Once Every Hundred Years

That’s the name of the song cycle Bill Finn wrote with Danny in what turned out to be the last few years of Bill’s life. I am producing the NY premiere at 54 Below on November 16th and 17th. I am also executive producing the live cast recording of the concert.

I’m pretty sure there are things I should be doing that I’m not doing because I don’t know how. I trust that will all work out.

Michael Starobin is orchestrating. Joe Calarco is directing. The concert will feature Jeff Blumenkrantz, Demond Green, and Zachary Noah-Piser. Benji Goldsmith is our MD.

When we nailed down the concert dates with 54 Below, Playbill ran a story about it. Someone sent Playbill a second press release and they ran a story today featuring Zach’s headshot. I don’t know if Zach has a publicist who sent it, or if 54 Below sent it. I just know I didn’t.

Most importantly, the Playbill article mentioned Danny Ursetti prominently. And Broadway Briefing picked up the story and BOLDED Danny’s name.

You Get Another Call

Four or five years ago, a producer sponsored a contest. He asked for two-person scenes/songs between famous couples, real or imaginary, and promised that those selected would be published.

Danny and I thought it would be nice to be published, so we entered. Our piece was selected. The producer’s office reached out to ask if we would rewrite the song as a solo because they decided some variety would be nice. We rewrote the song.

That was years ago. We heard from the producer’s office a couple of times, for what I don’t remember, but it’s been ages since they last contacted us. It’s clear that this promised publication is not happening.

And that is the world of Musical Theater Writing.

But nothing is ever a waste of time. We like the scene and the song. We asked Belén Moyano and Demond Green to record the song for us, and it’s now available on all the streaming services. Thank you Jessie Glass for the fantastic graphic.