For 2022 Pride, I was approached by BCEFA to create a dance piece for Playbill’s Big Broadway Disco Afterparty at Sony Hall on Saturday, June 25th. Broadway Cares wanted to promote Broadway Bares: XXX occurring on Sunday, June 26th. I pitched a couple concepts and settled on repurposing the Pointer Sisters’ disco hit ‘I’m So Excited’ into a montage celebration of the Bares’ community and the process of making a production number. It began with a choreographer trying out ideas, then she brings on friends for pre-pro. It transitions into rehearsals with dancers learning the movement and finally the number explodes with the addition of costumes (designed by dear collaborator DW Withrow) and formations as the number takes shape and approaches full performance-mode. “Tonight’s the Night” was a blast celebrating BCEFA and publicizing the upcoming Bares 30th anniversary, and it was a total pleasure working with Playbill and Sony Hall to bring this concept to life in an immersive staging. More HERE.

After a COVID hiatus, it was a grand return to working on SDC’s committee for the Broadway Flea Market benefitting BCEFA. The director and choreographer union had a strong day, raising $4,395 and contributing to the overall day’s total of $753,321 that will immediately go to work in the form of grants distributed across the country. SDC’s motto is “Unite, Empower, Protect”, and I’m so proud to participate in this union and in these fundraising efforts, joining with the theatrical community in making a difference!

To raise awareness of the contributions of directors and choreographers to the Broadway landscape, I developed a mix-and-match game where contestants had to pair creative teams to their currently-running shows. My ‘Scrambled Broadway’ challenge constantly drew contestants from the assembled shoppers and truly tested their knowledge of Broadway trivia, and I’m so thrilled that this new development proved a hit with fans and will be a union branding opportunity in the coming years.

Poetic Lyricism: Body Language, co-presented by Poetic Theater Productions and Musical Theatre Factory, will feature new collaborations merging poetry, music, and choreography. Poetic Lyricism explores the intersection of poetry and musical theater, and serves as an experimental lab for developing new work. Artists will present short devised pieces set to live music in an environment that supports and enhances collaboration as well as the lyrical possibilities of spoken word and body.

Featuring

Choreographers: Adam Fleming, Albert Andrew Garcia, Susan Toni, Kelsey Burns, Louis DeVaughn Nelson, Georgina Bates

Musician/Composers: Erika Y Ji, Alex Petti, Stephen Elkins, Danny Haengil Larsen, ES Wex (Emily Wexler), Karl Hedrick

Poets: Jennifer Cendaña Armas, Nkosi Nkululeko, Layla Diaz-Ferreiro, Celeste Sage (Tabatha Gayle), Jenny Pacanowski, Teshale Nuer

Another season at Musical Theatre Factory! Brandon Powers and I continue to create Director and Choreographer-centered programming to help artists connect and develop under the MTF umbrella and beyond. On deck this year, more Speed Dates, more Meet & Makes, another ‘Overnight Sensations’, and more fun artistic collaborative and creative opportunities to nurture the next generation of artists who dismantle oppressive ideologies towards collective liberation through powerful and joyful story and song.

Musical Theatre Factory will celebrate its five-year anniversary with a gala at Town Stages. The May 13 evening, dubbed High Five, will be directed by Sidney Erik Wright and Brandon Powers, hosted by Larry Owens, and will honor A Strange Loop writer and composer Michael R. Jackson.

The benefit will feature work and performances by Natalie Walker (Alice by Heart), Heath Saunders (Alice by Heart, Great Comet,NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live), Jessie Shelton (Hadestown, Waitress, Futurity), Nikko Benson (Jonathan Larson award winner), Douglas Lyons (Beau, Polkadots), and Preston Max Allen (Agent 355, We Are The Tigers) with a dance party by Nessa Norich aka DJ nessoono (Infinite Love Party).

The inaugural MTF Makers Cohort will also be introduced, featuring work and performances by Troy Anthony (The River is Me), Melissa Li and Kit Yan (Interstate), Jillian Walker (SkinFolk: An American Show), AriDy Nox (Flawless Feminism), Brandon Webster (Medicine for Melancholy), and Jonathan Larson Award winners Tidtaya Sinutoke and Ty Defoe (Clouds Are Pillows for the Moon).

"You will meet the MTF Makers inaugural cohort together, and experience the exciting breadth of ground breaking work that is happening at MTF!" says Mei Ann Teo, producing artistic director of MTF.

Tickets start at $25 with a sliding scale offered to ensure inclusive participation.

When Michael Lee Scott calls, you pick up the phone. This genius is directing the grand unveiling of the 2018 Saks Holiday Windows with choreography by the incomparable Tammy Colucci and a cast of 150 dancers performing an epic routine to support Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS. I’ll be tapping my heart out on 5th Avenue and getting in the festive holiday spirit for their “Theater of Dreams” reveal. Nothing makes me happier than collaborating with talented friends!

The Broadway Flea Market raised $906,825 for BCEFA and I was thrilled to participate on the SDC committee, coordinating the stocking of merchandise and assisting with setup/breakdown on the big day. Our table managed to contribute a whopping $9,634.25 and offered incredible experiences from our members like a dance class with Chase Brock or coffee with Camille Brown. We also had one-of-a-kind merchandise such as posters signed by the legendary Hal Prince, costumes from the original Broadway production of Cats, and shoes owned by one of my choreographic icons, Michael Bennett.

Official Recap HERE

After collaborating with Benjamin Hey on his music video “Safe Word”, we got back in the studio to stage some sick moves for an upcoming concert. I threw down some steps for his song “Scene of the Crime” and he slayed the crowd at The Delancey for his first live show in a couple years. Watch out world, this artist is going places!

I met artist Benjamin Hey! at creative artist networking event The Common Ground at The Artist Co-op. In the past, I’ve had fantastic luck there finding exciting new collaborators who are embracing the hustle (it directly led to “Luscious Lips”) and was excited to connect with Benjamin. He’s creating a massive series of releases from his upcoming album LAX and I got to tackle his tongue-in-cheek song “Safeword.” It was a blast getting in the studio with him, and I can’t wait to see the final product (shot by Manu Photo)!

The internet is strange and wonderful. Somehow, while I wasn’t paying attention, my dirty little pup play fantasy seems to have gone viral. 3 months after it’s release, “Psych” crossed the 1 million viewers mark and continues to climb. I’m so proud that new audiences are continuing to discover the joy and sex-positivity of Broadway Bares and that this number is introducing people around the world to the event, ensuring packed houses for years to come. What we do together makes a difference. Thank you BCEFA for releasing this number into the world! Onwards, pups! Woof!

Public directing debut!  Well, Joe's Pub at least.  Excited to helm this super-secret (and super-emotional) send-off to the iconic Shakina Nayfack as she departs her role as the Artistic Director of Musical Theatre Factory.  She has personally given me so many opportunities to develop work and stretch my wings as a director and choreographer, so it feels very full-circle to help create this concert to honor her and her work as the Founding Artistic Directory as MTF evolves into its next iteration.  Love this lady, and love that I get to celebrate her through artists and collaborators that I've admired for years.  MTF is family.  #wereworkingonit

More info HERE

Once more into the fray!  This year, I'll be working with the VIP dancers to create an immersive 'pre-game' before the official show begins.  There will be flash mobs.  There will be audience interaction.  There will be couture costumes paying homage to iconic games like Risk, Barrel of Monkeys, and Corn-Hole.  Gonna have SO much fun working with these lovely dancers to give the audience a surprise appetizer to the main course.  Thanks BCEFA for letting me break ground on this brand-new element of the show!  Excited to experiment with this titillating surprise pop-up performance!

More info HERE