Since the new year started, I’ve gotten a chance to participate in a number of wonderful projects that I don’t want to go by without mentioning. Here they are:
The American Songbook Series at Lincoln Center
I was asked to sing for The American Songbook Series: The music of Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey. I was able to revisit that great score from Next to Normal and sing a brand new song of theirs called “Hey Kid.” But perhaps most fun of all was performing the …
Read MoreAs I’ve written about about previously, one of my favorite ongoing projects is doing the narration for the award-winning Jameson’s Whiskey spots. The latest installment in John Jameson’s rather incredible adventures is out just in time for St. Paddy’s Day.
Read MoreI have a small part in Ed Burns’ new film project “The Fitzgerald Family Christmas,” available via on demand services starting on Nov. 21— and due in theaters on Dec. 7. Here’s a recent Huffington Post article about the movie and cast, which includes Mike McGlone and Connie Britton. Burns calls the film his “most personal work,” and being Irish American myself, I can vouch that the laughs and tears hit home. View the trailer.
Read MoreI have a small part in the upcoming March 2013 film ADMISSION, directed by Paul Weitz (“About a Boy”) and from Focus Features. Tina Fey, Paul Rudd…what could be better?
More info: http://movies.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-First-Look-Paul-Rudd-Tina-Fey-Star-in-ADMISSION-20121116
Read MoreLast Wednesday I found myself in the middle of Times Square ankle deep in sand. Next thing I knew I was perched atop a 25 foot makeshift ramp, astride a BMX dirt bike, donning a shiny helmet and fully goggled. Then I’m standing nose to nose with a horse named My Boy Bobby. Weird dream you say? Not so much. It was all very real.
The Olympics take place this summer in London. However, before they start up across the pond, New York City decided …
Read MoreTwo great projects that I had fun working on last year are both coming out in early this month, and I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss them. The first hits movie screens on March 9, and is a great ensemble comedy by Jennifer Westfeldt called “Friends with Kids.” It stars Adam Scott and Jennifer Westfeldt as a couple, Jon Hamm and Kristen Wiig as another couple, Maya Rudolph and Christ O’Dowd from Bridesmaids, Ed Burns, and Megan Fox. See the trailer …
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