Paul Leschen News

Broadway songstress Celina Carvajal is showing off her rock and roll side by bringing "Cocaine The Band, The Musical" to The Urban Street Theatre on October 1st and 2nd. Carvajal along with the shows writers Colin Doyle, Sean Doyle, and Raynal Reyes have been in their band The Deafening since 2006.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and C. Carvajal INC. present Cocaine: The Band - The Musical.

Broadway songstress Celina Carvajal is showing off her rock and roll side by bringing "Cocaine The Band, The Musical" to The Urban Street Theatre on October 1st and 2nd. Carvajal along with the shows writers Colin Doyle, Sean Doyle, and Raynal Reyes have been in their band The Deafening since 2006.

Broadway songstress Celina Carvajal is showing off her rock and roll side by bringing "Cocaine The Band, The Musical" to The Urban Street Theatre on October 1st and 2nd. Carvajal along with the shows writers Colin Doyle, Sean Doyle, and Raynal Reyes have been in their band The Deafening since 2006.

Broadway songstress Celina Carvajal is showing off her rock and roll side by bringing "Cocaine The Band, The Musical" to The Urban Street Theatre on October 1st and 2nd. Carvajal along with the shows writers Colin Doyle, Sean Doyle, and Raynal Reyes have been in their band The Deafening since 2006.

Broadway songstress Celina Carvajal is showing off her rock and roll side by bringing "Cocaine The Band, The Musical" to The Urban Street Theatre on October 1st and 2nd. Carvajal along with the shows writers Colin Doyle, Sean Doyle, and Raynal Reyes have been in their band The Deafening since 2006.

Kearns Artist Services and COMIX continue their cabaret series 'Out of the Ensemble' on May 24th at 8pm in COMIX's new The Copper Room, located at 353 West 14th Street at 9th Avenue, NYC. Out of the Ensemble highlights the talent of the unsung heroes of Broadway shows - members of the Ensemble.

Kearns Artist Services and COMIX continue their cabaret series 'Out of the Ensemble' on May 24th at 8pm in COMIX's new The Copper Room, located at 353 West 14th Street at 9th Avenue, NYC. Out of the Ensemble highlights the talent of the unsung heroes of Broadway shows - members of the Ensemble.

We are proud to announce that Judy McLane (Mamma Mia!, Kiss of the Spider Woman) is showing her support of Broadway Ensemble members by performing at the debut of Out of the Ensemble, a new cabaret series celebrating the amazing talent in Broadway Ensembles.

We are proud to announce that Judy McLane (Mamma Mia!, Kiss of the Spider Woman) is showing her support of Broadway Ensemble members by performing at the debut of Out of the Ensemble, a new cabaret series celebrating the amazing talent in Broadway Ensembles.

The Columbine Project returns to Los Angeles by popular demand on February 7, 2010 with a brand-new cast.

THE COLUMBINE PROJECT, a new play written and directed by Paul Anthony Storiale, will begin performances July 27th at The Actors Temple Theatre, 339 West 47th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues). Opening Night will be Sunday August 9th (at 7 PM).

Diversionary Theatre will produce the new musical Twist as the first show of its 2009-2010 season, running July 9-August 9. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England, Twist re-imagines Oliver Twist as a lonely, attractive young man searching for love, and discovering an outrageous London underworld.

On April 20th 1999, the world watched as two young men presumed to be outcasts walked into their high-school, and attempted to massacre hundreds of their peers. Although failing in their original mission to kill 250 students, the two teens left twelve students and a teacher fatally wounded, and many others scarred for life. 'The Columbine Project' examines exactly what went through the minds of several students including the killers, who at one time, were just normal kids. We follow as the plan is kept secret and as the soon-to-be victims prepare for a future they would never see.

Twist book & lyrics by Gila Sand; music by Paul Leschen directed by James Vasquez Diversionary Theatre San Diego through August 9

On April 20th 1999, the world watched as two young men presumed to be outcasts walked into their high-school, and attempted to massacre hundreds of their peers. Although failing in their original mission to kill 250 students, the two teens left twelve students and a teacher fatally wounded, and many others scarred for life. 'The Columbine Project' examines exactly what went through the minds of several students including the killers, who at one time, were just normal kids. We follow as the plan is kept secret and as the soon-to-be victims prepare for a future they would never see.

Diversionary Theatre will produce the new musical Twist as the first show of its 2009-2010 season, running July 9-August 9. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England, Twist re-imagines Oliver Twist as a lonely, attractive young man searching for love, and discovering an outrageous London underworld.

Diversionary Theatre will produce the new musical Twist as the first show of its 2009-2010 season, running July 9-August 9. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England, Twist re-imagines Oliver Twist as a lonely, attractive young man searching for love, and discovering an outrageous London underworld.

Diversionary Theatre's 2009-2010 season of two gender-bending musicals and four provocative plays includes two West Coast Premieres, dynamic local actors and directors, and a reading of a new queer opera. The six-show mainstage season includes: the new musical Twist by Gila Sand and Paul Leschen, based on Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, directed by James Vasquez; Bent, the seminal play by Martin Sherman, in a co-production with ion theatre company; Paul Rudnick's big gay comedy The New Century, directed by Igor Goldin; same-sex marriage gets a comic nod with The Marriage Bed by Nona Shepphard, directed by Rosina Reynolds; laugh out loud with teenage angst in Speech and Debate by Steven Karam, directed by Jason Southerland; and filled with melancholy and lust, the musical play Moscow, by Nick Salamone and Maury R. McIntyre, rounds out the season.

ALLIES, a new rock musical featuring the songs of the legendary band Heart, will be presented in concert version at BLVD ( 199 Bowery at Spring St) on Monday, January 26th at 9:00 p.m. Industry and the general public are invited to make reservations on the show's official website at www.alliesthemusical.com. ALLIES features a book by Celina Carvajal and Maggie F. Levin. The staged concert will be directed by Sam Buggein. Paul Leschen is the music director. The cast features Ms. Carvajal, Brian Charles Rooney (Threepenny Opera), Chris Hall (Bedbugs!!!, Twist). Ryan Bogner (Bedbugs!!!, Hey, You Know What Movie Would Make A Good Musical?) will read the stage directions. In the tradition of Hedwig & the Angry Inch, ALLIES is a raw, concert-style musical about a love triangle that rocks the lives of a brother & sister. Gabby & Chris Ford are as close as struggling twenty-something siblings can be, when their bond is blown apart by the seductive - and secretive - Matt Rhode. Part live rock show - complete with roadies changing the set and a kickass lead axe - and part heartstring-plucking drama, ALLIES features the songs of the legendary band Heart, including hits like 'Barracuda,' 'These Dreams,' and 'Alone.'