[NEohioPAL] Broadway Master Class with 'Side Show' and 'Elegies..." lyricist Bill Russell

[JT Buck]

First Grace Arts is delighted to offer a special Broadway Master Class with award-winning lyricist/playwright and director Bill Russell!Mr. Russell with coach a selection of local student and aspiring writers and actors as they present songs and excerpts from their work in a studio setting.  Mr. Russell will also field questions from observers about song and stage craft, and talk about his career.  Mr. Russell's complete bio is below.  Any aspiring writers or performers interested in participating in the class should contact JT Buck at jtbuck at hotmail.com or 330-212-6709 by December 1st.  Tickets for observers of the class are only $5 and may be paid at the door.  Reservations, which can be made by calling or emailing the number above, are highly encouraged since space is very limited.   Bill Russell is coming to Akron in conjunction with First Grace Arts' production of his musical 'Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens' on December 14th at 7:30PM.  The master class will be held at First Grace United Church of Christ, 350 S. Portage Path (@ W. Exchange St.) in Akron.  visit www.firstgraceucc.org for more info. JT Buck Arts Director First Grace United Church of Christ 350 S. Portage Path Akron, OH 44320 Office: 330-762-8469 Cel: 330-212-6709 jtbuck at ameritech.net www.firstgraceucc.orgBill Russell wrote the book and lyrics for the critically acclaimed Broadway musical  Side Show, receiving a Tony nomination for book and sharing a nomination with composer Henry Krieger for score.  He also directed that show at the Park Square Theatre in St. Paul.   Mr. Russell co-wrote the book and lyrics for Off-Broadway’s long-running musical Pageant (with collaborators Frank Kelly, Albert Evans and Robert Longbottom), and directed it at the King’s Head Theatre in London.  That production transferred to the West End, received two Olivier Award nominations and won that prestigious prize for “Best Supporting Performance in a Musical” for Miles Western’s portrayal of Miss West Coast.  Bill subsequently directed Pageant in Chicago and Los Angeles and at the University of Kansas.  He authored the book and lyrics for  Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens (music by Janet Hood), directing it in New York and in London’s Fringe and West End, among many others, including a celebrity benefit in New York which was recorded by Fynsworth Alley.  Everything’s Ducky (written with Henry Krieger and Jeffrey Hatcher) premiered with TheatreWorks of California and subsequently received several successful regional productions, garnering the Will Glickman Award for Best Play (S.F. Bay area) and the “Backstage West” Garland Award for Best Score.    A revised version under the new title Lucky Duck was directed by John Rando (“Urinetown”) at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and Bill directed a version at the Boston Conservatory which is being licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide. Mr. Russell’s latest creation with Henry Krieger Up in the Air, premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. under the direction of Amon Miyamoto, who also conceived the project.  Bill’s other credits as Bookwriter/Lyricist include:  Off-Broadway’s  Fourtune  and The Texas Chainsaw Musical (co-author), Family Style  (Minneapolis) and Kept (with Henry Krieger and Steven Chbosky), which premiered at TheatreWorks of California and was subsequently performed at the Edinburgh Festival.  He adapted the book of  Call Me Madam  (starring Tyne Daly) for City Center Encores!   His credits as Lyricist include the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, the official theme for Gay Games and the women’s duoJade & Sarsaparilla.   Mr. Russell’s directing credits include John Augustine’s Generation X, the comedy team of Monteith and Rand (on and off Broadway and at theaters around the nation) and Jeff Mandels’ And Somewhere Men Are Laughing for the 2007 New York International Fringe Festival.     He has been honored with two Gilman/Gonzalez-Falla Commendation Awards and honorary doctorates from his first alma mater, Morningside College and the Boston Conservatory.  For more, please visit www.billrussell.net.

 		 	   		  
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