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Dances With Pitchforks: Confessions of a Farm Boy

Dances With Pitchforks: Confessions of a Farm Boy

One Bona Fide Broadway Legend,
One Certified Pop Diva,
and One Resentful Non-Equity Chorus Boy

In the summer of 2002, I began my third one man show, one that detailed my experiences working on the musical Gypsy at the Paper Mill Playhouse with Betty Buckley and Deborah Gibson. It was directed by Jason O’Connell, with musical by Steve Lavner. The show ran at Rose’s Turn, Don’t Tell Mama, Joe’s Pub, and Caroline’s Comedy Club, as well as part of the Key West Summer Theater Festival.

It won the Backstage Bistro Award for Outstanding Musical Comedy, was named a finalist for the Nightlife Award, and was nominated for a MAC Award. It was also named a “Voice Choice” in the Village Voice and “Pick of the Week” in Time Out NY.

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One Bona Fide Broadway Legend,
One Certified Pop Diva,
and One Resentful Non-Equity Chorus Boy

In the summer of 2002, I began my third one man show, one that detailed my experiences working on the musical Gypsy at the Paper Mill Playhouse with Betty Buckley and Deborah Gibson. It was directed...

In the fall of 2001, I returned to Don’t Tell Mama and followed up with my “sophomore effort.” Once again, Tom Mills served as director, and this time Steve Lavner took over musical director duties. The show was nominated for a 2002 MAC Award for Outstanding Musical Comedy.

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On the last Wednesday of every month, some of the funniest writers in New York get together at the UCB Theater in New York City to let you know about the nights of their lives - those nights that stand out a cut above the rest, that left behind stories so full of hilarity and wonder that they're worth sharing.

"Think Chicken Soup for...

http://projectimproviser.com/

In 2006, I produced a reality series that explored the world of long form improvisation for the internet called Project: Improviser. Over the course of two months, nine up-and-coming improvisers participated in various challenges, rehearsals, and performances for...

In 2006, Jackie Clarke and I co-created a send up/homage to the camp classic, Showgirls, which ran for over a year at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater in New York, with additional performances in Los Angeles and San Francisco. It was an unforgettable evening with Mr. Joe Eszterhas (or an actor playing the esteemed scribe). The evening was...

It was a summer of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.
And it all happened at the sweetest place on Earth.

In May of 2004, I premiered yet another one man show, this time about my summer working as a “rock performer” at Hersheypark. In July of that year, it began a run at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theater, sharing a bill with Jackie...

My first one man show opened in the back room of at Don’t Tell Mama’s in September of 2000 with direction by Tom Mills, choreography by James Santos, and with James Santos and Steve Lavner serving as back-up dancers.

The show returned several times of the next year and a half. During that time John DiPinto and Steve Silverstein also...