NEWS

11.10.2017

It's been awhile since I've posted but boy have I been busy!  In addition to composing and writing, I have recently taken my first brave step into the world of directing.  Come check out an excerpt from the Three Drunk Hunters and The Ghost Hunter, written by Lane Dombois, featured in the grand opening of Target Margin's new theater space: The Doxsee.  And, oh heyyy, there's a New York Times article about Target Margin's grand opening. Check it out here! 

06. 13. 2017

Check out these beautiful photos of Henna Leaves taken at the International House by Steven Pisano. See all photos here!

06.01.2017

Congratulations to American Opera Projects!  So proud to have been a part of this year's program and to have created Henna Leaves with this beautiful group of people. 

5.25. 2017

Henna Leaves on Broadway World! 

After months of writing, it was amazing to finally see our new one act opera HENNA LEAVES up on its feet as part of the American Opera Projects/NYU Advanced Opera Lab on May 13 and May 14 at NYU and The International House!  Pictures and video to follow soon.  Read a BroadwayWorld write up here. 

3.31.2017

"What Does She See?" was a wonderful event and a sold out house!  See the video of my song "My Leg Was Sitting in a Church Pew" here. 

3.19.2017

This Wednesday, March 22, I will be taking part in an evening of original songs inspired by the photography of Angelina Lin . "What Does She See?" , directed by Julia Hotch, will take place at SideWalk cafe and will feature Angelina's photography + 6 original songs by upcoming music theater writers. Tix and more information is available  here!

1.31.2017

About two years ago, my best friend Eloise and I started to write a new musical, A Rebel Prayer, inspired by the Russian punk performance art collective Pussy Riot. A Rebel Prayer follows a young girl, Nikita, who is visited by magical ghosts of rebel spirits (Pussy Riot) in the wake of her father’s murder. After they call for her to join their rebel army and fight against Putin’s nationalist youth army, Nikita must decide whether freedom is worth fighting for no matter the cost.  
         When we started writing A Rebel Prayer, we could never have imagined that less than two years later Putin would come to play such an eerie role in the US elections. Nor could we imagine that we would have a president of the United States whose policies would eerily remind us of an early rise of a fascist regime. For everyone who feels threatened under the new administration, we are with you. We will continue to use our voices for good.  We will fight. We will not allow our democracy to crumble.

1.14.2017

I'm excited to be a part of the very first Advanced NYU/American Opera Projects Opera Lab with librettist Laura Barati this year.  Our one-act opera about the state of the Muslim community in Trump's era, Henna Leaves, will be performed at New York University on May 13, 2017 and the International House, NYC on May 14, 2017.  More details coming soon!

11.28.2016

I had so much fun writing flute arrangements for the beautiful new song cycle written by Lane Dombois, I love you, and I want you to be my bird. The workshop of the song cycle, directed by Jesse Freedman and produced by Worry Noise Dirt Heat / Dixon Place, is scheduled to perform at Dixon Place on December 3, 2016.  For more information and tickets go here. 

11.15.2016

New demos from A Rebel Prayer are now available on SoundCloud. Check them out here!

11.1.2016

Pictures from the CDP workshop of A Rebel Prayer can now be seen here.  I really miss these crazy / talented kids! 

8.31.2016

A Rebel Prayer participated in a 3-week workshop produced by CDP (Collaborative, Development and Production) as part of NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing / New Studio on Broadway collaboration.  The amazing experience culminated in 4 staged performances.  Pictures from the show coming soon!