when i was MDing andrew lippa's musical john & jen at busbarn stage company in 2006, andrew lippa did a benefit for the theatre. in town for a workshop of his new show asphalt beach, andrew showed he was quite the showman for this one man show. he started out with a number called "raise the roof" which he wrote for his musical, the wild party. my friend jennifer went with me. we were so excited to hear someone of such caliber perform from his own repertoire. andrew was also quite the comedian, flavoring his performance with humorous anecdotes about the songs or shows he's written.
the cast of john & jen [kristen stokes and david curley] joined andrew on stage to perform one of the songs from the show. both were nervous [we had only been in rehearsal for about a week or two], but they pulled it off beautifully. the audience loved their preview to john & jen.and guess who got to turn pages for mr. lippa?
andrew also sang a new song he was working on for the musical big fish [based on the tim burton film - i'm not sure if the musical will ever happen...haven't heard anything of it lately]. he didn't tell the audience what show it was from because it was a secret at the time, but i saw the title of the show on the sheet music. i was a little nervous. but i turned pages flawlessly while admiring andrew's technique on the piano.
andrew [andrewlippa.com] is currently working on the musical version of the the addams family, slated for broadway fall of 2009.
andrew lippa and me at the meet and greet, post performance
andrew also sang a new song he was working on for the musical big fish [based on the tim burton film - i'm not sure if the musical will ever happen...haven't heard anything of it lately]. he didn't tell the audience what show it was from because it was a secret at the time, but i saw the title of the show on the sheet music. i was a little nervous. but i turned pages flawlessly while admiring andrew's technique on the piano.andrew [andrewlippa.com] is currently working on the musical version of the the addams family, slated for broadway fall of 2009.
andrew lippa and me at the meet and greet, post performance
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