Directed by Casey Nicholaw Book by Claudia Shear Music by Chris Miller Lyrics by Nathan Tysen Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA – January 21 – February 22, 2015 Winnie Foster dreams of adventure as she lives safely contained behind the white picket fence that surrounds the home she shares with her mother and grandmother. When she discovers the Tuck family...
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Physician by day…Broadway by night
Michael was recently the subject of a feature in the Fall 2013 issue of COM Outlook: “Deciding on a career track is a natural process most people undergo as they shed their childhood fantasies and begin focusing on the pursuit of a pragmatic professional path. For others, however, settling on just one occupational option is...
An Interview with Rebecca Johnson on Playing Little Miss Scrooge at the Rubicon
“Little Miss Scrooge is an updated telling of A Christmas Carol mashed together with the love story from Great Expectations. I play Estella Scrooge, the great great great granddaughter of Ebenezer and I’ve taken over the family business, cheating people out of their life savings through sub-prime loans, cancelled insurance policies, etc. I’m a real “baddie” who decides to...
Daddy Long Legs
Jerusha Abbott is the “Oldest Orphan in the John Grier Home” until, one day, a mysterious benefactor decides to send her to college to be educated as a writer. Required to write him a letter once a month, she is never to know the benefactor’s identity—so she invents one for him: Daddy Long Legs. Through...
The Best is Yet to Come
Devised and directed by David Zippel Cy Coleman – one of Broadway’s most legendary composers – is a name synonymous with the energy, heat and sensuality of Manhattan. Devised and directed by his collaborator, David Zippel, The Best Is Yet to Come is a celebratory revue that includes the New York premiere of songs from two unpublished Coleman musicals,...
Daddy Long Legs wins big at LA OVATIONS
Daddy Long Legs picked up three of the major awards at this year’s Ovations – Best Book for an Original Musical (John Caird), Best Lyrics/Music for an Original Musical (Paul Gordon), and Best Actress in a Musical (Megan McGinnis).
Anderson Cooper joins H2$
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/20/anchor-away-anderson-cooper-on-how-he-landed-in-how-to-succeed-on-broadway
Stunning Huffington Post Feature on Daddy Long Legs
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-heymont/twelve-months-till-christ_b_805084.htmlRead down to third story: “Whereas 2003’s Wicked may have been the most successful musical of the first decade of the 21st century, I’d be willing to bet that, in this century’s second decade, Daddy Long Legs will become much more deeply adored and cherished by women of all ages. ” George Heymont, Jan 8, 2011
Michael Jackowitz signs on as producer How to Succeed
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/146456-Complete-Cast-Announced-for-Broadway-Revival-of-How-to-Succeed-With-Daniel-Radcliffe
Daddy Long Legs receives 7 LA Ovation Nominations, 2010
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/10/ovation-awards-nominations-announced-for-2009-10-season.html Award Ceremony Jan 17, 2011 at Thousand Oaks Civic Auditorium.