One reason we go to the theatre is to be validated; to see something happen on stage that makes us feel like shouting “Yes! That’s it! That is how it felt. I’m not crazy. I’m not alone.”
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When we first did Regretting Almost Everything at Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at Barrington Stage in August of 2017, there was no libretto, and it fell on me to act as host and narrator.
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The first iteration of Regretting Almost Everything was performed at Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at Barrington Stage in August of 2017. Two stools, no props, four on-stage musicians.
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Regretting is a two-person musical about a husband and wife who the audience should root for equally. There is no villain. Anne and Clay must be equally sympathetic.
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The time has come to pitch producers. With our publicist’s help, we’ve created a pitch deck. What’s in it?
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This is one of my favorite photos from the recording sessions. What is Lauren thinking? What is going through her head? Here’s one possible answer…
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One of the last songs we wrote for Regretting is the penultimate song in the show:
How Do You Measure a Marriage?
My daughter, who lives in Chicago, gave birth to a baby girl on my birthday, January 23rd — the year of my birthday is none of your business — in 2016, my first year at NYU. Her name is Elle.
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Before I wrote the lyrics for “It’s Normal,” I met with an acquaintance who’s a marital counselor and sex therapist.
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In the libretto for the musical — as distinguished from the album — Blind Date is the first song and Do It All Again is the last song. We made Blind Date a bonus track on the album because we thought it would be confusing to open with it on the album.
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Jeff Blumenkrantz. Forget “triple threat.” He’s the ultimate threat: Singer, Actor, Dancer (?), Comedian, Composer, Lyricist, Musician, and virtuosic in all areas. And so goddamn smart!
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This post is about one of my absolute favorite things that happened in the process of making the musical comedy album. In fact, if we had somehow never finished the album, this moment would have made it all worth it anyway. (Danny would most definitely not agree with this.)
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Anne doesn’t want to take a job out of town; she does it hoping it will strengthen her marriage.
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Yesterday, Danny and I sat quietly in a corner while Beth and Jeff talked with Seth Rudetsky about the album. Afterwards, Beth and Jeff asked us if there was a libretto.
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The album launched on Tuesday, March 14th. Yesterday, Friday, March 17th, my friend Mimi called me in the middle of the day to tell me she’d been streaming Spotify, listening to a Broadway playlist, and suddenly, she realized she was listening to one of our songs!
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Making a concept album of a musical comedy about marriage like the Regretting Almost Everything concept album, requires a lot of people. Someone to turn pages for the pianist, assistant engineers, a videographer, musicians, publicist, etc.
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I know if I’ve thought or felt something, so have legions of other women. And I believe that after a couple of decades, even in the strongest of marriages, most of us wish we could relive the romance and excitement of falling in love.
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