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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

MY JOURNEY I’ve decided to do something most people would call crazy, maybe even impossible: write and stage a Broadway musical in under one year. For those that know me well, they are 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 Broadway, Off-Broadwa