• Bellevue, WA. An audience of 250 with most completing written feedback forms. The show was too long and feedback resulted in a major re-write and cutting of characters, songs, and rearranging scenes.

  • Our show was one of 12 writing teams selected in a blinded process. We presented a short snyopsis along with the song “Wherever You Go” to the panel. Sponsored by Theatre Resources Unlimited (TRU) and MusicalWriters.com

    Panelists Credits:

    Mark Hollmann – Tony award, Best Original Score – Urinetown: The Musical, 2002

    William Squire – Musical theater writer and journalist

    Tom Polum – Composer, writer, director and choreographer. Composer and co-book writer of Heloise and Abelard, a new musical.

    Michael Alden - A veteran of film from an early age, Michael is an award-winning film and stage producer including Grey Gardens.

    Bob Ost – Moderator, Executive Director TRU

    Audience of ~40

    The panel and audience really liked the song “Wherever You Go” and had constructive ideas. Nicest comment of the day: Mark Hollmann: “….one of the most graceful marriages of music and lyrics we’ve heard today. I think that little book, that little dialogue at the end I thought would be wonderfully in tune for a duet… my tendency is to pay off with something bigger to bring the curtain down on so that they would be in their power singing together..” This comment and others by the panel lead to a re-write of “Wherever You Go”.

  • About 50 people were in attendance. Feedback was positive and timing of the reading was at 1 hour and 48 minutes. For those who had attended the earlier reading, they thought the show was greatly improved as did the cast, most of whom were involved in the first reading.

  • A community theater, fully staged production with orchestra. Six performances with a total of 900 in attendance. The production was very well received with enthusiastic audiences.

    Children responded extremely positively to the show, lining up for autographs of ‘the princess’ Ruth afterwards. This was a big surprise as children were not a target audience.

    People of all faiths or no faith loved the show. Word of mouth was our best advertising with many people coming to the show more than once and bringing friends.

  • Invited to present at TRU (Theatre Resources Unlimited) Beginnings/How to Write a Musical that Works - Part 3 Reckoning and Resolution. Presented a portion of the script and two songs from Act II. “Are You There?” and “Our Only Night”.

    Skip Kennon provided very positive feedback and then sat down at the piano to make some suggestions.

    Panelists Credits:

    Sheryl Davis – librettist and lyricist Barnstromer; playwright Maid’s Door

    Nancy Golladay – literary consultant

    Skip Kennon – composer, moderator of BMI Librettists’ Workshop

    Tom Polum – Producer -Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    Moderators: Bob Ost –Executive Director TRU and TRU Literary Manager Cate Cammarata.

    Audience ~35

  • TRU (Theatre Resources Unlimited) Beginnings/How to Write a Musical that Works - Part 1 The World and the Want. Invited to presented a showcase of the first 10 minutes of the show, conduced virtually (during COVID). Post on YouTube can be found here:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i5COby89Vs

    TRU Panelists Included:

    Ken Cerniglia, former dramaturg and literary manager Disney Theatrical Group

    Cheryl Davis, Kleban and Larsen Award winning librettist and lyricist (Barnstormer), Audelco Award winning playwright (Maid’s Door), general counsel for The Author’s Guild

    Skip Kennon, composer/lyricist (Herringbone, Don Juan DeMarco, Time and Again), former artistic coordinator of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop and teacher for two decades.

  • Song, “Are You There?” was selected to be reviewed by music coach, Madeline Stone. Madeline thought the music was ‘beautiful’. We worked on the lyrics to make improvements.

    Madeline Stone was a songwriter for Sony Music for 15 years and the winner of a Dove Award. Her songs have sold collectively more than 30 million records.

  • Staged readings were held at two Bellevue venues, Newport Covenant Church on June 4, 2022 with 65 in person and about 20 on a livestream with 270 views after 10 days and Temple B’nai Torah on June 5, 2022. with about 50 people in attendance. The show was well received with both audiences.

    See Tab “Staged Reading” to view.