Michael Kerker and the fine folks at ASCAP are presenting a week-long series of free performances at Washington, DC’s Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, and have given Val and Brendan the final one-hour concert slot: Saturday, February 13 at 6 PM. The two of us will be playing a bunch of songs from a bunch of projects, including some not usually featured in GrooveLily shows (like TOY STORY and LONG STORY SHORT). We’ll be fresh off a one-week workshop/reading of SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES at McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ – so we’ll definitely be playing some of that music as well. Come join us! Free, no tickets or reservations required. The Grand Foyer will be transformed into a cabaret as tables and chairs are arranged in front of the stage and drinks from the Foyer bars are available.
The Kennedy Center
The series is called “Broadway: Today & Tomorrow” and runs Feb 8-13. It features some terrific emerging writers and performers: Peter Mills (Feb 8), Ryan Scott Oliver/Jay Armstrong Johnson/Alex Brightman/Lindsay Mendez (Feb 9), Steven Lutvak (Feb 10), Alan Schmuckler/Michael Mahler (Feb 11), Jordan Beck/Oliver May (Feb 12). We finish out the series on Feb 13.
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The snow is over, they’re clearing the streets, what better way to celebrate than to hear GrooveLily songs by the GrooveLilyDuo? Although I’m not sure how “Snow Song/It’s Coming Down” would be received :p
The Revolution sneers at snow (when it’s safely over)
Folks, I just trekked back from Princeton where I was among a privileged 100 or so to witness (and enjoy!) the latest incarnation of SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES ! It was awesome. The cast was phenomenal (and featured special vocal appearances by both Brendan and Val) and the material was so well received.
The cast and production team evidently spent 29 hours or so this week workshopping, tweaking and otherwise tinkering with script…it was a truly enjoyable couple of hours.
Long live SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES and I hope they will blog about their feelings on the last week once they finish up with the excitement down in DC!
David Neal
Great, though seemed way too short at an hour. I for one would pay good money to see them do works in progress like this. It’s up online here:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/videos/?id=M4128
1. No Room In Your Bag
2. Snow Song
3. Screwed-Up People Make Great Art
4. Only A King
5. Uninvited
6. It Happens In A Moment
7. There She Goes
8. Still Love
9. One Toy
10. If You Believe
11. I Dare Say I’m In Love
My thanks to ‘hemisphire’ for posting the video link to last night’s performance. I just watched it, and thought it was great. I enjoyed the songs fron Long Story Short, and Toy Story… which I had never heard before. Now that I’ve moved to Tennessee, I don’t get to see GrooveLily as much as I used to, so I really appreciate the video link.
My Best to Val, Brendan,… and Gene,
–Ed
Thanks, Hemisphire, for posting. there’s one additional ‘Toy Story’ song on my scribbled notes (where the bad kid talks about his ‘art’ in destroying toys).
the time was too short,but was dictated by the Kennedy Center; they only allow 1 hour for any of their Millenium Stage shows. Regardless, every seat was taken, and Meg and I saw lots of walk-ups in response to what they were hearing. One other news note: McCarter has 100% confirmed staging Sleeping Beauty Wakes in the spring 2011. Hooray.
@Jim – you’re correct, after watching the video, “Make A Little Noise” occurs after “One Toy”.