through music, you are invited to join
Gentle Spirit Chorus that performs in concert and at special Science of Light
musical celebrations and Vespers.
E-mail us at SOLministry@juno.com
Musical
theatre performers are automatically eligible for roles in Broadway Tomorrow
Musical Previews. Go to Top |
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Musical Theatre Performers Are Welcome To Join New Company If you are on
the path or searching for a spiritual connection, you are invited to participate
in Theatre of the Spirit. Performers may also be chosen to
appear in Broadway Tomorrow Musical Theatre Showcases. E-mail us at SOLministry@juno.com
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