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Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened Cast

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened

Rainbow Rabit Reliant

Rainbow Rabbit Reliant

"Master Harold" ...and the boys

Company

Company

Fair, Kind, and True The Globe Theater/NY Shakespeare Exchange		Writer/Director
Short film featuring the text of William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 105. Part of The Sonnet Project, a worldwide undertaking to make films inspired by each of Shakespeare’s sonnets, sponsored by the Globe Theatre in London and the New York Shakespeare Exchange. (in postproduction)
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could have Happened Atlas Media/Allright Productions See trailer		Producer/Writer/Additional Camera
A feature-length documentary tracking the journey of the original teenaged cast of the Stephen Sondheim/Hal Prince musical Merrily We Roll Along – from their “big break” on Broadway through growing up, families, and careers in and out of show business. Directed by Lonny Price. Official Selection of the 2016 New York Film Festival New York Times’ Ten Best Films of 2016 The Wrap’s Best Films of 2016 Newsweek’s Favorite Documentaries of 2016 Slate’s Best Films of 2016 Los Angeles Times’ Five Documentaries to Watch for Oscar Season Esquire’s 20 Best Documentaries of All Time

Rainbow Rabbit Reliant LeosPlayground Productions Watch it now		Writer/Director
In the swirl of press coverage and the wake of an attempted assassination, the daughter of a newly elected president is dispatched to convince her long-estranged sister to join the family at the upcoming inauguration. And to leave her girlfriend at home. Best Dramatic Short, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Audience Award – 2010 Atlantic City Cinefest Best Ensemble Performance – 2010 Manalapan Independent Film Festival Audience Award, Best Debut Film – 2011 Route 66 International Film Festival

“Master Harold”… and the boys Focus Films		Associate Director (Lonny Price, dir.)
Film adaptation of the Tony-winning Athol Fugard play about the friendship between a white boy and a black man in Apartheid South Africa. Filmed on location in Cape Town, South Africa. Starring Freddie Highmore and Ving Rhames.

Stephen Sondheim’s Company ScreenVision/NY Philharmonic		Director’s Associate (Lonny Price, dir.)/ Script Supervisor/Documentary Footage/ Author of DVD Liner Notes
Film of the live stage production at the New York Philharmonic. Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen Colbert, Patti Lupone, Christina Hendricks, Martha Plimpton, and Jon Cryer.

TELEVISION

Left to Right: Sondheim: The Birthday Concert, Stepnen Sondheim's Company, One Singular Sensation: Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch

*Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill* (starring Audra McDonald)	HBO Films	Assoc. Director/Script Supervisor (Program Emmy nominee - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie)
*Gypsy* (starring Imelda Staunton)	EMK Productions/PBS/BBC	Script Supervisor/ Post-Production Supervisor
*Sweeney Todd* (starring Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel)	PBS/Live from Lincoln Center	Director’s Associate/Script Supervisor *(Program Emmy Award Winner – Best Special Class Program*)
Sondheim: The Birthday Concert (starring Michael Cerveris, George Hearn, Patti Lupone, Audra McDonald, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, and Elaine Stritch)	PBS/Great Performances	Director’s Associate/Script Supervisor/Documentary Footage *(Program Emmy Award Winner – Best Director, Program Emmy nominee - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie)*

Stephen Sondheim’s Company (starring Raul Esparza in John Doyle’s Tony-winning production)	PBS/Great Performances	Director’s Associate/ Postproduction Coordinator *(Program Emmy Nominated – Best Director and Best Editing*)
*New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve with Renée Fleming*	PBS/Live from Lincoln Center	Director’s Associate/Script Supervisor
*New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: An Enchanted Evening*	PBS/Live from Lincoln Center	Director’s Associate/Script Supervisor
Richard Tucker Gala 2015	PBS/Live from Lincoln Center	Script Supervisor
Billy Porter: Broadway & Soul	PBS/American Songbook Series	Script Supervisor
One Singular Sensation: Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch (starring Audra McDonald, Joshua Bell, Raúl Esparza, Josh Groban, and Frederica Von Stade)	PBS/Live from Lincoln Center	Director’s Associate/ Script Supervisor
Michael Feinstein: New Years Eve at the Rainbow Room	PBS/Great Performances	Script Supervisor
Gypsy: Live at the Savoy Theatre	BBC/PBS/EMK Productions	Script Supervisor/Post-Production Supervisor
Richard Tucker Opera Gala: A New Century	PBS/Live from Lincoln Center	Script Supervisor
Norm Lewis: Who Am I?	PBS/American Songbook Series	Script Supervisor
Ring Them Bells! Rob Fisher Celebrates Kander & Ebb (starring Joel Grey & Chita Rivera)	PBS/American Songbook Series	Director’s Associate/Script Supervisor
Audra McDonald: One Night Only	PBS/Live from Lincoln Center	Script Supervisor

Richard Tucker at 100 Gala	PBS/Live from Lincoln Center	Script Supervisor
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve Gershwin Celebration	PBS/Live from Lincoln Center	Director's Associate/Script Supervisor
Michael Feinstein at the Rainbow Room	PBS/Great Performances	Script Supervisor
Audra McDonald in Concert: Go Back Home	PBS/Live from Lincoln Center	Director's Associate/Script Supervisor
Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot (starring Gabriel Byrne & Christopher Lloyd)	PBS/Live from Lincoln Center	Assistant Director
Left to Right: Ring Them Bells! Rob Fisher Celebrates Kander & Ebb, Audra McDonald: One Night Only, Lerner & Loewe's Camelot

SCREENPLAYS

Rainbow Rabbit Reliant
In the swirl of press coverage and the wake of an attempted assassination, the daughter of a newly elected president is dispatched to convince her long-estranged sister to join the family at the upcoming inauguration. And to leave her girlfriend at home. Produced by LeosPlayground, 2009. Directed by Kitt Lavoie. Winner – Best Dramatic Short, Audience Award – Atlantic City Cinefest, 2010; Audience Award, Best Debut Film – Route 66 International Film Festival, 2011. Click to view Rainbow Rabbit Reliant.

Plume
A reluctant every-pigeon scours New York City for the exotic bird that he loves after she is bird-napped...by a ship full of pigeon pirates. Co-written with Jenny Kirlin. Feature-length animated screenplay. Unproduced. Finalist – Final Draft Big Break Contest, 2014 (Top 10 out of 7,000+ entries).

Pigeons for the Holidays
A series of shorts about a community of pigeons celebrates the holidays in New York City. Co-written with Jenny Kirlin. Short screenplays. Unproduced.

The Driven Snow
After working a party on a snowy Christmas Eve, a teenage runaway-turned-stripper encounters an unexpected visitor who forces her to decide what, exactly, family means to her. Short screenplay. Unproduced.

Little Girl
When a child of viciously sparring parents whispers her Christmas wish into Santa’s ear, her parents are visited by a different – and darker – form of holiday magic. Short screenplay. Unproduced.