… to being there is reading Steve Schalchlin’s blog Living in the Bonus Round and listening to his songs. The truth is I haven’t even seen The Big Voice: God or Merman, and I can’t see it now. But I saw The Last Session three times (New York City, Denver Colorado, and Laguna Beach California). …
The piano on which John Lennon composed “Imagine,” his famous ode to peace and healing, is on a yearlong magical mystery tour of the U.S. with a macabre twist. The nutmeg-colored Steinway upright, believed to have been in Mr. Lennon’s country home in Ascot, England, is crisscrossing the country to show up at some of …
A Fantastic First Preview. By the end of the show, they were on their feet immediately. The most enthusiastic ovation imaginable. And afterwards, in the lobby, we hugged everyone, of course. Our favorite thing. It was fantastic. And so many of them commented on how glad they were that that show was not amplified. Hey! …
Check out these great articles about my friends Steve Schalchlin and Jim Brochu and their musical coming to one of my favorite cities this August. In yesterday’s San Francisco Sentinel: THE BIG VOICE: God or Merman? Direct From Off-Broadway — A Special Event at the New Conservatory Theatre Centerby Seán Martinfield, Sentinel Fine Arts Critic …
Photos are posted now on the ClaytonWorks flicker site of when the Imagine Piano was in Olympia on May 8th. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/claytonworks/ To see more about the Imagine Piano Peace Project in Olympia, on this page scroll down to Labels in the green column on the right and click on Lennon Piano. Then read from …
THE BIG VOICE: GOD OR MERMAN?A Musical Comedy in two lives.Written by Steve Schalchlin and Jim Brochu. It will be at the New Conservatory Theatre’s Decker Theatrein San FranciscoAUGUST 1-19, 2007Performed by Jim Brochu & Steve Schalchlin! New York Times: “Side-splitting! A hilarious and utterly enthralling evening of musical theater.” Village Voice: “Jim Brochu and …
On Saturday, May 26, 2007 Steve Schalchlin wrote in his blog Although I posted a music video of the Lennon Piano visit to the Clayton’s home in Olympia previously, I hadn’t, until now, edited the actual video diary footage. Finally, today, after giving myself a little distance from it, began putting it together. Here is …
Steve Schalchlin wrote: John Lennon’s IMAGINE piano tour visited the home of Bill Clayton, a teenager who committed suicide after a gaybashing. I was invited to sing and play for the event. This video is my personal reflection of what happened. and: I woke up at 1:30 in the morning, went up to my studio …