UPCOMING: Industry reading of Tea With G set for Spring 2020 (date TBD, pending COVID-19 countermeasures)
JUDGE FOR 'LORENZ HART SONGWRITING COMPETITION'
MAY 2020
Deborah will be among this year's judges for the inaugural competition, welcoming submissions from student songwriters. This year's winner will be announced in May.
'GIRLHOOD' AT BRAVO PERFORMING ARTS
JULY 2019
The musical song cycle for which Deborah and Dylan MarcAurele wrote 3 songs (Just The Start; Like You; Finale) began performances, directed by Tina Reynolds
REWRITES BEGIN ON
'TEA WITH G'
APRIL 2019
In collaboration with composer Dylan MarcAurele, Deborah has begun work adapting "Sex, Lies & Earl Grey" into an original musical - featuring entirely new songs composed by the two
COMMISSIONED TO WRITE SONGS FOR 'GIRLHOOD'
JULY 2018
CPA Theatricals commissioned Deborah and Dylan MarcAurele to write three songs for the original song-cycle musical, which will feature a score of songs by multiple composing teams
QUARANTINE: DEMOS IN ISOLATION
APRIL 2020
With a formal recording session on hold, Deborah and Kai Gross are delighted to share their at-home-studio demo of "Senior Class President," recorded by Julia Lennon (vocals) and Jonathan Bauerfeld.
FEATURED WRITER AT BMI EVENING OF NEW SONGS
DEC 2019
Deborah and Kai Gross are among the featured writers showcased at BMI's 'Evening of New Songs for Musical Theater' - sharing two of their original songs
ACCEPTED INTO BMI ADVANCED WORKSHOP
JUNE 2019
Deborah was welcomed into the BMI Advanced Musical Theatre Writing Workshop which boasts alums Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Edward Kleban, Maury Yeston, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Jeanine Tesori among others
WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE
FOR TRU
DEC 2018
Deborah performed in a workshop reading of "Black Hole Wedding" (written by Katherine Brann Fredricks and Paul E. Nelson) as part of TRU's How To Write A Musical seminar, moderated by Skip Kennon
'[UN]NATURAL SELECTION' WORKSHOP PRESENTATION
JUNE 2018
The mini-musical written in collaboration by Deborah and Eric Grunin was presented at the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop at the culmination of their first year in the program
'GIRLHOOD' SHEET MUSIC
ON SALE
FEB 2020
Sheet music for the songs from Girlhood are available for purchase, including "Just The Start" and "Like You" by Deborah and Dylan MarcAurele
'LAND OF FORGOTTEN TOYS' PREMIERES 5-WEEK RUN
NOV 2019
CPA Theatricals' "The Land of Forgotten Toys" (for which Deborah provided additional lyrics - uncredited) premiered at the Greenhouse Theater, Chicago
'ELECTION' WORKSHOP PRESENTATION AT BMI
JUNE 2019
Deborah and collaborator Kai Gross shared a selection of five songs from their workshop-adaptation of "Election" (based on the book by Perrotta and screenplay by Payne/Taylor) with musical direction by Nevada Lozano
MUSICAL COMEDY SET AT
PIT TRIVIA NIGHT
NOV 2018
Deborah performed a set of her parody songs as part of Duran Duran Duran's 'The Trivial Comedy Show,' accompanied by Mark Schenfisch