Steven was proud to serve as one of the rehearsal pianists who helped teach the fantastic arrangement of Don’t Let the Sun Go Down with Electricity by Richard Rockage  for the cast of “Billy Elliot.” Kudos to director Eric Gunhus!
It was a pleasure to fill in for colleague John Prestianni at the West Side YMCA for The Kids Company’s production of Annie Jr. Luminaries in the audience have included Judd Hirsch. Â The young actors from Kids Company are multi-talented and a joy to work with!
It was a pleasure to play piano for Donna Seife’s 50th birthday party. Donna’s son Matthew was a student at the Neighborhood Playhouse Jr School. I played requested songs as well as a few songs by heart and some rock songs – CROCODILE ROCK! Yeah!!!
Steven had the pleasure of serving as Music Director for Paul Russell’s sixth installment of Access to Agents. Â Two of the actors are former student- Chris & Kayla- Very exciting to see how far they’ve come as performers. Â The Agent night is November 1st.
It was a hoot! Â August 24. Â Christine Pedi invited me to a dress rehearsal of Andrea Martin’s one woman show with Seth Rudetsky playing piano. Â I was fortunate enough to participate in a game and got to “sort of” greek dance with Andrea on stage.
Fall cleaning in 70 degree weather can unearth some treasures. Â So proud of this song , written with Jane Brody Zales, circa 1996 for a possible revue sung by the incomparable Joyce Nolen.
When It’s Right (1996) © Silverstein/Zales
Steven worked as Assistant Music Director and Pianist for one week on The Fartiste, at Sophias in NYC. Â Much good luck with the show!
Steven had the privilege of playing New York, New York for the super-talented Ariel Tyler Page at the famed La Cirque restaurant in NYC. This was part of an event produced by the amazing Sally Allen of The Water Coolers. Â There was some fun dancing and an impromptu version of Irving Berlin’s God Bless America sung by the employees of Genworth Financial.