i’m happy to share the news that henry krieger and i have been commissioned by the kennedy center to write a new musical as part of their upcoming japan festival which will happen in february … it’s called
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thanks to the director amon miyamoto, henry krieger and i have a commission from the kennedy center to adapt the japanese story (well-known there) “boonah, the tree-climbing frog” into a musical for a japan festival they are doing this upcoming february … the idea for the following lyric, which is the opening number of the show, came from amon, who thought it reflects the general attitude both here and in japan these days …
Black Hills State University will be performing Lucky Duck, opening on Thursday, October 18th at 7:30 PM at Woodburn Hall.
There will be a reception on Thursday for Bill Russell after the show in Meier Hall.
though eight years have passed, somehow october always reminds me of the opening of side show on broadway … it was certainly one of the highlights of my life and did inspire several poems … this is one …
i’ve been revisiting my first professionally produced musical fourtune, music by ron melrose, because we’re doing a reading on august 8th to benefit the l.g.b.t. center in new york in celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary … it certainly has been an enjoyable trip down memory lane … for this month’s poem i decided to post the lyric of the closing number … note: fourtune is the title of the show and the name of the four-member singing group (get it?) that the show is about … but this song is about seeking one’s fortune (spelled correctly)