Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
Rainbow Rabbit Reliant
"Master Harold" ...and the boys
Company
| And it came to pass in those days… Green Door Workshop Productions |
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On a snowy Christmas Eve, an expectant mother with nowhere to go goes the only place she can think of. Based on the short play of the same name. Directed by Dave Anderson. In postproduction. |
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| Fair, Kind, and True The Globe Theater/NY Shakespeare Exchange |
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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. |
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| Best Worst Thing That Ever Could have Happened Atlas Media/Allright Productions See trailer |
Producer/Writer/Additional Camera |
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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. |
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| Rainbow Rabbit Reliant LeosPlayground Productions Watch it now |
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| 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 |
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| “Master Harold”… and the boys Focus Films |
Assistant Director (Lonny Price, dir.) |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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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 |
HBO Films |
Assoc. Director/Script Supervisor (Program Emmy nominee - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie) |
Gypsy |
EMK Productions/PBS/BBC |
Script Supervisor/ Post-Production Supervisor |
Sweeney Todd |
PBS/Live from Lincoln Center |
Director’s Associate/Script Supervisor (Program Emmy Award Winner – Best Special Class Program) |
Sondheim: The Birthday Concert |
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: |
PBS/Live from Lincoln Center |
Director’s Associate/Script Supervisor |
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: |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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And it came to pass in those days…
On a snowy Christmas Eve, an expectant mother with nowhere to go goes the only place she can think of. Based on the short play of the same name. Directed by Dave Anderson. 2023.
Fair, Kind, and True
Short film based on the text of William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 105. Produced by the Globe Theatre in London and the New York Shakespeare Exchange, 2019. Directed by Kitt Lavoie.
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
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 – reuniting again at the 25th Anniversary concert. Produced by Atlas Media and Allright Productions, 2016. Directed by Lonny Price. Official Selection – 54th New York Film Festival, New York Times’ Top Ten Films of 2016, Newsweek’s Favorite Documentaries of 2016, Slate’s Best Films of 2016, The Wrap’s Best Films of 2016, Playbill’s Top Five Theater Documentaries, and Esquire’s Twenty Best Documentaries of All Time
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.