On Monday Richard and I traveled to the coast, to a region of Japan called Kamakura, home to a large number of Buddhist and Shinto shrines and temples. We rented bicycles and spent the day visiting the statue of Amida…
A few of us took a ride over to this little bar “Popeye” for some Japanese craft beer. The bar was nestled into a tiny neighborhood with narrow, one-way streets lined with bicycles and mopeds. We got there around 9,…
My genmaicha-flavored macaron was wrapped with the same care you’d take to fold an origami swan. I’m obsessed with the tiny dishes the condiments are served in. Inside that wooden box are chopsticks for the table. Even the puppies and…
I love the end of this show, when the Japanese audience joins the American actors onstage for a dance party. They seem to be having such a good time, dancing and swaying and singing together. It’s quite a sight! Congratulations…
The toilets play music and nature sounds so you can do your business without worrying about someone hearing you. Subway cars have upholstered seating. The udon is delicious here. I saw a man in a business suit sleeping on the…
Leaving today to work two weeks in Japan as Assistant Company Manager for the cast and crew of Hair. Rumor has it the theater is on the 12th floor of a building in downtown Tokyo. Sounds like a good time…
Many thanks to the talented cast of To Paint the Earth, to the writers Daniel Levin and Jonathan Portera, Director Alan Souza and the NJ Repertory Company for a wonderful evening. This was a great group to work with! …
Our setup for the most fun callbacks I’ve ever played. They hauled in two pianos for Skip and me to improvise on. For me it was a master class in improvisation and a treat to watch the incomparable Bob Richards…
Spring is a busy time of the year, and I have a number of wonderful projects in the works. In March, I officially accepted the Orchestral Librarianship position at Broadway Pops International, an organization I’ve been working with for a…
