WWC Theatre Alumni Blog

I like to have something exciting to blog about before I blog and I think I might actually have something. Tonight I got to go to an award ceremony for the Fred Ebb (of Kander and Ebb fame) Foundation. I didn't win anything, mainly because the award is for up and coming musical theatre lyricists. It was held in the penthouse of the American Airlines theatre on 42nd St. It was a great little party, but the really cool thing is the people I got to meet. First of all, I met John Kander (who wrote the music for Cabaret, Chicago, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, etc). Secondly, I met Sheldon Harnick, the lyricist who wrote the lyrics we all know and love from The Apple Tree and Fiddler on the roof. Thirdly, (this one is mainly interesting to Billy, Nate, and Kelsey) I got to meet Debra Monk who is the actress who wrote some of the songs in and starred as Prudie Cupp in the original Pumpboys and Dinettes. Cool, eh? Finally, the wonderful person who invited me introduced me to people like this, "This is my friend Casey, he is a lawyer and a producer!" So, that was first time hobnobbing with some of the Broadway greats.

As far as the rest of life, I'm doing well. My sister had a cancer scare, but luckily it was just a scare and she is okay. I'm about two weeks from being done with this semester and only having one semester of law school left. I'm getting to do all kinds of great things. I got to see the Who in concert twice this fall and tomorrow night I'm seeing Pete Townshend, his girlfriend Rachel Fuller, Martha Wainwright, and Sean Lennon (son of John and Yoko) in a small venue that only holds 160 or so people. So, yeah, I'm doing really well right now. I hope that all of you had a nice Thanksgiving and that the rest of your holiday season is a bright one!

Casey