Upcoming Gigs:
July 26 - October 19, 2008
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE (The Guthrie Theater): I'm playing the romantic lead, Almanzo (aka Manley), in the world premiere of this new work. It has a fantastic creative team: Francesca Zambello - director, Rachel Sheinkin - book, Rachel Portman - music, Donna DiNovelli - lyrics, Michele Lynch - choreography, Mary-Mitchell Campbell - MD. Melissa Gilbert, the original Laura from the TV series, is playing Ma in this production. The Guthrie is a fantastic theater in Minneapolis, MN, and we will mark the debut of a musical on their McGuire Proscenium Stage in their newly opened theater complex. I am very excited about this project and it's potential. More information can be found at The Guthrie theater's website. The cast announcement can be read at Playbill.com.
Recent Gigs:
May 17, 2008 @ 7pm The Bowery Poetry Club
ZOAE Arts Group (The Bowery Poetry Club, NYC): Featuring singer-songwriter Caleb Travers, poet Kevin Gosa, and actor/singer Kevin Massey. Caleb Travers is a indie rocker with a heart that resonates with soulful country lyrics and sounds; Caleb's album is entitled "Blue Weathered Dreams". Kevin Gosa is a classically trained saxophonist and has played for our series, but this time he will return to read from a collection of his poems. Kevin Massey is a Broadway caliber talent in acting and singing. Kevin Gosa and Kevin Massey will be collaborating on the poems: Gosa will read and Massey will bring them to life through his voice and body. Saturday, May 17, 7-10 pm. $10. The Bowery Poetry Club at 308 Bowery (just south of the corner of Bowery and Bleeker). For more info go to www.zoaearts.com.
April 2008
BONNIE AND CLYDE, reading: I was asked to be part this upcoming reading recently by Jeff Calhoun, who directed me in BIG RIVER. It's got some great people on the creative side (Frank Wildhorn, Don Black, Ivan Menchell) so it should be a lot of fun. Plus, I think my character gets to kill B&C in the end....nice!
February 23 @ 7:30pm at Joe's Pub in NYC
BLACKAMOOR ANGEL by Carl Hancock Rux & Diedre Murray: Carl Hancock Rux brings excerpts from his new cabaret opera, with music composed by Deirdre Murray, to Joe's Pub. Directed by Karin Coonrod, Blackamoor Angel is the story of a mixed race agitprop troupe in Weimar era Berlin, and their performance of a circus opera based on the life of Angelo Soliman. A member of 18th Century Vienna's elite, the former slave Soliman was a companion of Mozart, the first African Freemason, and a tutor to the royal family. He was also the first person to be stuffed, mounted, and displayed in the imperial Naturalienkabinett. Ticket information can be found at Joe's Pub website.
January 26, 2008 @ 7:30pm and January 29th, 2008 @ 7:30pm
MACBETH by Giuseppe Verdi with Opera Memphis: I'm looking forward to my first Verdi opera. I got cast as Malcolm in this production at Opera Memphis. I was last there in 2003, so it will be good to visit the old haunts. Ticket information can be found at the Opera Memphis website.
November 30 - December 23, 2007
A CHRISTMAS CAROL at North Shore Music Theater: I will be playing the role of Fred, Scrooge's Nephew. This marks my first Christmas Carol and my debut at NSMT. I'm really looking forward to spending some time in MA again.
November 2 @ 8:00pm and November 4 @ 2pm
THE MIKADO by Gilbert and Sullivan: I just got hired to be Nanki-Poo. This will mark my first G&S experience. It almost happened at USF, but the timing is right for this one. This will be the first time I have worked with Fargo-Moorhead Opera and the first time I have been in North Dakota. Needless to say, it will be full of discoveries.
November 19, 2007 @ 9:30pm Zipper Theater
J@Z : JAY ALAN ZIMMERMAN at the ZIPPER THEATER: This is a collaboration with one of my dear friends from NY. He is putting together a collection of many different UNIQUE pieces. It should be a really fun evening. If you are fans of Cheryl Alexander, Rebekah Jacobs, or Kevin O'Conner, come on out because they will be performing as well! www.thezipperfactory.com Mention the code NOWHEARTHIS for a discount when buying two tickets.
October 8, 2007 @ 7:00pm Playwrights Horizons
THE CHANGELING by Middleton: This is a reading directed by Karin Coonrod in association with the Red Bull Theater. I do not know if it is open to the public, but I am always excited to be a part of a play.
March-June 2007
TARZAN: I will be a vacation swing for them as one of the performers got hurt unexpectedly.
March 4 & 5, 2007
ANGELS THE MUSICAL: I'm playing one of the leads in the reading of this new musical. You find out more about the project at www.angelsthemusical.com
December 16, 2006 - February 24, 2007
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre): I will be playing the lead role of D'Artagnan in this new musical in Chicago. The creative team is so talented and fun, that I hardly feel like I am working. I'm excited about this project as I have never worked in Chicago before, I am helping to create a lead role, and there is potential for it coming to NYC. click here for the CST info
You can hear a podcast interview with me about the show by following this link theaterinchicago.com
I also posted some clips of the reviews on my Reviews page.
Summer 2006
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL - THE MUSICAL: I was cast in a new reading for a stage adaptation of the Disney hit movie "High School Musical." I played the lead, Troy, opposite another friend of mine from Tarzan. The reading went very well and is in talks for future development. You can see more about the movie by clicking here.
June 6, 2006 6pm
PERRY: I filmed my first TV pilot earlier this year. I am played Perry in a new sitcom called PERRY. This marked my first professional camera work. There was a screening at MAKOR near Lincoln Center in June.
March 24, 2006 - November 12, 2006
TARZAN: I just got cast in the new upcoming Disney Broadway musical called TARZAN. I am the first Tarzan understudy as well as a member of the ensemble cast. Rehearsals started December 27th here in NY; previews begin March 24th (my birthday!), and we officially open on May 10th. We are supposed to keep most of it a secret, but we're able to say that it will be "innovative and intimate." After that, let your imagination run wild. click here for more info
September 23 - October 29, 2005
PIPPIN by Stephen Schwartz and ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL by William Shakespeare (Utah Shakespearean Festival): I will be playing the role of Pippin this fall in Cedar City, UT with the Utah Shakespearean Festival. I will also be 2nd French Lord in their production of All's Well That Ends Well, the second show in their 3 show rotation. Cedar City is right next to both Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks, and an easy ride from Las Vegas. So, come out and visit if you are near! Visit www.bard.org for more festival information and tickets.
February 22 - June 5, 2005
BIG RIVER - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: the American Sign Language Revival - I am now a part of the national tour as of February 22nd. This is the same production that I was with on Broadway, but I have some different roles which will be fun. If you want to know where we will be, you can follow this link for the Big River Tour stops.
Toxic Audio: the Off-Broadway, all a cappella show at the Houseman Theater. For those of you who have been asking, yes I was cast in the show back in September...unfortunately it closed before I even started rehearsal. Ce la vie, eh!
January 16 -February 6, 2005
CARMEN by Bizet: a full length opera with the Asheville Lyric Opera & South Carolina Opera. I’ll be singing Remendado (the gypsy tenor). The performances are Jan 28-29 in NC, Jan 31 in Johnson City, TN, and Feb 4-5 in Newbery, SC. You may visit www.ashevillelyric.org for more information.
December 2, 2004 - January 2, 2005
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS by Diedre Murray, Randy Weiner, & Diane Paulus: a gospel/R&B retelling of Shakespeare's A WINTER'S TALE. I am doing the music prep work for this show. If you get a chance, you should check it out. I saw it right before opening night, and it was really powerful. The first half literally ends like a good ole tent revival! The show is now officially opened as of December 13th. It is being co-produced by Music Theatre Group and The Women's Project. Follow this link for ticket info, etc www.womensproject.org Tickets are also being sold at TKTS.
December 13, 2004
ZYKLON by Peter King & Julian Barry: a reading of an opera in two acts which (I think) is based on a true story of a Nobel Prize winning (for his work on fertilizers) Jewish scientist who is better know for inventing mustard gas and Zyklon B which is eventually used on his own people in WWII. I play a variety of characters in this one. I haven’t heard the whole thing yet, but it seems to be pretty interesting. It is in the genre of a modern opera…not too out there though. Monday, December 13 @ 6:00 pm, CUNY Graduate Center, Elebash Recital Hall (5th Ave and 34th Street) I think tickets are free. Let me know if you would like to come, and I will reserve your spot.
December 12, 2004
THE SHOULDER by Dan Hurlin and Dan Moses Schreier: songs from a musical based on the true story of an Iowan farmer who, having lost his eyesight, must find a means to visit his stroke-ridden brother, and chooses to make the 250 mile journey on a “garden tractor” riding lawnmower. I play the young version of this tractor guy. It’s a really neat piece. 7:00 pm, Joe’s Pub 425 Lafayette St. (b/t East 4th and Astor Place) Tickets $20; www.telecharge.com or 212-239-6200 The direct link to Joe’s Pub announcement is http://66.40.251.27/caltool/index.cfm?fuseaction=detail&performanceID=254
December 5, 2004
DOWN AT THE INFERNO by Rick Mckim: songs from a new rock musical based on Dante’s Epic of the underworld. I play Keith, the guy that gets led through all the different stages of the underworld. You’ll get to hear some true, classic rock. It’s fun. The famous person in the cast is Alice Ripley. 7:30 pm, Symphony Space: Thalia Hall (2537 B’way @ 95th St.) Tickets $12 for adults and $10 for students or rush starting at 5:30pm; call 212-864-5400 or boxoffice@symphonyspace.org