Paul Adams News

Paul Adams has never been easy to pigeonhole. But, with over 42 million streams on Pandora, there seems to be something that is getting through to the people despite lack of label affiliation.

Award-winning playwright and cult downtown comic, Andrea Alton returns to the New York International Fringe Festival with an all new multi-character solo show, Possum Creek. 

Producer Paul Adams and Emerging Artists Theatre will present a developmental workshop of the new musical Mean. The musical, with book by Kerri Kochanski (1,001 People That Suck, The Food Monologues), features music and lyrics by Grammy Award winning pop icon Alecia Moore (aka P!nk). The workshop features direction by Jonathan Warman (Now the Cats with Jewelled Claws at LaMama), choreography by Liz Piccoli (Spandex, the Musical), and musical direction by Luke Williams.

Producer Paul Adams and Emerging Artists Theatre will present a developmental workshop of the new musical Mean. The musical, with book by Kerri Kochanski (1,001 People That Suck, The Food Monologues), features music and lyrics by Grammy Award winning pop icon Alecia Moore (aka P!nk). The workshop features direction by Jonathan Warman (Now the Cats with Jewelled Claws at LaMama), choreography by Liz Piccoli (Spandex, the Musical), and musical direction by Luke Williams.

Urban Momfare has been selected to extend its run at the FringeNYC Encore Series after a critically acclaimed run at the 2014 New York International Fringe Festival in August. Book by Pamela Weiler Grayson and Alice Jankell, music and lyrics by Pamela Weiler Grayson, directed by Alice Jankell and musical direction by Clare Cooper. Urban Momfare is being produced by Emerging Artists Theatre Company (EAT). A workshop performance of the musical was previously presented at EAT's New Work Series in March of 2013.

Why don't we ever hear songs about moms not actually liking their kids? This romp through motherhood on Manhattan's Upper East Side spans 17 years: 'Music For Gifted and Talented Babies' to bra straps and Bellinis. Sling on your stilettos!

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) invites writers to meet more than eleven real producers face-to-face at the Writer-Producer Speed Date: The Art of the Pitch on Sunday, February 2, 2014 at 5:30pm and 6:30pmat The Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street, 3rd Floor NYC. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 24th. If accepted, the cost to participate is $75 ($65 for TRU members). For more information and an application, visit http://www.truonline.org/WriterSpeedDateFeb14.htm.

The OUT LIKE THAT! Festival at BAAD! - The Bronx Academy of Art & Dance defiantly returns for its thirteenth year of keeping it queer in the Bronx. The festival kicks off today, June 12 and continues to Friday, June 28, 2013 with a fierce line-up of dance, theatre, film, and wonderful performances.

The OUT LIKE THAT! Festival at BAAD! - The Bronx Academy of Art & Dance defiantly returns for its thirteenth year of keeping it queer in the Bronx. The festival kicks off on Wednesday, June 12 and continues to Friday, June 28, 2013 with a fierce line-up of dance, theatre, film, and wonderful performances. Some events are free and all shows are at BAAD! 841 Barretto Street in the South Bronx. For information and directions call (718) 842-5223 or visit www.BronxAcademyofArtsandDance.org.

Movie and TV star Khalil Kain will play Billy Rhythm, the lead character in DC Copeland's Jitterbug! He will be joining award-winning director Petronia Paley and Emmy nominated choreographer Jeffrey Page in the music and dance-filled reading. Jitterbug! was invited by Artistic Director Paul Adams of the Emerging Artists Theatre to participate in the 'invitation only' annual New Works Festival championing new musicals.

Movie and TV star Khalil Kain will play Billy Rhythm, the lead character in DC Copeland's Jitterbug! He will be joining award-winning director Petronia Paley and Emmy nominated choreographer Jeffrey Page in the music and dance-filled reading. Jitterbug! was invited by Artistic Director Paul Adams of the Emerging Artists Theatre to participate in the 'invitation only' annual New Works Festival championing new musicals.

THE 2012 ALL FOR ONE THEATER FESTIVAL featuring 10 solo plays and musicals written and performed by 10 extraordinary artists, begins today, September 14th at The Cherry Lane Theatre/Mainstage, 38 Commerce Street, NYC, and continues through September 30th.

CAROLS FOR A CURE is the annual two-disc holiday CD compilation of original songs and holiday classics which benefits BC/EFA. These CDs boast the best voices from the worlds of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tours. A full track list for this year's 14th edition has not yet been announced, but the cast of Broadway's MAMMA MIA! was already hard a work yesterday recording their track for the album. Check out our exclusive photos from their recording session below!

David Hoffman spent 13 years touring the world as Ray Charles trumpet soloist and arranger. From his dizzying experiences performing for the most prestigious a audiences in the world, he has toned the music down a bit for those looking for a place of peace. Paul Adams has made a career building instruments for some very well known musicians, he's composed 7 critically acclaimed albums, he's a writer and poet, and plays a vast array of exotic instruments. Paul and David's newest venture are two albums for those in need of healing. Paul's album SLEEP was recorded for gentle spirited man dealing with Parkinson's Disease, and sleepless nights. SLEEP will be discounted for qualified Hospice Care and others in the Helping Profession.

THE 2012 ALL FOR ONE THEATER FESTIVAL featuring 10 solo plays and musicals written and performed by 10 extraordinary artists, begins Friday, September 14th at The Cherry Lane Theatre/Mainstage, 38 Commerce Street, NYC, and continues through September 30th.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present its next monthly panel, HOW TO RAISE A HEALTHY THEATER COMPANY, on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 7pm at The Players Theatre, 115 Macdougal Street, 3rd floor, NYC.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present its next monthly panel, HOW TO RAISE A HEALTHY THEATER COMPANY, on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 7pm at The Players Theatre, 115 Macdougal Street, 3rd floor, NYC.

Emerging Artists Theatre presents a slate of new work: one-act, full-length and in-progress plays, in its annual EATfest, running March 7-20, 2011 at TADA Theatre.

Emerging Artists Theatre presents a slate of new work: one-act, full-length and in-progress plays, in its annual EATfest, running March 7-20, 2011 at TADA Theatre.