Bonus Episode #6: Hey everybody, it’s time for another episode celebrating Raw Impressions! This organization enables artists to produce new projects VERY quickly, which is how I met my lovely guest star of the day, Alysha Umphress. Alysha, a recent graduate of The Boston Conservatory, made a splash last year at the Chelsea bar, XL,… Continue reading You’re Not Perfect Anymore – sung by Alysha Umphress

Bonus Episode #5: If Yo Yo Ma is the cello star of the classical world, I’m going to say that Peter Sachon is the cello star of the musical theatre world. Not only has he played on such wonderful shows (and recordings) as the recent Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, Off Broadway’s A… Continue reading Vouloir – played by Peter Sachon

Bonus Episode #4: I warned you that there’d be a few bonus episodes coming up…. This week it’s “He’ll Never Get What I Do”, written for a musical entitled Hush, which dealt with the relationship between a gay theatre composer and a deaf video artist. This song is sung by the composer and is pretty… Continue reading He’ll Never Get What I Do – sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz

Bonus Episode #3: Stalling… stalling…. There are only three more songbook songs left! And the amazing singers who are scheduled to record them aren’t available for a spell, so it’s time for another bonus episode. This week, I took a little detour down memory lane and picked a song in honor of my upcoming trip… Continue reading P.A.’s Turn – sung by Jeff Blumenkrantz

Episode #17: Twice the talent, twice the laughs, twice as long! But when you’re in the room with Ruth Gottschall and Mary Testa, you just don’t want to leave! I had a fantastic afternoon with the two of them, chatting and websurfing and singing “Moving Right Along”, the women’s version. Yes, this is the same… Continue reading Moving Right Along (Women’s Version) – sung by Ruth Gottschall and Mary Testa

Episode #16: I’m gay and even I have a crush on Kelli O’Hara, the dreamy, creamy-voiced Broadway “Babe.” For the past six years, she has been accumulating street cred with her lovely performances in such Broadway and Off-Broadway shows as Jekyll & Hyde, Follies, Sweet Smell of Success, My Life with Albertine, and Dracula. Finally,… Continue reading The Spring and the Fall – sung by Kelli O’Hara

Clockwise from top left: Becca Ayers, Joe Cassidy, Jessica Grové, David Perlman Bonus Episode #2: Yes, it’s another “very special episode” – a song… well, songs really… that are NOT in the songbook. None of my upcoming guest stars were available to record this week, so I’m taking this opportunity to tell you about a… Continue reading Freefall – sung by Becca Ayers, Joe Cassidy, Jessica Grové, and David Perlman