1-31-12 “Phantom Tollbooth Jr.”

Rehearsals have started at the Jewish Community Center. Great fun directed by Sasha Nanus.

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1-6-12 “Chicken Noodle Soup”

Check out “Chicken Noodle Soup,” written with Lyricist Danielle Trzcinski…

Chicken Noodle Soup 

© 2012 Silverstein/Trzcinski

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12-20-11 A Holiday Mashup!

Steven’s students perform  an Adele mashup just in Time for the Holidays  Imagine Adele mixed with Irving Berlin.   Steven created this Mashup at the Neighborhood Playhouse Jr. (for the 7th graders!) and performed by Steven’s college students Abigail Ludrof, Josh Vidal and Jane Simonds.  Check it out!

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12-20-11 Silverstein plays with Bob Halligan Jr at the Thau’s Christmas Party

I had the pleasure of playing with Bob Halligan Jr for Jonathan Thau’s annual office Christmas party at Villa Berulia.  Rebecca, Jonathan’s daughter sang Silver Bells, Reflection from Mulan, Mi Shebeirach (the Prayer for Healing), Somewhere from West Side Story and with Bob sang the Beatle’s Let it Be followed by an encore of Hey Jude.  It was a rocking evening!

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12-19-11 “Are You Working on Something New, TOO?”

Steven’s song, “A Christmas Confession,” with lyrics by Andrew Zachary Cohen, will be performed as part of the concert “Are You Working On Something, new, TOO, on December 19th, at Don’t Tell Mama.

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12-17-11 Holiday Sharing at the Neighborhood Playhouse

Steven’s students performed various songs as part of his 11th year Holiday Sharing at the Neighborhood Playhouse. To put everyone in the holiday spirit, the songs included: God Bless the USA tagged with Silent Night; Zip A Dee Doo Dah coupled with We Wish You A Merry Christmas; and a mash-up of Adele’s Someone Like You with Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.  In addition, the Teen Conservatory performed  Skid Row, from Little Shop of Horrors.
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12-13-11 “Burly Q”

Steven has written two new songs for this reading with lyrics by Peter Charles Morris, directed by Phil George, and produced by AMAS Theater (Donna Trinkoff, producer) With Fred Barton, Andrew Briedis, Jay Rogers, Will Taylor, Jake Warnecke, Michael West and Hernando Umana.  Three Shows Only! Tuesday Dec 13 at 6 pm and Wednesday Dec 14 at 3 pm and 7 pm. At the Players Theater 115 MacDouglas Street (between 3rd Street and Bleecker.) for Reservatons call (212) 563-2565.

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12-11-11 “Rudolph Unplugged” – returns!! to Westchester County

John Treacy Egan is back!

A new “family” version of his show Rudolph Unplugged in Westchester County on December 11 at 8 pm. (My birthday!). Hope you can make it.

 

And an out of town tryout was performed on December 3rd at the Miramar Cultural Center (2400 Civic Center Place) in Miramar, Florida.  We opened for Santa Claus!

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