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 …