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“Black in Boca” — The First Song After Mother The first piece I created after Mother  was Black in Boca . My vision is for this to be the opening number of the show—the song that immediately drops you into the world of the Mitchell family and sets the tone for Act I. Quick disclaimer:  This is an early version of the song. It hasn’t been refined, workshopped, or polished yet. You’re hearing it exactly where it is right now—messy edges and all. I’m sharing intentionally as par

The song that started it all is “Mother.” It began as a poem I wrote for my mother ten years ago, in October 2015. No AI. Just love—and a little inspiration—guiding me as I tried to find the right words. As you can imagine, this song is especially meaningful to me. Every word was chosen deliberately, shaped and reshaped over the ten years it took me to finally finish the poem. I’ve included the original poem below. Quick disclaimer:  This is an early version of the song.

MY JOURNEY I’ve decided to do something most people would call crazy—maybe impossible: write and stage a Broadway-level musical in under one year. If you know me well, you might be skeptical—but you’re not surprised. I’ve been enthralled with musical theater since 1977, when I saw my first Broadway show, Annie , starring Andrea McArdle. Two years later, I was on stage as the Tin Man in my fourth-grade production of The Wizard of Oz . Since then, I’ve seen more than 250 Broa