News
Ben Chavez’s new song TRACKSIDE features a horn arrangement by Danny!
Danny has been inducted into the Recording Academy!!!
Ben Chavez’s infectious new song WALK DON’T RUN features a Horn arrangement by Danny!
REGRETTING ALMOST EVERYTHING (CONCEPT ALBUM) is available to stream everywhere!!!
Beth Leavel & Jeff Blumenkrantz To Be Featured On REGRETTING ALMOST EVERYTHING Concept Album
With the start of another new year, we all look for a fresh start. Regretting Almost Everything, featuring Tony Award winner Beth Leavel as Anne, and Tony Nominee Jeff Blumenkrantz as her husband Clay, is the story of a middle-aged woman in search of a new beginning. Loosely based on Lauren Taslitz's experience of leaving home in her mid-50s to pursue her love of musical theatre writing, Taslitz wrote the book and lyrics with Danny Ursetti, who composed, orchestrated, and arranged the music. The two artists have produced an album of the full score, which is set to release on March 14th, 2023.
The album consists of 15 songs, plus 1 bonus track. Musical Director and pianist Paul Staroba conducts and performs with an 8-piece orchestra consisting of a string quartet and a rhythm section. The album was recorded at Power Station at BerkleeNYC, produced by Kathy Sommer and Matt Anthony (Alchemy Music), and mastered by Darcy Proper.
Look for the new concept album, Regretting Almost Anything, on all music streaming platforms on March 14th 2023. For more information about the album and the musical, go to RegrettingAlmostEverything.com.
54 CELEBRATES HANUKKAH: A FESTIVAL OF WRITERS DECEMBER 19th 7pm & 9:30pm
“It’s an evening of music hotter than latkes!
Have you ever thought that there are simply not enough Hanukkah songs? Wonder no more! For the second year, 54 Below will be showcasing some of the best Jewish musical theatre writers as they each present a brand new, original Hanukkah song. Join them along with some of Broadway’s biggest mensches as we give the festival of lights the songbook it deserves. You’ll want the miraculous, musical magic to last for eight days and beyond!”
Hosted by Ilana Levine (“Little Known Facts” Podcast, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown)
Musical Direction by Ben Caplan
Produced by Jen Sandler
“This year's In The Works~In The Woods Festival taking place September 8 through 11. Outbound (A new play by Caitlin Collins and directed by Joan Sergay). Iris feels lost in her call-center job, until she lands on the phone with Shelly - a young widow who happens to live in a small town Iris has a connection to. The women's journeys intertwine in an exploration, loss, belonging, isolation and resilience. The cast features Suzy Weller, Omalolu Fiki, Tracy Sallows, Tim Barker, Lee Hubilla, Emily Kleypas and Brandon Dial.”
BROADWAY’S FUTURE SONGBOOK SERIES TO HIGHLIGHT WORK BY LAUREN TASLITZ AND DANNY URSETTI
“The Broadway's Future Songbook Series, produced and hosted by John Znidarsic, will continue April 25 at 6 PM in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
The free evening will spotlight the songs of the writing team of Lauren Taslitz and Danny Ursetti, highlighting their new musical Mimosa.
Vocalists include Shannon Tyo, Allie Trimm, Cicily Daniels, Jason SweetTooth Williams, Cori Jaskier, Melanie Burg, Jason Pintar, Amy Weintraub, and Viveca Chow. These artists will be backed by musicians Benji Goldsmith, Yari Bond, Claire Wellin, James Mack, Joseph Wallace, and
Will Shishmanian.”
NEW YORK OPERAFEST ANNOUNCES 2022 SLATE
New York OperaFest has announced its 2022 edition which will kick off on April 15 and runs for two months and will be headlined by numerous companies.
The final item on the company’s schedule for the festival will be “Losing Control,” a series of operas including “The Life Of A Lemon” a 15 minute opera with music by Danny Ursetti libretto by Vaibu Mohan
Performers include Ariadne Grief, Brittany Fowler, Lucas Bouk, among others. Performance Dates: May 26 & 27, 2022
PROSPECT THEATER COMPANY’S MUSICAL THEATER LAB TO PREMIERE NEW TEN-MINUTE MUSICAL BY LAURA BARATI AND DANNY URSETTI
On Wednesday, November 17 at 7:30pm the company will present RULE OF THREE, a concert evening featuring hot-off-the-presses offerings generated in its annual Musical Theater Lab.
Tickets start at $25 and are available at www.ProspectTheater.org or by calling Symphony Space's box office, (212) 864-5400.
Check out more NEWS!!!