SOMETHING NEW Podcast Welcomes Charlie Johnson

In anticipation of his own concert at the 2015 New York Musical Theatre Festival, award-winning musical theatre writer Joel B. New sat down with the artist Charlie Johnson, who's making his directorial debut at NYMF.

Charlie Johnson is an artist living in New York. He is currently directing HeadVoice for NYMF. As an actor, Mr. Johnson has been seen in venues across the nation like Paper Mill Playhouse and the 5th Avenue Theatre. As a cabaret artist, he recently debuted his club act, CHARLIE! Anything but Basic, at the Metropolitan Room to rave reviews. He is reprising his performance this September at 54Below. Upcoming projects include participation in the 5thAvenue's NextFest and assistant directing Into the Woods for North Carolina Theatre. BFA: Elon University. @chipper_charles / www.charliejohnsononeline.com

Ethan Andersen's HEADVOICE runs July 17th thru 25th at Theater 3. For tickets, go to nymf.org/headvoice.

Mr. New's "TO HELL AND BACK: An Album Musical In Concert" is happening on Tuesday, July 7th at 6PM at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. For tickets, go to nymf.org/tohellandback.

For the live song portion of the episode, Mr. Johnson performed "Henry's Other Golden Rule" from New's MACKENZIE & THE MISSING BOY. Accompanied by Mike Pettry and recorded at Michiko Rehearsal Studios. For a free digital download of this episode's live demo and sheet music, listeners may visit SoundCloud.com and Repertwa.com, respectively, for a limited time.

Named one of the Top 20 Podcasts for Theatre Fans by BroadwayWorld.com, "Something New" dissects what it means to be a working, multifaceted artist in America and always concludes with a premiere recording from one of New's latest musical projects. "Something New" is available on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and TuneIn. For more info, please visit joelbnew.com.