IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU's Farah Alvin Featured on Latest Episode of SOMETHING NEW Podcast

In Episode 407 of "Something New" -- the musical theatre podcast that interviews artists and premieres original songs -- award-winning songwriter Joel B. New sat down with Farah Alvin, a Broadway actress and Holistic Health Counselor.

Farah Alvin's Broadway credits include: It Shoulda Been You, Nine, The Look of Love, Saturday Night Fever, Grease!, A Christmas Carol. Off-Broadway credits and Original Cast Recordings include: The Last Smoker In America, The Marvelous Wonderettes (Drama Desk Nomination), I Love You Because, and many more. She is also a Certified Holistic Health Counselor, a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and SUNY Purchase and is AADP certified. Her private nutrition practice works with individuals to find health and balance in their life through better eating and lifestyle. She's also a songwriter and a sometimes blogger. Visit her at www.farahalvin.com and on all social media.

For the live song portion of the episode, Ms. Alvin performed "Tell Me A Story" from MACKENZIE AND THE MISSING BOY. Music and lyrics by Joel B. New. Accompanied by Josh Kight (www.joshkight.com) on piano. This performance is also available on SoundCloud and YouTube.

Joel is currently in pre-production for his solo EP Cabot Cove, a collection of songs inspired by book titles referenced to in the TV series Murder, She Wrote, starring Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury. The Kickstarter campaign to fund said album ends at 9:14am EST this coming Wednesday, April 6th.
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Joel B. New is the recipient of an American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Grant for his music and lyrics. His stage projects include TO HELL AND BACK, MACKENZIE & THE MISSING BOY, AWAKENING (book: Jenny Stafford, music: J. Oconer Navarro), STANDALONE, AGATHA IN THE ATTIC, and RSVP. Joel's work has been seen and developed at Ars Nova, Lincoln Center, 54 Below, New York Theatre Barn, Prospect Theater Company, Musical Theatre Factory, and the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival. For more info, visit joelbnew.com.