November 29, 2012 – 1:42 pm
Jan 12 in Westfield, NJ: GrooveLily returns to the Coffee with Conscience concert series. We’ll be in town for the annual APAP (arts presenters) conference, so this is a great chance to stop by for a fun, informal, free-form GrooveLily show like we used to do.
November 29, 2012 – 1:29 pm
Due to scheduling conflicts, we will not be performing STRIKING 12 this December at the Metropolitan Room. Despite this, we’re thrilled to announce that next year, 2013, will be THE FINAL YEAR OF GROOVELILY PERFORMING STRIKING 12. Mark your calendars — next holiday season will be your last chance ever (barring, say, Lincoln Center or Carnegie Hall humbly [...]
November 2, 2012 – 7:22 am
M.A.D. Degrees Productions and Highways Performance Space present PUSH PLAY 2 An evening of new and well-loved work from Los Angeles composers and choreographers curated by Highways friend, director/choreographer Janet Roston. The first part of the evening features the theatrical songwriting team Milburn & Vigoda, who present selections from their inventive reimagining of “A Midsummer [...]
October 4, 2012 – 1:45 pm
All 3 of us will be in NYC next week to present a 45-minute showcase reading of SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES at the NAMT Festival (where we showcased STRIKING 12 back in 2004) – but only Gene will be on stage. He’ll be playing drums, and Bren and Val will be in the audience cheering on the [...]
September 20, 2012 – 5:36 pm
Here’s the first licensed production we’ve heard about for this season: MAINE PREMIERE, Nov 14-Dec 9, 2012: Striking 12 presented by Good Theater, in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland, ME. Starring Kelly Caufield and Ryan Duncan (Broadway’s Shrek and original cast of Altar Boyz), directed by Brian P. Allen with musical [...]
August 16, 2012 – 3:07 pm
Through the looking glass and behind the screens with Brendan and Val–an evening with the creators of Disney’s TOY STORY: THE MUSICAL, songs from TINKER BELL AND THE MANY SEQUELS, and the Off-Broadway smash hit STRIKING 12. Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda have invited a stunning array of musical personalities for an impertinent evening of theatrical pop songwriting, [...]
By Valerie
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Posted in Gigs, Theater
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Tagged Andrea Marcovicci, Brendan Milburn, electric violin, Erika Amato, Ernest Shackleton Loves Me, GrooveLily, Jimmy Ray Bennett, Long Story Short, looping, Matt Wolpe, musical theatre, NoHo Arts Center, Sleeping Beauty Wakes, Striking 12, The Behavior of Broadus, The Burglars of Hamm, Tinker Bell, Toy Story, Valerie Vigoda, Watt, Wheelhouse
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Amidst the myriad of other projects going on, I, Valerie, am coming east to do 3 solo gigs NEXT WEEKEND! Come on come all – and if you’re not near these cities, please tell someone who is. Bethlehem, PA – Thursday, August 9: Musikfest Sudbury, MA – Friday, August 10: Fox Run Portsmouth, NH – Saturday, August [...]
The penultimate vlog entry about our Wheelhouse world premiere production.
By Valerie
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Posted in Theater
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Tagged Brendan Milburn, Catherine Dietrich, Cathy Harkness, Enoch Choi, Fletcher Johnson, Gene Lewin, GrooveLily, Petal Pushers, Rob Bond, super friends, Theatreworks, Tim Coté, Valerie Vigoda, Wheelhouse
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“What makes Wheelhouse especially interesting to me is that these three talented musicians (who are still in the early phases of their careers) have crafted a self-referential show which is highly entertaining, driven by some of their struggles to succeed, and yet manages to share the emotional and financial roller-coaster ride of an itinerant, unfamous musician’s lifestyle [...]
Val said it yesterday morning before I drove up here: I can’t believe that people are paying us actual money to write and perform a show about *us*. An autobiographical show. It blows my mind. Doesn’t matter that this show has been in the works since 2005. It’s ACTUALLY HAPPENING. Now, keep in mind–this show [...]