February 7, 2012 – 4:47 pm
Hi! We’re GrooveLily, a theatrical power-pop trio consisting of Valerie Vigoda, Brendan Milburn, and Gene Lewin. If you’ve never heard us before, listen to this:
We write musicals and perform in them sometimes, and we play concerts whenever we can.
November 15, 2013 – 10:33 pm
Hey all! Thanks to everyone on our email list who answered the survey about STRIKING 12 on Christmas Eve. The answer was a resounding YES, and so we are coming to 54 Below for TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY: December 23 & 24 at 7 PM.
This won’t be the last time we perform it – our grand plans to have a FAREWELL TOUR this year have become JUST THESE TWO GIGS. And consequently, these are the ONLY STRIKING 12 SHOWS THIS YEAR. BUT NOT THE LAST OF ALL TIME EVER.
However, you never know when the zombie apocalypse is coming, so in case we’re all devoured before next December, buy tickets today.
October 26, 2013 – 11:24 pm
…even though you haven’t heard from us much lately. Gene is in town playing with Audra McDonald tonight at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and we got to catch up in his hotel room. We miss playing together and will get back to doing that again before too long!
Bren, Val, Mose & Gene in LA
It’s been a while, and Brendan and Val are doing another duo show in LA:
Monday, August 26
7:30 PM
Met Theatre
1089 N. Oxford
Hollywood, CA
Tickets have just gone on sale: only $15 with the promo code “FRIEND.”
We are honored to be part of this event at the
Ojai Playwrights Conference
next week, along with renowned songwriter Dean Pitchford and Tony-nominated composer Larry O’Keefe!
Breathing Life into Musical Theatre:
An Evening of Performance and Exploration
Thursday, August 8
7:30 PM
Matilija Auditorium
703 El Paseo Road, Ojai
Tickets: $20
From the Ojai Playwrights Conference site: “An extraordinary musical celebration with some of America’s top composers and lyricists, followed by a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a musical with special co-host Chris Montan, President of Walt Disney Music. Featured talent includes electric violinist/vocalist Valerie Vigoda, composer Brendan Milburn, award-winning songwriter Dean Pitchford, and Tony-nominated composer Laurence O’Keefe.”
Val here – I’m at the University of Texas in Austin (along with director/choreographer Janet Roston and music director Ryan O’Connell) working on our MIDSUMMER show at the Texas Musical Theatre Workshop. Brendan is being single dad and google chatting with me nonstop as we work on the show together…and we’re very excited about the direction the piece has taken. It’s now truly our own musical loosely adapted from the Shakespeare – and so it’s got a new title: MIDSUMMER NIGHT – zippy and to the point, just like the show.
The good folks here at UT Austin have given us a cast of 17, beautiful space and opportunity to work, and a staged reading which is happening on Thursday. If you’re anywhere near Austin, come on down – it’s free and open to the public:
Thursday, June 27
8:00 PM
The B. Iden Payne Theatre
located in the F. Loren Winship Drama Building (WIN)
300 East 23rd Street, Austin, TX 78712
our fabulous Texas Midsummer cast/crew
Check out the new blog entry up at Milburn & Vigoda – we’re putting our beloved “Every Seven” project on a hiatus for a bit, due to…lots of songwriting.
LEARNINGTOWN, one of two musical-sitcom web series on which Brendan is music supervisor as well as co-composer, is
out and available! Written by and starring our great friends Paul & Storm, it is 10 8-minute episodes of hysterical geeky fun.
The premise of LEARNINGTOWN is that comedy duo Paul and Storm take over a legendary kids’ TV show, and with the help of timid producer Cookie and super fan Teddy, try to keep from completely screwing everything up.
“The American musical’s next wave isn’t jukebox shows and rock stars—it’s a jam session between indie bands and theatre artists making vital new music together.
…the most heartening and transformative trend in American musicals—and we might as well reclaim the word, all the better to broaden its purview—is a swelling wave of hybrid shows created, and often performed, by indie bands and singer/songwriters.”
Full story here!
