Sara Cooper News

TriArts Sharon Playhouse (Sharon, CT) will present a reading of the new musical Loving Leo Wednesday night, August 10 at 7:30 PM in its Bok Gallery. Admission is $5. and no advance reservation is necessary. The reading is part of their 2011 New Works Readings and Concerts Series, which has included Whiskey Songs (by Joe Iconis) and When We Met (Music/ Lyrics by Julianne Wick Davis, Book by Dan Collins). Artistic Director John Simpkins oversees the summer series.

TriArts Sharon Playhouse (Sharon, CT) will present a reading of the new musical Loving Leo Wednesday night, August 10 at 7:30 PM in its Bok Gallery. Admission is $5. and no advance reservation is necessary. The reading is part of their 2011 New Works Readings and Concerts Series, which has included Whiskey Songs (by Joe Iconis) and When We Met (Music/ Lyrics by Julianne Wick Davis, Book by Dan Collins). Artistic Director John Simpkins oversees the summer series.

American Opera Projects (AOP) is proud to announce its selection of composers and librettists for the 2011-2012 season of its popular Composers & the Voice program. Chosen by Composers & the Voice Artistic Director Steven Osgood, the 2011-2012 season will include composers Mikael Karlsson, Robert Paterson, Rachel Peters, and Ronnie Reshef and composer/librettist teams Zach Redler/Sara Cooper and Sidney Marquez Boquiren/Daniel Neer. The primary focus of Composers & the Voice is to give composers and librettists experience working collaboratively with singers on writing for the voice and contemporary opera stage.

The 15th Annual New York International Fringe Festival will present the premiere of the new play SAMMY GETS MUGGED!, by award-winning writer Dan Heching, from August 15 to 28. Directed by Noah Himmelstein, the cast features Stephanie Pope Caffey (Broadway's Chicago, Fosse and more), Patrick Byas ('Law & Order: SVU') and Mr. Heching.

Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab, under the leadership of Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist William Finn, Musical Theatre Lab Artistic Producer, Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and Tristan Wilson, Managing Director, presents the world premiere of Mormons, Mothers and Monsters, a quirky new musical with book and lyrics by Sam Salmond and music by Will Aronson.

Metropolis Opera Project presents The M.O.P. Bucket - 2nd Annual New Music Party, July 18th 2011 at Medicine Show Theatre. This one night only event will feature new works by Thomas Deneuville, Kate Kilbane (The Medea Cycle), Trish Causey (Musical Theatre Talk with Trish Causey), Sara Cooper & Zach Redler (Perez Hilton Saves the Universe - Best Musical, Fringe Festival), Christopher Sahar (Crossing The Straits), Jeremiah Bornfield and Nathan Cooke & Matt Schlatter (Marigold Opera).

Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab, under the leadership of Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist William Finn, Musical Theatre Lab Artistic Producer, Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and Tristan Wilson, Managing Director, presents the world premiere of Mormons, Mothers and Monsters, a quirky new musical with book and lyrics by Sam Salmond and music by Will Aronson.

TriArts Sharon Playhouse (Sharon, CT) presents a reading of the new musical When We Met tonight at 7:30 PM in its Bok Gallery. Admission is $5. and no advance reservation is necessary.

Barrington Stage Company's Musical Theatre Lab, under the leadership of Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist William Finn, Musical Theatre Lab Artistic Producer, Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director, and Tristan Wilson, Managing Director, presents the world premiere of Mormons, Mothers and Monsters, a quirky new musical with book and lyrics by Sam Salmond and music by Will Aronson.

TriArts Sharon Playhouse (Sharon, CT) is pleased to announce their 2011 New Works Readings and Concerts.

WaterTower Theatre Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin today announced casting details for Shooting Star which will be performed on the Main Stage May 27 - June 26, 2011.

This weekly party will feature performances by Farah Alvin(The Marvelous Wonderettes) and Jay Armstrong Johnson(Catch Me if You Can, Hair) in addition to celebrating the music of Alan Menken and the songwriting team of Zach Redler and Sara Cooper(The Memory Show

This weekly party will feature performances by Farah Alvin(The Marvelous Wonderettes) and Jay Armstrong Johnson(Catch Me if You Can, Hair) in addition to celebrating the music of Alan Menken and the songwriting team of Zach Redler and Sara Cooper(The Memory Show

THE CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE will continue its Songbook Concert Series with two special Arts & Artists concerts on Sunday, December 12th at 2:30PM and Monday, December 13th at 6PM at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

THE CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE will continue its Songbook Concert Series with two special Arts & Artists concerts on Sunday, December 12th at 2:30PM and Monday, December 13th at 6PM at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

For a decade, Bound for Broadway has been letting audiences know about some of the best new shows currently in development. This 10th Anniversary Celebration at Kaufman Center's Merkin Concert Hall will feature four new musicals and then revisit some of the great shows featured over the past 10 years, including the 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner NEXT TO NORMAL, AVENUE Q, MUSICAL OF MUSICALS and THE DROWSY CHAPERONE.

For a decade, Bound for Broadway has been letting audiences know about some of the best new shows currently in development. This 10th Anniversary Celebration at Kaufman Center's Merkin Concert Hall will feature four new musicals and then revisit some of the great shows featured over the past 10 years, including the 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner NEXT TO NORMAL, AVENUE Q, MUSICAL OF MUSICALS and THE DROWSY CHAPERONE.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and Gretchen Margaroli present the new musical The Tenth Floor with music & lyrics by J. Sebastian Fabal and book by Sara Cooper. Directed by Igor Goldin, with music direction by Mark T Evans and choreography by Sue Delano, the cast features Farah Alvin as Georgia Jones, Gilbert L. Bailey, II as Clayton, Micahel Kostroff as Josh, Justin Gregory Lopez as Victor, Doreen Montalvo as Fantasy Mama, and Jeffrey Nunez as Cheche with Judah Gavra, Samantha Gershman, Jordan Grubb, and Rebecca Riker.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and Gretchen Margaroli present the new musical The Tenth Floor with music & lyrics by J. Sebastian Fabal and book by Sara Cooper. Directed by Igor Goldin, with music direction by Mark T Evans and choreography by Sue Delano, the cast features Farah Alvin as Georgia Jones, Gilbert L. Bailey, II as Clayton, Micahel Kostroff as Josh, Justin Gregory Lopez as Victor, Doreen Montalvo as Fantasy Mama, and Jeffrey Nunez as Cheche with Judah Gavra, Samantha Gershman, Jordan Grubb, and Rebecca Riker.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and Gretchen Margaroli present the new musical The Tenth Floor with music & lyrics by J. Sebastian Fabal and book by Sara Cooper. Directed by Igor Goldin, with music direction by Mark T Evans and choreography by Sue Delano, the cast features Farah Alvin as Georgia Jones, Gilbert L. Bailey, II as Clayton, Micahel Kostroff as Josh, Justin Gregory Lopez as Victor, Doreen Montalvo as Fantasy Mama, and Jeffrey Nunez as Cheche with Judah Gavra, Samantha Gershman, Jordan Grubb, and Rebecca Riker.