KickTraq

I first saw Yank! in a tiny theater off off (off off) Broadway in Brooklyn back in 2007. It was so good (and its star, future Tony winner-to-be Bobby Steggert so appealing), you just knew it would be staged again. (Read More)

Amazing news: Legendary orchestrator Jonathan Tunick (Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Nine) will be orchestrating Yank!!!!! Joe and I could not be more thrilled that his unparalleled mastery of the form and deep love of classic musicals... (Read More)

Yes, it's summer again....when thoughts turn to Kickstarting your latest creative endeavor. It seems that June through September is the high season for the website Kickstarter, where creative types like myself can crowd-source their projects to the people via Kickstarter, which has lately become popular via famous folks such as Zach Braff and the VERONICA MARS team. Even original indie guru Spike Lee has taken to the site with a somewhat vague proposal for a million dollar movie. (Read More)

Yank!, the musical about a young gay American soldier facing first love as he is swept into World War II – which garnered a legion of devotees during its 2010 Off-Broadway run – will be recorded by PS Classics with members of the original cast. (Read More)

Creators David and Joseph Zellnik turned to Kickstarter yesterday to help raise $35,000 for the recording, which is also being partially financed by the Grammy-nominated PS Classics. (Read More)